# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=156&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:** 157 --- ## [Michael Moore: It's the guns -- but, we all know, it's not really the guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-its-the-guns-but-we-all-know-its-not-really-the-guns/645066)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-its-the-guns-but-we-all-know-its-not-really-the-guns/645066 "2012-12-30T15:57:47Z")
Writing in HuffPo: Makes sense to me. What other explanation – or solution – could there be? --- ## [Al-Jazeera broadcasting leaked "Palestine Papers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jazeera-broadcasting-leaked-palestine-papers/568808)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jazeera-broadcasting-leaked-palestine-papers/568808 "2011-02-04T23:29:17Z")
Story here. (N.B.: This is not a Wikileaks story, though it says al-Jazeera is releasing the papers piecemeal “Wikileaks-style”; where it got them is not mentioned.) These are memoranda of secret negotiations between I… --- ## [NFL Wild Card Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-round/566236)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-round/566236 "2011-01-14T03:50:34Z")
This is probably early, but the teams are now set, so discussion can begin. Saints at Seahawks, Saturday 4:30 EST. Jets at Colts, Saturday 8:00 EST. Ravens at Chiefs, Sunday 1:00 EST. Packers at Eagles, Sunday 4:30 E… --- ## [New Game: One-Word Films A-Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706)
**Author:** [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-one-word-films-a-z/514706 "2009-11-23T04:04:50Z")
Let’s give this a try: Each post must contain the name of a film that is just one word long, and be sequential to the preceding post. Your entry must come from within your head; no fair using any other source. When we… --- ## [My gf chopped her hair off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-chopped-her-hair-off/659391)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-chopped-her-hair-off/659391 "2013-06-01T17:11:09Z")
And I’m not impressed. She had beautiful long hair that I liked very much and cut 11 inches off. She had asked me earlier before this happened what I’d think if she cut it off. I told her it was her body but I liked gir… --- ## [Sampiro, You Magnificent Bastard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-you-magnificent-bastard/379100)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampiro-you-magnificent-bastard/379100 "2006-12-15T20:08:08Z")
At this link, without so much, as a “by your leave” or a “cheerio, old chaps”, Sampiro returned to us several days ago. There should have been a Grand Return OP! I just happened on seeing him in the CS thread RE Borat… --- ## [Free refills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-refills/494376)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-refills/494376 "2014-06-16T20:21:07Z")
Just about everyplace I’ve dined in the US I’ve been able to get a free soda refill at the restaurant. When I visited Canada I was surprised to find thay they didn’t do it. This got me wondering what countries do/don’t… --- ## [May you rant on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-you-rant-on/833343)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-you-rant-on/833343 "2019-05-31T21:37:04Z")
Mini-rant the first: My vacation began at exactly 17:30 Saturday, April 27. Because I don’t want to pay outrageously high prices for travel, the actual vacation (i.e. travel) doesn’t begin until May 2. Mini-rant the sec… --- ## [Tracy Morgan: I'll kill my son if he talks in a gay voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracy-morgan-ill-kill-my-son-if-he-talks-in-a-gay-voice/585027)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracy-morgan-ill-kill-my-son-if-he-talks-in-a-gay-voice/585027 "2011-07-04T06:40:07Z")
That’s not the entire comment of course. Everything has a context. Specifically his was "“Gay is something that kids learn from the media and programming” and that his son “better talk to me like a man and not in a gay… --- ## [From me to Louis C.K.: You can fuck off and die now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-me-to-louis-c-k-you-can-fuck-off-and-die-now/827900)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-me-to-louis-c-k-you-can-fuck-off-and-die-now/827900 "2019-12-02T19:28:07Z")
I was almost completely unaware of Louis C.K. back in the 1990s, even though I had Comedy Central on around the clock. Going back for old clips, I do recognize a few of his bits, but none of them made a big impression on… --- ## [Why does the U.S still have the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-u-s-still-have-the-death-penalty/694102)
