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**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-tree-be-used-for-firewood/267854 "2004-10-07T15:43:31Z")
Someone a few blocks a way has chopped down and cut up a tree from their yard, and left it on the curb to be taken away. Without its leaves, I can’t easily tell what it used to be, but right now it looks like firewood! … --- ## [Any landmarks visible from your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-landmarks-visible-from-your-house/806573)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-landmarks-visible-from-your-house/806573 "2018-02-03T07:02:52Z")
I was looking at a site about federal holidays (thanks to a question in IMHO) and the header image to the page was this really nice photo of Table Rock. If I walk to the end of my driveway, walk another couple of hundred… --- ## [Intifada in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intifada-in-france/329654)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intifada-in-france/329654 "2005-11-09T02:18:08Z")
Nine or ten days straight of rioting, and French impotence plastered on the front-pages of newspapers round the globe (and a lot of US and British pundits barely able to conceal their glee) What should be done in the sh… --- ## [What every educated person should know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-every-educated-person-should-know/47708)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-every-educated-person-should-know/47708 "2001-01-02T16:36:55Z")
Can we compile a list of “things” any person should know at a bare minimum to be considered “educated”? Allow me to suggest we make two lists, one for “humanities”, and the other for “science/technology.” When suggesting… --- ## [Why do Ballpark Franks "plump" when you cook them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ballpark-franks-plump-when-you-cook-them/555577)
**Author:** [@llazzllo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llazzllo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ballpark-franks-plump-when-you-cook-them/555577 "2010-10-01T21:44:36Z")
And why should I care that they do? --- ## [Need help understanding right wing perspective - please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-understanding-right-wing-perspective-please/184253)
**Author:** [@Melanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melanie)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-understanding-right-wing-perspective-please/184253 "2003-06-30T20:55:09Z")
This is a genuine post and is not sarcastic. After reading the ‘socialized medicine’ post I started to froth at the mouth for a while but now I am trying to understand what it is like for people who believe that medical… --- ## [What does the KY in KY Jelly Lubricant Stand For?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-ky-in-ky-jelly-lubricant-stand-for/79102)
**Author:** [@RainbowDragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainbowDragon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-ky-in-ky-jelly-lubricant-stand-for/79102 "2011-03-06T23:41:32Z")
I am sure someone will come up with a link to an already answered thread, even more will come up with snappy comebacks. I searched the threads and checked the J&J website, can’t seem to come up with an answer. Maybe I a… --- ## [Dating Coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-coach/526864)
**Author:** [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-coach/526864 "2010-01-30T08:04:23Z")
Does anyone have experience evaluating, selecting, and using a “dating coach”? Stranger --- ## [The "Misheard Lyrics" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-misheard-lyrics-thread/99215)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2002, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-misheard-lyrics-thread/99215 "2002-04-27T11:20:20Z")
Why is it that 30 seconds at any “Misheard Lyrics” website never fails to have me balled up and rolling amongst the dust kitties under my desk, chortling, gasping and weeping into a mass of electicrical cords? At any ra… --- ## [I love my Roomba, but why does it have to be such a delicate little blossom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-roomba-but-why-does-it-have-to-be-such-a-delicate-little-blossom/601124)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-roomba-but-why-does-it-have-to-be-such-a-delicate-little-blossom/601124 "2012-12-12T23:21:19Z")
So we got a Roomba for Christmas a couple of years ago. For the most part, I love it. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do. It has learned an extremely complex and efficient path through our house for getting up d… --- ## [The Descent of Michael Medved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-descent-of-michael-medved/427076)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-descent-of-michael-medved/427076 "2007-11-20T21:38:53Z")
