# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1564&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:** 1565 --- ## [The Voting Rights Act and judicial activism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voting-rights-act-and-judicial-activism/661920)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voting-rights-act-and-judicial-activism/661920 "2013-06-27T13:39:19Z")
It seems to me that the Supreme Court decision overturning section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is practically pure-form judicial activism. SCOTUS didn’t rule that section 4 was unconstitutional in principle. Rather, fro… --- ## [Le Creuset-is it worth the price tag? Need answer fast-ish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-creuset-is-it-worth-the-price-tag-need-answer-fast-ish/688441)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-creuset-is-it-worth-the-price-tag-need-answer-fast-ish/688441 "2014-05-15T17:28:46Z")
Tomorrow’s our anniversary and in two weeks our kitchen remodel will (hopefully) be done with the new Cambria countertop and tiled backsplash. So, after spending a lot of money on this, I thought what better to go with t… --- ## [Helicopter carrying Iranian President and Foreign Minister has crashed -upd, all aboard died \[2024-05-19\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-and-foreign-minister-has-crashed-upd-all-aboard-died-2024-05-19/1001772)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-carrying-iranian-president-and-foreign-minister-has-crashed-upd-all-aboard-died-2024-05-19/1001772 "2024-07-06T05:56:42Z")
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed while he was visiting a northern region in the country Sunday, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA. His condition is currently unknown. Iranian o… --- ## [Fuck you Cub Fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-cub-fans/207523)
**Author:** [@Oktberfest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oktberfest)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-cub-fans/207523 "2003-10-17T17:43:21Z")
Pretend it is tomorrow night. Fuck you Cub fans. I’m glad your team is not going to the World Series. You threaten a fellow fan and bump beer on him. Fuck you, you are the worst fans in baseball. I guess you got tired o… --- ## [Color correction in 70's TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-correction-in-70s-tv-shows/551505)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/color-correction-in-70s-tv-shows/551505 "2010-08-28T17:56:05Z")
Short version: what gives old television clips that ‘brown’ look? Long version: There’s a thread right now in Cafe Society that has a lot of intro clips to TV shows of the 60’s and 70’s, and I was struck by something th… --- ## [Campbell's cream of mushroom soup: a poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-cream-of-mushroom-soup-a-poll/318920)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-cream-of-mushroom-soup-a-poll/318920 "2005-09-04T16:32:47Z")
Is Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup meant to be eaten as a soup or is it meant to be used in other dishes as a sauce? The question is tearing our household apart. We have hereby agreed to tally up the answers to this … --- ## [Why use lethal injection and not a gas chamber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-lethal-injection-and-not-a-gas-chamber/510440)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-lethal-injection-and-not-a-gas-chamber/510440 "2009-09-19T11:29:12Z")
An execution had to be called off in Ohio yesterday when prison staff couldn’t find a useful vein (the defendant may have been an IV drug abuser in the past): Failed execution of Romell Broom prompts efforts to block 2nd… --- ## [What's so scary about "Carmina Burana"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-scary-about-carmina-burana/330471)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-scary-about-carmina-burana/330471 "2005-11-15T21:58:10Z")
Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmina\_Burana) was used as the theme for The Omen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075005/) in 1976, and has since developed into a stock cliche of horror films an… --- ## [What do you name in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-in-the-mmp/819907)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-name-in-the-mmp/819907 "2018-08-27T03:04:51Z")
Midget’s last post in the last MMP was about naming some of her stuff. So that’s today’s topic: What of your stuff do you name? Is there a reason or “just because”? My answer, alas, is boring. I don’t name my stuff.… --- ## [Another One for the Memory Hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-one-for-the-memory-hole/244644)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-one-for-the-memory-hole/244644 "2004-05-20T19:31:26Z")
Where is CBS, NBC, ABC or any divisions of the “Ministry of Truth”? Is this another story, much like the Israelis who were caught videotaping and celebrating the attack on the WTC with what were described as “cries of … --- ## [Is there a name for this common blues motif?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-common-blues-motif/552619)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-common-blues-motif/552619 "2010-09-14T03:33:57Z")
I’m talking about the five-note harmonica or guitar line that repeats over and over. It goes A-D-A-C-A (A being the lowest note), followed by a rest. Here are a couple examples: Mannish Boy: http://www.youtube.com/wa… --- ## [Who was the earliest "hottie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-earliest-hottie/399988)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-earliest-hottie/399988 "2007-04-18T17:37:23Z")
In the past, most people were rather homely, but who is the earliest known person who would pass as a “hottie” by today’s standards? --- ## [Jonah Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonah-hill/688408)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonah-hill/688408 "2014-05-18T00:11:10Z")