**Author:** [@EndlessEntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EndlessEntropy)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-u-s-still-have-the-death-penalty/694102 "2014-08-13T21:36:38Z")
Except for Belarus, the number of European countries with the death penalty is 0. Aside from Japan, the U.S is now in the same club as China, North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. Isn’t that a worrying fact and a si… --- ## [Diagnose my watery quiche](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-watery-quiche/554453)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-watery-quiche/554453 "2013-03-17T22:31:45Z")
I made a quiche for the first time last night, and it wasn’t quite right. I’m not a very good cook – don’t like cooking much – but I’m trying to get better, and if this recipe can be made to work, I might use it a lot. I… --- ## [Fun stops along I-95 (from NYC to Florida)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-stops-along-i-95-from-nyc-to-florida/179916)
**Author:** [@mala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mala)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-stops-along-i-95-from-nyc-to-florida/179916 "2003-06-06T22:43:24Z")
In two weeks I will be taking a roadtrip from New York to Gainesville, Florida. I was wondering if any dopers can suggest some interesting places to stop along the way. We have a little over two days to make this trip,… --- ## [Melting old pennies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-old-pennies/615137)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melting-old-pennies/615137 "2014-02-04T22:49:27Z")
I know it is illegal to melt U.S. coins down, but I am just curious as to how someone would know if the metal is from coins. It’s pretty well-known that the copper weight of U.S. pennies up until 1982 is worth more than… --- ## [Mirena girls - anybody stop menstruating immediately? (Maybe TMI.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirena-girls-anybody-stop-menstruating-immediately-maybe-tmi/558874)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirena-girls-anybody-stop-menstruating-immediately-maybe-tmi/558874 "2016-02-02T03:31:44Z")
I’m calling my doctor for a follow-up anyway (she said six weeks so they can do another ultrasound just to make sure after I have another period, but…), but wanted to know if anybody else has had this happen - I know a l… --- ## [Duke Lacrosse, DSK, Trayvon Martin ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-lacrosse-dsk-trayvon-martin/616952)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-lacrosse-dsk-trayvon-martin/616952 "2014-01-09T01:14:37Z")
ISTM that there is a common thread in all these (& similar) stories. And that is that following the initial reports which generated widespread publicity, there was mass acceptance of the narrative as reported by the medi… --- ## [Any interest in a spring Chicago Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-a-spring-chicago-dopefest/651288)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-a-spring-chicago-dopefest/651288 "2013-08-07T23:05:35Z")
I celebrate my one year anniversary of living in Chicago on April 16. Any interest in another dopefest this spring? I’d strongly prefer any Friday or Saturday from mid April until the week before Memorial Day. I’d also n… --- ## [I was wrong and you were right. \[Trump-related\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-and-you-were-right-trump-related/778824)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-and-you-were-right-trump-related/778824 "2017-03-06T20:15:31Z")
In the last few days…Trump… …Did the Muslim Ban thing. …Has hung up on the Australian Prime Minister. …Has gotten the Prime Minister of Canada to accept all refugees. …Has threatened Mexico with invasion …and I don’… --- ## [Commercials That Make You Say WTF?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-make-you-say-wtf/569030)
**Author:** [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-make-you-say-wtf/569030 "2011-03-23T17:11:50Z")
I ran across a new Snickers candy bar commercial for the first time last night. My back was acting up and I had taken my meds so I was a bit out of it. When I woke up this morning I wasn’t even sure it was real. Here it … --- ## [I finally told my oldest daughter I'm an atheist. Now she's upset and crying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-told-my-oldest-daughter-im-an-atheist-now-shes-upset-and-crying/583254)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-told-my-oldest-daughter-im-an-atheist-now-shes-upset-and-crying/583254 "2011-06-09T17:22:21Z")
I was talking to my oldest daughter about the Catholic school she goes to, and about religion in general. She was asking me about my childhood in which I was raised in both Catholic and Southern Baptist traditions (Catho… --- ## [Curious \[do guys really like bigger breasts?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563)
