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**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gary-gygax/440053 "2008-03-12T12:41:01Z")
The word, apparently from people who knew him well: http://www.freeyabb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4373&mforum=trolllordgames --- ## [How can you distinguish between good and bad guitarists/solos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-distinguish-between-good-and-bad-guitarists-solos/357254)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-distinguish-between-good-and-bad-guitarists-solos/357254 "2006-06-11T07:15:42Z")
How can an average music fan, with no knowledge of the guitar or how to play it, distinguish between a good guitarist and a bad one? I will use hair metal as an example. I am told that, for example, Nuno Bettancourt (sp?… --- ## [Yellow or Dark Mustard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-or-dark-mustard/682372)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-or-dark-mustard/682372 "2014-09-07T06:54:13Z")
Clearly this is a question for the ages. --- ## [I'm sick of job hunting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-job-hunting/834057)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-job-hunting/834057 "2019-06-01T02:56:17Z")
I’ve been looking for a job now since last October. About 8 months as of this posting. Fortunately we are ok financially, but I’d still like to start working again. For the most part I generally like working. At leas… --- ## [Pot vs. booze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-vs-booze/677739)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-vs-booze/677739 "2014-01-04T15:22:12Z")
I’m no prude, my poison is alcohol. I drink in moderation and you’ll never catch me being a staggering drunk or acting stupid because I do so responsibly and never allow myself to get to that state of mind. However, po… --- ## [One of the scariest things I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-scariest-things-ive-ever-seen/348208)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-scariest-things-ive-ever-seen/348208 "2006-04-09T23:05:55Z")
is here (NOT for the faint-hearted, trust me on this) It’s on Snopes, under Inboxer Rebellion, in the Hoaxes section, with the tagline “Tourist dies while being photographed in the Sundarbans”, if the link doesn’t work.… --- ## [Movie that features 'Ask me no questions, i'll tell you no lies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-that-features-ask-me-no-questions-ill-tell-you-no-lies/478623)
**Author:** [@Punintentional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punintentional)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-that-features-ask-me-no-questions-ill-tell-you-no-lies/478623 "2021-03-10T05:07:08Z")
I think there is a movie that features this quote quite a lot, mostly from the one character. I think he says it 3 or 4 times throughout the movie, at one point i think he even starts the quote, and it’s then finished o… --- ## [What happens to old gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-old-gasoline/111360)
**Author:** [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-old-gasoline/111360 "2002-05-31T15:04:25Z")
I have an old pickup truck that I’d like to revitalize. The gas tank is more than half full, but the gas has been sitting in there for more than two years. Is the gas still good? should I shake the truck to maybe mix it… --- ## [Is US just tantalizing Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-us-just-tantalizing-iran/724212)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-us-just-tantalizing-iran/724212 "2015-07-31T10:34:31Z")
1- Regarding the Marathon negotiations between the US and Iran, do you really think that US is just tantalizing Iran? what are your reasons? 2- What’s your predication about the outcome of this extended negotiations? 3… --- ## [In which an Anonymous Note Isn't Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-an-anonymous-note-isnt-anonymous/479850)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-an-anonymous-note-isnt-anonymous/479850 "2009-01-09T03:47:43Z")
It’s Murphy’s law that whenever the weather is good, nobody at my apartment complex is home. When the weather is bad, everybody apparently invites friends over, who take over all of the convenient parking anywhere near … --- ## [Speak to me using English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-using-english/634397)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-using-english/634397 "2012-10-24T21:23:32Z")
It can be an English quote, an English saying, random words strung together from Webster’s dictionary, something you learned in second grade, a conversation you had with your mom yesterday, or just a nice “hello, how are… --- ## [Are humans the only animals that menstruate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-the-only-animals-that-menstruate/472120)
**Author:** [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-the-only-animals-that-menstruate/472120 "2008-11-12T00:42:35Z")
I know this is kind of a weird questions, but the girl that I was with hit her “cycle” the other day and didn’t want to have sex (which is another weird thing. Do women just feel uncomfortable and not sexy at this time, … --- ## [The Office - 5/9/2013 - A.A.R.M.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-9-2013-a-a-r-m/657987)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-9-2013-a-a-r-m/657987 "2013-05-14T21:27:20Z")
What will become of Toby Flenderson? IMHO, this was a big step down from last week’s episode. So that was Dwight’s baby the whole time? --- ## [Um...I'm Not Sure What to Say About this Story:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-im-not-sure-what-to-say-about-this-story/333446)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-im-not-sure-what-to-say-about-this-story/333446 "2005-12-11T03:57:04Z")