Can anyone explain the appeal here? He is a troll. An unattractive, un-funny, average acting troll. I understand that not everyone is Brad Pitt (good looking), or Tom Hanks (great actor) or even Vince Vaughn (funny) H… --- ## [What's the difference between a street, a road, an avenue, a boulevard, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-street-a-road-an-avenue-a-boulevard-etc/703999)
**Author:** [@David\_Ehrlich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Ehrlich)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-street-a-road-an-avenue-a-boulevard-etc/703999 "2014-11-20T17:00:39Z")
Significantly, you left out Yard, as in Scotland Yard. --- ## [Why so many species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-species/550000)
**Author:** [@Add99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Add99)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-species/550000 "2010-08-16T05:20:45Z")
I was watching Planet Earth, caves. This cave crab only lives in this one cave. There’s plenty of similar stories. Venus fly traps, transparent frogs, etc. that only live here and only here, or require extremely specific… --- ## [The ethics of "saving" a parking place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-saving-a-parking-place/381791)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-saving-a-parking-place/381791 "2006-11-30T01:53:24Z")
So my wife and I arrive at the same shopping center in separate vehicles (I’d just picked mine up from the dealership, where it had been for repairs, and then we were going to do some shopping). The parking lot was very… --- ## [What's the dark underside of our society? Your theories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dark-underside-of-our-society-your-theories/588384)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dark-underside-of-our-society-your-theories/588384 "2011-07-31T17:10:57Z")
I think one of the creepy undersides of our society involves the removal of every taboo of sexuality and violence, with the big exception of children. And the media’s consequent fetishization of that very thing. (Caylee … --- ## [Holy poop! They said the S word on SNL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-poop-they-said-the-s-word-on-snl/680357)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-poop-they-said-the-s-word-on-snl/680357 "2014-02-05T15:50:34Z")
In the middle of a sketch, Melissa McCarthy told Bobby Moynahan to “watch her shit.” I was surprised, then I asked my wife if she heard it and she said “Can they say that?” I guess so. Chicago Hope made a big deal out… --- ## [Another One for smith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-one-for-smith537/333184)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-one-for-smith537/333184 "2005-12-02T00:08:37Z")
I’ve never pitted another Doper before. Never felt like I’ve had enough ire to do so or really enough cause. Until now. And I hope that anyone here that knows me realizes exactly how pissed off this means I have to be… --- ## [Any truth to what my pharmacist is saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-truth-to-what-my-pharmacist-is-saying/681438)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-truth-to-what-my-pharmacist-is-saying/681438 "2014-02-19T00:29:19Z")
I got a prescription for Cefuroxime last week, and when I went to fill it, I saw the brand prescribed (Zocef) was ridicuously expensive. I asked for a cheaper brand with the same strength of cefuroxime, and my pharmacist… --- ## [Folks with English accent are perceived to be smarter in the USA - true ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-with-english-accent-are-perceived-to-be-smarter-in-the-usa-true/687764)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/folks-with-english-accent-are-perceived-to-be-smarter-in-the-usa-true/687764 "2014-05-09T10:19:17Z")
Has there been any scientific studies to prove or disprove the subject ? If proven true, whats the cause for this ? If proven false, how did this myth originate ? --- ## [Sould we adopt my system of government for America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sould-we-adopt-my-system-of-government-for-america/212760)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sould-we-adopt-my-system-of-government-for-america/212760 "2003-11-18T15:47:53Z")
Let me start by saying that my system will require a number of Constituional amendments. With that said here are the basics: Babies will be taken from their parents as soon as they are born to enter the education and … --- ## [Safety in Rosarito Beach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-in-rosarito-beach/693931)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-in-rosarito-beach/693931 "2016-01-12T04:47:29Z")
I read many ppl mention its very safe there. But is it true going out at night by yourself is never a good idea? I know the American media makes Mexico sound really bad. Most ppl seem to say its lot safer than us cities… --- ## [My Husband Said I am the Best Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-said-i-am-the-best-wife/618192)
**Author:** [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-said-i-am-the-best-wife/618192 "2012-04-13T17:49:26Z")
Just because I gave him a Nook Tablet, a bottle of good whiskey, and a blow job for his birthday. You guys are so easy to placate. --- ## [How many F\*\*k songs do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-f-k-songs-do-you-have/571372)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-f-k-songs-do-you-have/571372 "2011-02-16T23:14:58Z")
It may have been NBC news that I saw a piece on Cee-Lo Green’s Fuck You! where they said a large part of its appeal are the words “fuck you” in the chorus. “Fuck you!” I yelled at the TV, “I like it because it’s a fun, … --- ## ["It's the beginning fo the World...of Warcraft."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-beginning-fo-the-world-of-warcraft/417209)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-beginning-fo-the-world-of-warcraft/417209 "2007-09-11T21:13:57Z")