**Author:** [@GirlDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GirlDown)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-do-guys-really-like-bigger-breasts/693563 "2014-08-06T00:06:18Z")
My sister got breast implants a couple months ago, from an A to D cup. I support her all the way ,though we are not exactly close as most families i suppose. She has a lot of bills and is always asking to borrow money. W… --- ## [Formula 1 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-thread/914544)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-thread/914544 "2022-03-27T00:30:43Z")
The season restarted this weekend with an absolute cracker of a race. Mercedes are so dominant it could have been dull as dishwater but the qualifying penalty for Hamilton and the safety cars during the race livened it u… --- ## [A Murderously Fun MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murderously-fun-mmp/411959)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murderously-fun-mmp/411959 "2007-07-23T05:12:21Z")
Back about 16 years ago, I participated in a creative writing group. We’d share our short stories and poems, even technical writings. We also wrote several original interactive murder mysteries, and then acted them out a… --- ## [Outrage over receipt checking!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrage-over-receipt-checking/754093)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrage-over-receipt-checking/754093 "2016-06-08T17:25:32Z")
I’ve heard people on various other forums say they won’t shop at Costco/Sam’s since someone checks your receipt at the door. :confused: What is so offensive/demeaning about that? Am I missing something? Someone else sa… --- ## [Things that come in sets of seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-come-in-sets-of-seven/196028)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-come-in-sets-of-seven/196028 "2003-08-22T05:04:10Z")
I’m installing new arrays at the office and I’ve now got seven of them. I’m looking for an original, but still easy-to-remember set of names for them. So far, the front-leader is the slightly trite Seven Dwarf’s names. … --- ## [POLL: Best sex scene in a "mainstream" movie \*NOT\* porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-sex-scene-in-a-mainstream-movie-not-porn/141562)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-best-sex-scene-in-a-mainstream-movie-not-porn/141562 "2011-10-02T17:28:01Z")
Just like the title says. My vote (the first that jumps to mind): Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct. IMHO Sharon Stone was hotter than liquid fuck in that movie. I haven’t seen it, but a couple co-work… --- ## [Howling with your Dog - Good or Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howling-with-your-dog-good-or-bad/567355)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howling-with-your-dog-good-or-bad/567355 "2011-01-13T02:21:08Z")
We discovered over the weekend that our new 8-month old Siberian Husky\\Border Collie Grady can howl like a wolf! It’s really funny when he does it, he will walk out onto our porch at night \[we live waaay up in the Rocky … --- ## [Ifyouareplayingwerewolfdonotenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifyouareplayingwerewolfdonotenter/391975)
**Author:** [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Replies:** 413\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifyouareplayingwerewolfdonotenter/391975 "2007-03-27T14:46:50Z")
This is a thread for alternative theories and strategies from NON PLAYERS OF THE CURRENT WEREWOLF GAME… I URGE YOU NOT TO ENTER IF YOU ARE A PLAYER IN WEREWOLF. THIS IS ON YOUR HONOR. …MODERATORS, PLEASE CLOSE THIS THRE… --- ## [How to order food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-order-food/835498)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-order-food/835498 "2019-06-21T05:28:05Z")
I have noticed there are two main ways people order food. I often hear people asking if they can have such and such, like, “Can I have a cheeseburger and fries?” as if they may not get what they want unless they ask nice… --- ## [Thinning of waterproof silicone sealant - what solvent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinning-of-waterproof-silicone-sealant-what-solvent/411350)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinning-of-waterproof-silicone-sealant-what-solvent/411350 "2024-08-29T18:41:22Z")
I want to thin out some waterproof silicone sealant (the stuff that comes in tubes for use with a sealant gun and smells strongly of acetic acid when wet) - so that it can be applied with a brush - I tried googling aroun… --- ## [If Jews don't believe in an afterlife, what's the motivation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jews-dont-believe-in-an-afterlife-whats-the-motivation/562692)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jews-dont-believe-in-an-afterlife-whats-the-motivation/562692 "2010-12-15T18:20:05Z")