Talk show host and Hollywood-is-destroying-our-values columnist Michael Medved has taken on a new role - that of Senior Fellow for the Discovery Institute. The Institute is, of course, a bastion of “intelligent design” t… --- ## [Does your cat like strangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-like-strangers/597089)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-cat-like-strangers/597089 "2011-09-23T19:37:25Z")
That’s it. Poll coming. --- ## [Feel-Good Friday: Something Small You Are Thankful For](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-something-small-you-are-thankful-for/525994)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feel-good-friday-something-small-you-are-thankful-for/525994 "2010-01-25T14:49:53Z")
Thank Og It’s Friday! If you can, take a moment to mention some small thing that happened this week that you are happy about or thankful for. It’s easy to think of the bad things or the big good things - but I have fou… --- ## [Travel experts - Tips for protecting passport and wallet from pickpockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-experts-tips-for-protecting-passport-and-wallet-from-pickpockets/312946)
**Author:** [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-experts-tips-for-protecting-passport-and-wallet-from-pickpockets/312946 "2005-07-25T21:34:47Z")
In just over 60 days I will be making my first overseas trip — to England, for two weeks, with vists to Bath, York, Canterbury and London. My wife lived in England for several years, but that was back in the 1970s, and … --- ## [Paid for something, but others get for free - legit grounds for grievance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-for-something-but-others-get-for-free-legit-grounds-for-grievance/853841)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paid-for-something-but-others-get-for-free-legit-grounds-for-grievance/853841 "2020-05-31T03:21:52Z")
Back when Elizabeth Warren was still a candidate in the running, one of her most-touted campaign platforms was a promise to forgive college student debt for millions of such debtors. This, naturally, led to a backlash w… --- ## [Terrorist tactics - Why don't they hit easier and more panic-inducing targets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-tactics-why-dont-they-hit-easier-and-more-panic-inducing-targets/410968)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-tactics-why-dont-they-hit-easier-and-more-panic-inducing-targets/410968 "2007-07-22T19:59:16Z")
The recent London car bombs again illustrates something that has puzzled me for a while. Airports are hard targets, having very focused security in comparison to most public places. Yes, they are an important part of a n… --- ## [Clinton supporters: what, if anything, would convince you she should voluntarily withdraw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-supporters-what-if-anything-would-convince-you-she-should-voluntarily-withdraw/759714)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-supporters-what-if-anything-would-convince-you-she-should-voluntarily-withdraw/759714 "2016-07-18T19:26:50Z")
Presumably most Democrats would vastly prefer ANY D candidate over Trump. So is there anything that would convince you that Clinton should step down and withdraw herself as the candidate? Eg a criminal charge for perju… --- ## [What are society's \*real\* points of disagreement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-societys-real-points-of-disagreement/814409)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-societys-real-points-of-disagreement/814409 "2018-06-04T13:29:54Z")
IMHO, with most political disputes, there is a stated, \*official \*reason for something - which is often just window-dressing - and underneath that, there is the un-stated, \*real \*motive or point of friction that causes t… --- ## [Other than the SDMB, which internet chat forum contains the most assholes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-sdmb-which-internet-chat-forum-contains-the-most-assholes/541211)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-sdmb-which-internet-chat-forum-contains-the-most-assholes/541211 "2013-01-14T17:58:27Z")
I don’t know if this is in the right place (maybe it should be in the Pit or IMHO), or if it’s even kosher to post a thread like this anywhere on the SDMB, so the mods will have to make the ultimate decision. At any rat… --- ## [Ugh, there's standing water under my house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-theres-standing-water-under-my-house/700385)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-theres-standing-water-under-my-house/700385 "2014-10-06T23:06:29Z")