Title mocked from a South Park line. I was thinking of starting to play WoW, and wanted to ask a few questions. I like Draenei. Are all male models that ugly, or is it just the one they like to show off repeatedly. He … --- ## [Does fire exist anywhere other than earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fire-exist-anywhere-other-than-earth/713054)
**Author:** [@CanTak3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanTak3)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fire-exist-anywhere-other-than-earth/713054 "2015-03-23T18:47:12Z")
I can’t think of any material that burns and is not either man made, nor was once alive. So without a fuel source I can’t think of how fire could exist elsewhere. Stars are of course fusion not fire, and lightning strik… --- ## [Fish'n'chips. How do I make them like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishnchips-how-do-i-make-them-like-this/480653)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishnchips-how-do-i-make-them-like-this/480653 "2009-02-08T21:04:30Z")
I just posted this photo in another thread. (Not my pic.) It’s of the fish and chips at Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica. When it comes to fried foods such as chicken or fish… Well, I’ve never been shown how to do … --- ## [Ten Funniest Whedonverse Moments.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-funniest-whedonverse-moments/406717)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-funniest-whedonverse-moments/406717 "2007-06-06T20:47:47Z")
In no specific order, and prompted by my current viewing of Season 6 on DVD. Spoilers, obviously. Xander: Oh look, demons. Don’t see those everyday…unless you’re us. Angel imagining himself dancing. Simon: The C… --- ## [Why would fabric softener sheets be prohibited in a jail/rehab program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-fabric-softener-sheets-be-prohibited-in-a-jail-rehab-program/841726)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-fabric-softener-sheets-be-prohibited-in-a-jail-rehab-program/841726 "2019-10-16T22:59:17Z")
Nephew is in a residential probation program designed to educate and encourage non-violent offenders to become productive members of society. On the list of contraband is “fabric softener in sheet form.” Why? --- ## [Majority of vehicles on road being EVs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-of-vehicles-on-road-being-evs/977910)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/majority-of-vehicles-on-road-being-evs/977910 "2024-07-29T06:13:03Z")
Anyone have a good estimate of when the majority of vehicles on the road will be EVs? I’m mostly interested in the US, but estimates for other countries are welcome. --- ## [The Great MMP Semi-Offical List of Mumpers for this Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-mmp-semi-offical-list-of-mumpers-for-this-week/932426)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-mmp-semi-offical-list-of-mumpers-for-this-week/932426 "2021-03-03T21:53:55Z")
Stayed up until after 12am US Central time to make this official. So, it was mentioned in the last MMP that a listing of all the “Mumper names” that have been assigned would be nice. So…I went back a couple weeks and lo… --- ## [How many hours to break in a guitar amp speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-to-break-in-a-guitar-amp-speaker/606773)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-to-break-in-a-guitar-amp-speaker/606773 "2011-12-22T16:08:25Z")
I bought a new amp recently, has about ten hours or less of playing time at this point. I’m wondering at what point other guitarists and musicians consider an instrument speaker to have fully broken in and achieved it’s… --- ## [Possible German invasion of Britain WWII: in-country procedures, personnel, emplacements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-german-invasion-of-britain-wwii-in-country-procedures-personnel-emplacements/646305)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-german-invasion-of-britain-wwii-in-country-procedures-personnel-emplacements/646305 "2016-12-13T19:12:00Z")
So much of the London WWII underground military command center–I forget its proper name–is chilling, but where I was hit to the gut was a map (the only one?) in Churchill’s sleeping chamber, of a map of the English coast… --- ## [Are feelings "valid" simply because we have them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-feelings-valid-simply-because-we-have-them/764893)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-feelings-valid-simply-because-we-have-them/764893 "2016-09-11T06:51:38Z")
In reading this “Why Are so Many Adults Obsessed with One Direction?” an adult fan said this And googling “all feelings are valid” took me here "Our Feelings are Valid Because We Feel Them" “Validity” is defined (us… --- ## [Where are we going to go when we abandon this dump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-we-going-to-go-when-we-abandon-this-dump/428134 "2007-11-30T19:40:48Z")
Banner ads are the last straw for a lot of us. Where are we going to go to maintain the community we have established here? Any sites we can all move to? I’d hate to lose all of you, but right now, my ire towards the Rea… --- ## [So trumps message to the republicans is " is kneel and kiss my ass or else? "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trumps-message-to-the-republicans-is-is-kneel-and-kiss-my-ass-or-else/934004)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-trumps-message-to-the-republicans-is-is-kneel-and-kiss-my-ass-or-else/934004 "2021-03-13T18:56:07Z")