I’m not asking about Jewish practice, I’m trying to understand the driving belief. First I should say I was raised without any kind of religion, but I still have a pretty in-depth understanding of Christian theology, si… --- ## [Is a child being made to face a wall an acceptable punishment for not doing homework?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-child-being-made-to-face-a-wall-an-acceptable-punishment-for-not-doing-homework/515570)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-child-being-made-to-face-a-wall-an-acceptable-punishment-for-not-doing-homework/515570 "2013-08-10T03:05:46Z")
Per this story- That’s quite a lineup. --- ## [Switzerland shows its true colors -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switzerland-shows-its-true-colors/546383)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switzerland-shows-its-true-colors/546383 "2010-07-16T22:47:56Z")
Thanks Swiss justice system. You’re denying us the chance to finally close the books on Roman Can’t Keep It in His Panski. Just go back and quietly count your Nazi gold. Scumbags. --- ## [Your favorite non-sweet (or just lightly sweet) alcoholic cocktails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-sweet-or-just-lightly-sweet-alcoholic-cocktails/630371)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-sweet-or-just-lightly-sweet-alcoholic-cocktails/630371 "2012-08-06T15:55:09Z")
It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed mixed drinks and I’m looking for a few recipes for a cocktail party of sorts. What’s your favorite mixed drink that doesn’t include copious amounts of sugar/syrup/fruitiness? I s… --- ## [Pelosi and Schumer say they'll pass legislation to end the shutdown. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelosi-and-schumer-say-theyll-pass-legislation-to-end-the-shutdown-how/826591)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelosi-and-schumer-say-theyll-pass-legislation-to-end-the-shutdown-how/826591 "2019-01-04T19:06:09Z")
This sounds like bullshit to me. Congress couldn’t magically end the the shutdown during Clinton or Obama’s administration. How on earth do these two hotshots think they’ll legislate themselves out of this clusterfuck? … --- ## [Stories of famous actors who failed the audition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-famous-actors-who-failed-the-audition/508825)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-famous-actors-who-failed-the-audition/508825 "2009-09-10T16:58:18Z")
I have a friend who’s feeling a little down and I’d like to cheer her up after having not made the cut for an audition. Are there any well known stories of famous people who were turned down at some audition just to mak… --- ## [What happened to the alternate ending to Big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-alternate-ending-to-big/456801)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-alternate-ending-to-big/456801 "2023-07-25T13:29:24Z")
I’m in a very unusual position. I saw the “alternate” ending to the movie Big. I distinctly remember the movie ending with a final scene that included the introduction of Susan as a young classmate of Josh. I remember … --- ## [Tour de France 2011 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2011-spoilers/587664)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2011-spoilers/587664 "2011-07-26T15:36:11Z")
Nae Tour thread? - The peleton got underway today, with stage 1 done and dusted. (I’ve put spoilers in the title just to suggest we don’t arse around with spoiler boxes. If you like to watch the highlights later on in th… --- ## [Let's welcome our newest bigot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-welcome-our-newest-bigot/779617)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-welcome-our-newest-bigot/779617 "2017-02-27T02:26:01Z")
Hi, Jefferson. I especially like that it only took him nine days after registering to toss out this fun “fact”: Of course, that was just an afterthought (apparently) to this stupidity posted four days after registerin… --- ## [How long would it take to pick-up an accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-to-pick-up-an-accent/185805)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-it-take-to-pick-up-an-accent/185805 "2003-07-03T10:08:38Z")
Say a Canadian or American that did not have an “accent” moved to the UK, Australia or New Zealand. Would they pick-up the accents of the locals? If so how long would it take? Would it ever be perfect? MtM --- ## [What really hit the Pentagon on 9/11/01?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-hit-the-pentagon-on-9-11-01/667729)