From Yahoo News: Full story. :eek: --- ## [What do you think is the most preppy city and the least preppy city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-preppy-city-and-the-least-preppy-city/647653)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-the-most-preppy-city-and-the-least-preppy-city/647653 "2013-02-07T18:55:40Z")
What do you think is the most preppy city and the least preppy city . And preppy I mean people who dress up more or the preppy look like collar shirt or polar shirt. And least preppy the dress down casual look ( aroun… --- ## [College gives sombreros to students, punishes students for wearing sombreros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-gives-sombreros-to-students-punishes-students-for-wearing-sombreros/748049)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-gives-sombreros-to-students-punishes-students-for-wearing-sombreros/748049 "2016-03-11T17:05:00Z")
Last semester featured some memorable moments in Social Justice Warrior history at college campuses. There was the great Oberlin fried chicken protest, and of course the yoga class that was banned because of “cultural g… --- ## [Had Haiti's earthquake hit a US city...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-haitis-earthquake-hit-a-us-city/525137)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-haitis-earthquake-hit-a-us-city/525137 "2010-01-20T20:14:39Z")
What level of damage would a city like DC or Miami or Chicago have experienced had the quake in Haiti hit them directly (i.e., same size and kind of quake)? I keep reading about the problem being the building quality in … --- ## [Can a good auto repair shop tell me whether my AC needs charging or whether I need a new compressor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-good-auto-repair-shop-tell-me-whether-my-ac-needs-charging-or-whether-i-need-a-new-compressor/588464)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-good-auto-repair-shop-tell-me-whether-my-ac-needs-charging-or-whether-i-need-a-new-compressor/588464 "2011-07-13T16:47:45Z")
I do not have a regular mechanic though I know a couple of good shops. I recently bought a used minivan and the previous owners assured me their mechanic told them the compressor was good; the AC just needed to be recha… --- ## [Nuclear attack eminent; do you retaliate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-eminent-do-you-retaliate/756158)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-attack-eminent-do-you-retaliate/756158 "2016-06-04T05:12:44Z")
So Putin lost his mind and says: “Fuck America” and decides to launch nuclear weapons at the USA. Our military intelligence has determined,unequivocally, that the missiles WILL hit the US, and it WILL take out 85% of it… --- ## [paper towels = clogged toilet. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-towels-clogged-toilet-help/227949)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paper-towels-clogged-toilet-help/227949 "2004-02-08T06:33:06Z")
I’m an idiot. I flushed a few paper towels down the toilet, and now it’s stuck (fortunately, the toilet was empty). The water can drain (slowly), so it’s not completely stuck. Anyway, I’ve tried using my plunger sever… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 11 (December 17, 2015) -- "The Opening Night Excitation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-11-december-17-2015-the-opening-night-excitation/740718)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-11-december-17-2015-the-opening-night-excitation/740718 "2015-12-22T07:48:35Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Bring Your Pet Conspiracy Theories To Work Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-your-pet-conspiracy-theories-to-work-day/400061)
**Author:** [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-your-pet-conspiracy-theories-to-work-day/400061 "2007-04-19T21:16:17Z")
I have the perfect environment at work. It is a sublime mixture of time to work and time to chat, a laid-back atmosphere where I can wear less-than-formal wear coughMadonnaconcertteeshirtandacamouflageminiskirtcough and … --- ## [BCC suggests Jessica Lynch story greatly exaggerated, if not faked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcc-suggests-jessica-lynch-story-greatly-exaggerated-if-not-faked/175548)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bcc-suggests-jessica-lynch-story-greatly-exaggerated-if-not-faked/175548 "2003-05-21T17:50:53Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit, since war discussions usually go south. I usually trust the BBC, so I’m finding this story upsetting, and hope to find that there’s a misunderstanding or a hoax somewhere. Not that I automa… --- ## [Whose artist's death robbed us of the best (future) hits by this person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-artists-death-robbed-us-of-the-best-future-hits-by-this-person/987232)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-artists-death-robbed-us-of-the-best-future-hits-by-this-person/987232 "2023-08-02T10:45:45Z")
sorry, awkward way to phrase it … but which artist would have had a way greater number / quality of hits had (s)he not died untimely? I “nominate” Jim Croce he was pretty much at the top of his game (and easily on par … --- ## [It's a beautiful morning for a micro-rant...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-morning-for-a-micro-rant/449834)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-morning-for-a-micro-rant/449834 "2008-05-28T20:34:46Z")