I have a crawlspace, which used to be bone dry. At some point, it seems to have decided not to be - this winter we had a dead rat under there (it turned out to be right next to the “nothing” my husband said he saw down … --- ## [Argh! TO HELL WITH JOHN MCCAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-to-hell-with-john-mccain/467451)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argh-to-hell-with-john-mccain/467451 "2008-10-14T10:39:07Z")
I don’t fucking feel sorry for John McCain and it’s making me nauseous to keep reading how others do, especially goddamned bleeding heart liberals. STOP IT! McCain chose his path, and now he’s mired in the mud, so fuck … --- ## [Should I bring a flower? If yes what kind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-a-flower-if-yes-what-kind/617718)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-a-flower-if-yes-what-kind/617718 "2012-04-07T08:16:01Z")
I’ve been talking to a woman I’ve met on an online dating site. We are going to be meeting later this week. I know her favorite color is purple. I was thinking of bringing a single flower on the date. If it’s a good ide… --- ## [Sharing a single file over 4GB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-a-single-file-over-4gb/570091)
**Author:** [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharing-a-single-file-over-4gb/570091 "2011-02-05T17:42:14Z")
I’ve Googled and have found several sites that claim to host file sharing for large files, but none of them seem to be able to handle a single file that’s over 4GB. I need to share a file over that size with someone that… --- ## [Regarding the suspension of Der Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-suspension-of-der-trihs/711216)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-suspension-of-der-trihs/711216 "2015-01-29T16:39:56Z")
First: I wasn’t sure which forum in which to post this, but I figure this probably goes best. Next: Regarding this incredibly long overdue announcement: Sing it, Martha! As I said above, this is a long, long, loooooooo… --- ## [I'm tired, but theres nowhere to sleep.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-but-theres-nowhere-to-sleep/589814)
**Author:** [@omfg\_familyproblems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omfg_familyproblems)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-but-theres-nowhere-to-sleep/589814 "2011-07-27T15:13:51Z")
Honestly, i can’t stand this. My sister, 21, never stops bitching about how difficult her life is. This was the worst year of my life. The third day of school i took off during lunch and the cops searched for me for t… --- ## [Tell me about open wound healing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-open-wound-healing/323655)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-open-wound-healing/323655 "2005-10-16T00:11:27Z")
In June I had an operation on my stomach. Rather than sew it shut, they have left it open to heal “from the bottom up.” Not only is this gonna leave a big-ass ugly scar, it is also taking a damn long time to heal. (Th… --- ## [Math: Discovered or Invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-discovered-or-invented/308457)
**Author:** [@Meria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meria)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-discovered-or-invented/308457 "2005-06-26T01:59:24Z")
In a recent conversation with a friend, I was arguing that the perception of the world according to the laws of math/science/physics was more reliable than a perception of the world as spiritual/divine. She argued that … --- ## [Al Capone Funded Soup Kitchens in Depression-Era Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-capone-funded-soup-kitchens-in-depression-era-chicago/636129)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-capone-funded-soup-kitchens-in-depression-era-chicago/636129 "2012-10-07T03:13:25Z")
I saw a film clip of an unfortunate patron of a 1932 Chicago soup kitchen-speaking nicely about Al Capone (who provided financial support for the establishment). Is this true? Was philanthropy a part of Al’s way of st… --- ## [Why is negative x negative = positive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-negative-x-negative-positive/525428)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-negative-x-negative-positive/525428 "2012-01-02T21:29:14Z")
I’m currently visualizing negative numbers as holes in the ground. So, for example, 3 holes x 3 holes = 9 holes (‘boxing the line of 3’)= -9. That is correct within the metaphor but wrong in math theory. What is a be… --- ## [I Pit Thee: dumb ass marketing commercial assholes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thee-dumb-ass-marketing-commercial-assholes/567025)