**Author:** [@georgewk10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgewk10)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-hit-the-pentagon-on-9-11-01/667729 "2013-09-04T03:29:41Z")
An aluminum plane could not have done that damage. http://www.truthweather.com/images/pentagon/ --- ## [Entertainments that are guaranteed to make you cry every time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainments-that-are-guaranteed-to-make-you-cry-every-time/539548)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainments-that-are-guaranteed-to-make-you-cry-every-time/539548 "2010-06-14T20:45:10Z")
There are certain movies/TV show episodes/books/songs/etc. that, no matter how many times I’ve experienced them previously, reduce me to tears. What are yours? Here are some of mine: It’s a Wonderful Life Dances With… --- ## [Is this mattress-pool prank possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-mattress-pool-prank-possible/326900)
**Author:** [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-mattress-pool-prank-possible/326900 "2011-07-22T06:31:16Z")
I heard somewhere that if you throw a regular box-spring mattress into someone’s pool and let it stay there overnight, it will soak up with water and sink to the bottom. Then, supposedly, the mattress is so water-logged … --- ## [Your unpopular interpretations of creative works \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unpopular-interpretations-of-creative-works-spoilers/505194)
**Author:** [@FrobozzWiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrobozzWiz)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unpopular-interpretations-of-creative-works-spoilers/505194 "2009-08-20T15:53:24Z")
I’ve been reading this board for years now, but the ongoing thread about “Obvious things about a creative work you realize after seeing/hearing it for the millionth time” has finally tipped me over the edge into signing … --- ## [Are we worried about the Large Hadron Collider being turned on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-worried-about-the-large-hadron-collider-being-turned-on/462441)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-worried-about-the-large-hadron-collider-being-turned-on/462441 "2008-09-22T22:42:06Z")
This BBC article indicates that there is “no conceivable danger” from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), including the danger from any possible mini-black holes that might be formed. But, Dr. Adrian Kent expresses concern … --- ## [Bob Dylan just won the Nobel Prize for literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-just-won-the-nobel-prize-for-literature/768405)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-just-won-the-nobel-prize-for-literature/768405 "2017-04-03T01:34:52Z")
I don’t know if they’ve ever given it to a lyricist before. Feeling giddy. --- ## [ESPN is reporting no charges for FSU's Jameis Winston.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-is-reporting-no-charges-for-fsus-jameis-winston/675596)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-is-reporting-no-charges-for-fsus-jameis-winston/675596 "2016-01-26T00:47:05Z")
A relief for FSU fans. In the future I hope this guy is more careful. Learn from the pro athletes and musicians. Have witnesses around that can verify the sex was consensual. It may be embarrassing to have friends in th… --- ## [Do larger women have deeper vaginas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-larger-women-have-deeper-vaginas/413534)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-larger-women-have-deeper-vaginas/413534 "2007-08-01T11:30:36Z")
Inspired by this thread , I began to wonder. Now it is to the point that I am willing to ask a truly stupid question (regardless of what my first grade teacher said). I would also appreciate any posters not posting Spi… --- ## [if I marry overseas am i always married in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-marry-overseas-am-i-always-married-in-the-us/506855)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-marry-overseas-am-i-always-married-in-the-us/506855 "2014-05-06T05:00:37Z")
If I marry overseas but only return by myself (and will it matter where?) am I married in the US, and what does that effect? Taxes, marriage here, etc.? What if I never hear from my long lost for-ee-ner spouse? Do I have… --- ## [Super Bowl 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-2008/436129)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-2008/436129 "2008-02-07T19:15:59Z")
It is starting soon. (OK, 3 hours away…) Here is the thread for rooting, (respectful) smack talk and wishful thinking. I am rooting for the Giants (and probably wishful thinking) . But I believe that the Pats will wi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=155&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=157&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)