…so I’ll get things started. Thanks, Mr. Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy, for tailgating me all the way down I-45 while yakking away on your cell phone. Way to lead by example, dude. --- ## [Has any conservative pundit ever said anything good about Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-conservative-pundit-ever-said-anything-good-about-obama/514808)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-conservative-pundit-ever-said-anything-good-about-obama/514808 "2009-10-25T16:54:10Z")
Let me preface by saying I’m a Canadian working in the States. I started getting interested in American politics a few months leading up to the last elections. The first time I turned on AM radio and heard the conservat… --- ## [Why can't we make diamonds in a lab??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-make-diamonds-in-a-lab/180606)
**Author:** [@InLikeFlynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InLikeFlynn)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-make-diamonds-in-a-lab/180606 "2003-06-10T10:31:59Z")
I just don’t get it. What does time do to atoms that pressure by it’s self can’t do?? Unless my understanding is all wrong (and it must be), precious stones are created under specific conditions, while under great pres… --- ## [What keeps The Flash on the ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-keeps-the-flash-on-the-ground/575693)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-keeps-the-flash-on-the-ground/575693 "2011-03-27T21:56:41Z")
say he’s racing Superman around the world - what is keeping him on the ground? superpowers, magic or plain physics? just wondering. --- ## [Name our indoor soccer team!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-our-indoor-soccer-team/322143)
**Author:** [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-our-indoor-soccer-team/322143 "2005-09-23T16:04:48Z")
We need to come up with a catchy name for our soccer team and we are currently at a loss for names. Two years ago our name was “L33T PWNRS” and last year our name was “#include team.h”. Even though I’m sure you figured… --- ## [Actors you don't like anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-dont-like-anymore/970458)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-you-dont-like-anymore/970458 "2022-12-05T12:24:52Z")
We’re watching Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), in which Charles Coburn (1877-1961) acts. We watch a lot of movies on TCM, and we see him frequently. I just can’t get past that he was a White Supremacist. Mel Gibson w… --- ## [Is Barack Obama really black?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-barack-obama-really-black/482236)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-barack-obama-really-black/482236 "2009-01-23T07:11:25Z")
I mean, really? I just tuned in to the festivities., and they keep telling me that the new President is BLACK. I had no idea. Oh, he’s also African-American, which means black. But still, I am shocked! SHOCKED! We … --- ## [Man Beats Six-Year Old Stepson To Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-beats-six-year-old-stepson-to-death/604806)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-beats-six-year-old-stepson-to-death/604806 "2011-12-04T15:43:48Z")
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/murder-defendant-told-police-he-punched-child-who-died-in/article\_0df86806-1a8e-11e1-8e28-0019bb30f31a.html#ixzz1fGXNRXWl Another typical case where the mother lets he… --- ## [The role of satiety in obesity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-satiety-in-obesity/707375)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-satiety-in-obesity/707375 "2014-12-19T18:28:43Z")
Inspired by this Cracked article, which has some pretty damning stats: Ouch. Plus, how has the whole low-fat diet thing worked out for America? “Two ounces of chicken breast, a side of broccoli, a glass of skim milk…” … --- ## [2014 New Zealand General Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-new-zealand-general-election/695795)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-new-zealand-general-election/695795 "2014-09-21T21:53:29Z")
Well three years are almost up so it’s time again for a New Zealand General Election. Here’s our thread from last time. The campaign officially starts this Wednesday and the election will be held on 20 September. As alw… --- ## [One word for "listened to the audio version of"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-for-listened-to-the-audio-version-of/690645)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-for-listened-to-the-audio-version-of/690645 "2014-06-16T16:02:17Z")
I want to say, “listened to War and Peace on CD” without all those extra words. I heard War and Peace? I listened to War and Peace? I audioed War and Peace? --- ## [Please explain the "logic" behind the new pain medication prescription rules.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-logic-behind-the-new-pain-medication-prescription-rules/700999)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-logic-behind-the-new-pain-medication-prescription-rules/700999 "2014-10-14T06:17:40Z")
Because of injuries received in a motorcycle wreck in 1988 and the resulting calcification of vertebrae in my back plus another twenty years of physical damage from work and play, my doctor made me stop working and furth… --- ## [Are you pro-choice because you are smart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-pro-choice-because-you-are-smart/839650)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-pro-choice-because-you-are-smart/839650 "2019-09-07T01:10:10Z")
Tell me. --- ## [Puzzles involving binary numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzles-involving-binary-numbers/620168)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzles-involving-binary-numbers/620168 "2012-05-02T22:53:02Z")