**Author:** [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thee-dumb-ass-marketing-commercial-assholes/567025 "2012-01-29T04:04:13Z")
As most recently seen in the Subway commercial exhibiting morbidly-obese individuals with lethal buttons shooting out of their waists as they sat down, etc. I was most outraged at their vulgar slaughtering of one of hist… --- ## [Negative momentum of virtual photons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-momentum-of-virtual-photons/550302)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-momentum-of-virtual-photons/550302 "2010-08-17T20:21:42Z")
As I understand it, what we think of as the electrostatic attraction between a positive and negative charge is caused by the exchange of virtual photons. Now consider what happens when a positive charge emits a virtual p… --- ## [squeaky door hinges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-door-hinges/518527)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-door-hinges/518527 "2009-11-24T02:08:20Z")
I have solid core interior doors. Nice doors-3 hinges, heavy and well-built. And noisy! All that weight means the hinges squeak. I have used graphite several times and it helps for a while. Does anyone have any longer-l… --- ## [This Usage Needs Explained!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-usage-needs-explained/462825)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-usage-needs-explained/462825 "2008-09-10T22:22:47Z")
I’ve over the past few months run into a fascinating bit of colloquial usage I had never noticed before. I’m curious about the usage and whether it’s common, and any linguists/dialecticians who want to comment about it.… --- ## [a story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story/193960)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story/193960 "2003-09-13T16:54:33Z")
A little variation on the ‘a’ thread. Each new post must continue the story with one new sentence. The first letter of the sentence must be consecutive to the one in the previous post. I’ll go first (duh)… All day Ja… --- ## [Creamed Chipped Beefed, SOS. Eww or Yum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamed-chipped-beefed-sos-eww-or-yum/558969)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamed-chipped-beefed-sos-eww-or-yum/558969 "2010-11-02T17:10:08Z")
To follow up on the corned beef hash thread. Let’s discuss another classic. Creamed Chipped Beef or affectionately known as SOS. Made with dried beef from a jar or package. http://www.amazon.com/Armour-Sliced-Beef-Dr… --- ## [What Unconventional (but still good) Advice Do You Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unconventional-but-still-good-advice-do-you-have/808691)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unconventional-but-still-good-advice-do-you-have/808691 "2018-02-24T16:22:30Z")
I was wasting time on Pinterest the other day when I saw a pin which gave this advice: “Do your job slowly, but convince everyone that’s exactly how long it takes.” After chuckling at that I realized it’s not actually … --- ## [Misuse of 'whenever' instead of 'when'. Common near you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-whenever-instead-of-when-common-near-you/499598)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misuse-of-whenever-instead-of-when-common-near-you/499598 "2009-06-17T03:10:57Z")
In the coastal southeastrn US it was very common, 5-10 years ago, to hear ‘whenever’ used instead of ‘when’. Forn example: “Whenever I was in elementary school, I rode the bus.” “Whenever I took the trash out yesterda… --- ## [Can a lawyer leave a client high and dry? (SC cop shooting related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-lawyer-leave-a-client-high-and-dry-sc-cop-shooting-related/717345)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-lawyer-leave-a-client-high-and-dry-sc-cop-shooting-related/717345 "2015-04-10T21:02:06Z")
Apparently the lawyer for the South Carolina cop Michael Slager who shot Walter Scott, has resigned. Is this OK? While I get that the cop is scum, isn’t there some sort of lawyerly duty in play here? I guess lawyers s… --- ## [What names are truly androgynous, so far as you can tell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-are-truly-androgynous-so-far-as-you-can-tell/340918)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-names-are-truly-androgynous-so-far-as-you-can-tell/340918 "2006-02-04T16:54:00Z")
For most people, even supposedly androgynous names belong to one gender or another on first hearing. Robin, for example, is gender neutral, but with no other information or context I’d think of it as a girl’s name. Quin… --- ## [The Sims 2 - Nightlife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sims-2-nightlife/309230)