Wow if I was a republican id be offended at what he said … I mean don’t they have a national committee and such? apparently, he doesn’t give a damn … he made remarks about not making a new party but he might as well hav… --- ## [Gaddafi is dead, as Sirte falls to Libyan troops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaddafi-is-dead-as-sirte-falls-to-libyan-troops/600237)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaddafi-is-dead-as-sirte-falls-to-libyan-troops/600237 "2011-10-21T19:29:15Z")
So reports al Jazeera. --- ## [Write your own opinion in the Speluncean Explorers case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-opinion-in-the-speluncean-explorers-case/303736)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-own-opinion-in-the-speluncean-explorers-case/303736 "2022-12-07T07:51:56Z")
This hypothetical case has been discussed and argued since Fuller published it in 1949.See, http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/cse.htm#otheropinions. How would you decide the case? On what authority? How would you d… --- ## [Movies/TV/Books/Music from your past, but no one else remembers (or cares)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-books-music-from-your-past-but-no-one-else-remembers-or-cares/830099)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-books-music-from-your-past-but-no-one-else-remembers-or-cares/830099 "2019-03-08T01:57:37Z")
Maybe I should have added “…that you care about, but no one else does”. For decades, no one would believe that I saw the first few minutes of a show called \*Coronet Blue,\* until the faraway station devolved into static.… --- ## [Magic Cacti!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-cacti/518199)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-cacti/518199 "2009-11-27T01:23:33Z")
One of our employees was trying to convince my mom to buy a cactus for each desk in the office. You know, to absorb all the harmful radiation coming out of the computers. What the fuck? I’m pretty sure she’ll end up con… --- ## [What's really in a Shamrock Shake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-really-in-a-shamrock-shake/653280)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-really-in-a-shamrock-shake/653280 "2013-03-19T19:37:38Z")
I like 'em and was under no illusion that they were healthy, but great googly moogly, I don’t think I’ll ever look at one in quite the same way again: --- ## [Car Battery Went Bad After 20 Months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-went-bad-after-20-months/722256)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-battery-went-bad-after-20-months/722256 "2015-06-15T03:29:27Z")
I have a 2014 Mazda 6 GT. On Monday I went to start the car and I got nothing. The battery was completely drained. I jumped the car and drove it on the highway for about an hour. The same thing happened the next day. Whe… --- ## [Have you ever been air-bagged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-air-bagged/701070)
**Author:** [@liontamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liontamer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-air-bagged/701070 "2014-10-25T16:14:21Z")
Personally, no and few people I know have ever had it happen. Who has experienced this and how does it feel? --- ## [Don't Ask, Don't Tell Strikes Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-dont-tell-strikes-again/251400)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ask-dont-tell-strikes-again/251400 "2004-06-24T19:30:09Z")
From today’s Chronicle. So. Even though we need people who are able to speak foreign languages, especially middle eastern languages, it’s far more important that we discharge them because of who they have sex with. I s… --- ## [Is Sarah Palin doing a good job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sarah-palin-doing-a-good-job/547953)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sarah-palin-doing-a-good-job/547953 "2010-07-31T09:06:52Z")
I was just posed this question by an ad here on the SDMB and I’ll admit to being a little confused. A good job at what? Does Sarah Palin even have a job? I’m pretty sure that whatever it is she’s getting her income fr… --- ## [The hobby game developer thread: Unity or otherwise!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobby-game-developer-thread-unity-or-otherwise/680945)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobby-game-developer-thread-unity-or-otherwise/680945 "2014-04-26T01:20:57Z")
Or dis-unity, I suppose. :wink: In a previous thread here, I discovered that there were several people who were dabbling in game development on the side, just like me. It’s been a couple weeks since, how is everyone doi… --- ## [My Ex-Wife is Getting Married](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-wife-is-getting-married/134243)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-wife-is-getting-married/134243 "2010-09-25T12:32:20Z")
My ex-wife and I divorced about two years ago after 14 years of marriage. The reasons aren’t particularly relevant. In all honesty I suspect that we got married too young, with too little life experience, and with too … --- ## [Can you make it better and cheaper at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-it-better-and-cheaper-at-home/814473)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-it-better-and-cheaper-at-home/814473 "2018-06-01T14:24:03Z")
Poll to follow. “It” can be anything. Spaghetti sauce, penicillin, salad dressing, shoe polish, peanut butter, toothpaste—anything! If you can make it better and cheaper at home, vote YES and tell the world about it! K… --- ## [Thank you Mr, Clarke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-mr-clarke/236232)
**Author:** [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-mr-clarke/236232 "2004-04-02T05:14:06Z")
here vs here It’s good to know that there are still some government officials that take their responsibilities seriously. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1563&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1565&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)