I teach third grade, and three times a week I take the high-performing math kids from the whole grade level and do an activity with them. Last week I introduced them to the idea of binary numbers. We did a Socratic dia… --- ## [Movies where you notice the music...in a good way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-notice-the-music-in-a-good-way/590998)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-notice-the-music-in-a-good-way/590998 "2011-08-05T19:54:27Z")
So as I am watching Inception for the millionth time I am really reminded that one of the things I love about the movie more than anything else is how much the music really compliments the movie. The loud horns and the … --- ## [America: NOW are you ready for proportional representation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-now-are-you-ready-for-proportional-representation/609108)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-now-are-you-ready-for-proportional-representation/609108 "2012-01-12T00:30:01Z")
In the past few years I’ve heard a lot from lefties disappointed with Obama. In the past few months I’ve heard a lot from Tea Partiers and libertarians frustrated with the GOP. But, what else ya gonna do? Throw your v… --- ## [What's a good sherry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-sherry/341090)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-sherry/341090 "2006-01-24T01:41:40Z")
…and how much should I expect to spend for it? A recent episode of Frazier has made me curious about sherry. I don’t know anything about it and am reluctant to just go out and buy the first one I see as I won’t know how … --- ## [Lawyers -- is Clarence Thomas smart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-is-clarence-thomas-smart/130467)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-is-clarence-thomas-smart/130467 "2002-10-03T20:32:53Z")
Stuart Buck, attorney and publisher, writes I was impressed by Thomas’s conduct during his “high tech lynching” confirmation hearing. A couple of his decisions were excerpted in the Times and seemed to make sense to m… --- ## [debt ceiling deal..... does trumps grassroots actually want to shut the gov down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-deal-does-trumps-grassroots-actually-want-to-shut-the-gov-down/795701)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debt-ceiling-deal-does-trumps-grassroots-actually-want-to-shut-the-gov-down/795701 "2017-10-30T18:59:54Z")
heres the news story : MSN So he made a deal that almost any modern pres would make and the fed can operate until december But the fanatics seem to have expected him to let the government shut down rather than do anyt… --- ## [Least effective TV ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-effective-tv-ads/360220)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-effective-tv-ads/360220 "2006-06-12T18:30:52Z")
Ideally advertising is done competently enough to make you want to item advertised. What happens when the ad is so bad that it makes you want the item LESS? I’ll nominate a few: The Geico Gecko: Endless rambling o… --- ## ["Super 8" is super lame (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-8-is-super-lame-open-spoilers/585978)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-8-is-super-lame-open-spoilers/585978 "2011-07-10T16:52:11Z")
The reveiws for Super 8 suckered me into seeing what turned out to be a hackneyed, contrived, cliche-ridden cheese fest with no surprises, no tension, no edge, no originality, no believability and with really nothing to … --- ## [Fancy Pens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-pens/591329)
**Author:** [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-pens/591329 "2011-08-05T19:02:39Z")
I want to buy a fancy pen for my husband for his birthday. I know nothing about fancy pens. Does anyone know what constitutes a fancy pen or what brand I should be looking at? --- ## [Biggest Oscar robberies/snubs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-oscar-robberies-snubs/747590)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-oscar-robberies-snubs/747590 "2016-03-08T19:50:25Z")
Who got robbed the most in Oscar history? People, not movies, if you would. I’ll start. Sean Astin for Return of the King Alfred Hitchcock for, I’d say, Psycho Junkie XL for Mad Max Fury Road - seriously, the best sc… --- ## [So I Have Shingles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-shingles/1001448)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-have-shingles/1001448 "2026-01-12T16:41:59Z")
I’m 53. My doctor told me, when I turned 50, that I should consider the singles vaccine if I had chicken pox as a child. The thing is, I didn’t know if I actually had chicken pox (I do now, of course), and Mamahomie didn… --- ## [What is your level of cooking ability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-level-of-cooking-ability/583173)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-level-of-cooking-ability/583173 "2011-05-27T09:10:09Z")
That’s pretty much it. What would you say is your level of cooking ability? --- ## [I peed in my pants.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853)
**Author:** [@Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathematics)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853 "2014-02-12T05:32:32Z")
Title says it all really. A few hours ago, I drank a lot of diet Mountain Dew when typically I only drink water. Perhaps that had something to do with it. I do not know. I made it to the bathroom, but at that point, I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1561&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1563&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)