**Author:** [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sims-2-nightlife/309230 "2005-10-01T21:02:15Z")
I know this is a bit early as it’s not being released until 9/13 at the earliest (according to posted dates on various sites) but I would love to discuss it with people who will not have me wanting to poke out my eyeball… --- ## [Michael Scheuer, on Glen Beck, dreams of terrorist WMD attack on U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-scheuer-on-glen-beck-dreams-of-terrorist-wmd-attack-on-u-s/502046)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-scheuer-on-glen-beck-dreams-of-terrorist-wmd-attack-on-u-s/502046 "2009-07-10T13:19:53Z")
From here: Okaaaaay . . . --- ## [Your boundaries with pets in your home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-boundaries-with-pets-in-your-home/564356)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-boundaries-with-pets-in-your-home/564356 "2010-12-21T07:09:40Z")
the thread here degenerated quickly from a mild complaint about some women I’ve dated recently and their lack of boundaries with their pets into a bashing of all pet-haters, particularly men like me who make unreasonable… --- ## [Everyday, normal things that mystified you as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyday-normal-things-that-mystified-you-as-a-kid/820130)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyday-normal-things-that-mystified-you-as-a-kid/820130 "2018-08-28T16:52:46Z")
When I was growing up as a child and would be in the car on the expressway with my parents, I would always be confused and mystified by car-pool parking lots. Since I had no concept of car-pooling, all I saw was random … --- ## [Opinion on Asian Customs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-asian-customs/925652)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-asian-customs/925652 "2020-12-09T23:20:09Z")
I was browsing in the bookstore yesterday and picked up a delightful book by Yang Liu - a graphic artist who lives in Berlin. It was called Man Meets Woman and cleverly, hilariously underscores gender differences. She … --- ## [NYC (or NY/NJ/CT Metro Area) Dopefest - 7/21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-or-ny-nj-ct-metro-area-dopefest-7-21/407559)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-or-ny-nj-ct-metro-area-dopefest-7-21/407559 "2007-07-23T16:47:41Z")
Yesterday’s New Jersey Dopefest was a lot of fun, and I’m thinking that it would be great to meet other Dopers near me. IIRC, there hasn’t been an NYC/Metro Area Dopefest for a while. Unfortunately, I can’t offer to hos… --- ## [Kansas City Dopefest III - We Never Learn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-dopefest-iii-we-never-learn/241618)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-dopefest-iii-we-never-learn/241618 "2004-06-18T03:07:08Z")
… and what was there to learn from the last time? I dunno. I never pay attention, anyway. I’m just assuming there were wild and wet bodies slapping together in the ecstasy-filled brothel we held the last Dopefest. I’… --- ## [Can you swat a bullet out of the air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swat-a-bullet-out-of-the-air/377228)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-swat-a-bullet-out-of-the-air/377228 "2006-10-24T10:29:18Z")
I’m putting together a screenplay for a Kung-Fu movie and so I want to keep the action as realistic as possible. But I’m stuck on one part. The hero of the story has jedi-like reflexes and usually has no problem dodgin… --- ## [The Rich are different? How so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rich-are-different-how-so/379154)
**Author:** [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rich-are-different-how-so/379154 "2006-11-27T22:45:17Z")
In Fessie’s “Know any Hard-Core Criminals?” thread, Little Nemo says: The rich are different? Well, stands to reason. The rich are rich, and most of us aren’t. You’d think that would entail some differences. Other … --- ## [Video games where the Computer was a dirty, dirty cheater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-where-the-computer-was-a-dirty-dirty-cheater/299940)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-where-the-computer-was-a-dirty-dirty-cheater/299940 "2005-05-04T16:54:24Z")
RC Pro-Am-You know what I hated? That peach-colored car in RC pro-am for Nintendo. That car was a dirty, dirty cheater. You’d be in the lead, and omfg it would come barreling out of nowhere and rob you of a win. I hated … --- ## [You fucking yenta! (or the joys of HOAs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-yenta-or-the-joys-of-hoas/455425)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fucking-yenta-or-the-joys-of-hoas/455425 "2008-07-18T20:57:19Z")
You stupid useless sack of manure! :: breath :: Up until a couple of weeks ago I was the treasurer of our HOA. It is a voluntary job that takes quite a chunk of one’s time, plus the aggravation of dealing with unreason… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1553&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1555&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)