# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1570&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:** 1571 --- ## [What was Feinstein expecting before releasing Ford's letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-feinstein-expecting-before-releasing-fords-letter/822661)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-feinstein-expecting-before-releasing-fords-letter/822661 "2018-10-17T14:00:06Z")
This is probably open only to speculation, so maybe this is more of an IMHO than a Great Debate, but one thing that I have not seen addressed about the Kavanaugh debacle is: We know that Diane Feinstein had been sitting… --- ## [Is the AGW debate about Results or Science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-agw-debate-about-results-or-science/454390)
**Author:** [@Public\_Animal\_No.9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Public_Animal_No.9)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-agw-debate-about-results-or-science/454390 "2008-07-02T21:54:21Z")
I’ve been reading through (and periodically posting in) the various global warming debates, and I come away from them with the feeling that the debates are not so much about whether there is agreement or disagreement ove… --- ## [Amazing Race "Unfinished Business" cast announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-unfinished-business-cast-announced/568205)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-unfinished-business-cast-announced/568205 "2011-02-23T22:57:49Z")
Amanda & Kris Gary & Mallory Herb & Nate (Globetrotters) Jaime & Carla Jet & Cord (Cowboys) Kent & Vyxsin (Goths) LaKisha & Jennifer Margie & Luke (mom & deaf son) Mel & Mike (White) Ron & Christina Zev & Jus… --- ## [Is my eye contact creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-eye-contact-creepy/612166)
**Author:** [@Napoleon\_Dynamite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napoleon_Dynamite)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-eye-contact-creepy/612166 "2012-02-11T20:27:31Z")
First off, I apologize for the wall of text. I just moved to Erie from a small, polite town in Tennessee. It’s quite a drastic change for me as I’ve never been exposed to a big city. I’m currently a sophomore in high sc… --- ## [Yes, dammit, one CAN prove a fucking negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dammit-one-can-prove-a-fucking-negative/313846)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dammit-one-can-prove-a-fucking-negative/313846 "2005-07-28T17:24:46Z")
The most absurd assertion on the planet is frequently seen, for example here: Stop fucking saying that. Yes, dammit, one CAN prove a negative. And sometimes, it’s trivially easy. For example, one can prove that an equi… --- ## [Earliest movie with a gay character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-movie-with-a-gay-character/544550)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-movie-with-a-gay-character/544550 "2010-07-04T00:17:36Z")
What was the earliest movie made that had a gay character? Just curious. --- ## [Laws regarding what someone can do on their property when it affects the neighbors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-regarding-what-someone-can-do-on-their-property-when-it-affects-the-neighbors/553658)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laws-regarding-what-someone-can-do-on-their-property-when-it-affects-the-neighbors/553658 "2010-09-20T20:08:09Z")
General question: What limits do people have whe it comes to modifications that they make to their own property when it adversely affects the property of neighboring domiciles? Specific Issue that propmpted the question… --- ## [If I find a pair of lab balances in a teenager's room...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-find-a-pair-of-lab-balances-in-a-teenagers-room/412949)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-find-a-pair-of-lab-balances-in-a-teenagers-room/412949 "2007-07-27T00:47:12Z")
… is there any other explanation for it besides drugs? The kid has no interest in science, btw. --- ## [Lemon socialism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-socialism/596343)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-socialism/596343 "2011-09-17T00:54:44Z")
When banks and large corporations make wildly disastrous investments, the losses are socialized as the government bails them out. When those same corporations show wild profits, the benefits go exclusively to private sha… --- ## [Most effective straw man arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-straw-man-arguments/675154)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-straw-man-arguments/675154 "2013-12-06T00:27:04Z")
We see straw man arguments around here all the time, but the outcome of those is generally no more than some commentary. Have people with massive amounts of influence successfully employed straw man arguments to move ev… --- ## [A Question About Automobile Engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-automobile-engines/563360)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-automobile-engines/563360 "2010-12-09T01:52:32Z")
One of the gadgets in my car to which I pay absolutely no attention is the gauge that shows rpms, but the other day I happened to notice that it was up to 4000 rpms. And it occurred to me that I had no idea at all to wh… --- ## [I can't touch the word "bee"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-touch-the-word-bee/276534)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-touch-the-word-bee/276534 "2004-12-08T11:27:49Z")
I used to have a phobia of bees. I am (mostly) over it now. But still. I can type the word “bee”. I can see it on the page without a problem. But I cannot physically touch the word on the page (or screen). Because that w… --- ## [Best (and worst) DVD extras (spoilers likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dvd-extras-spoilers-likely/462787)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-dvd-extras-spoilers-likely/462787 "2008-10-11T00:38:15Z")
The first movie I ever watched on DVD at home was What Dreams May Come. Though I’d wanted to see it in theaters, circumstances had prevented my doing so, so I was eager to see it. I was not disappointed. Not merely by th… --- ## [Mel Gibson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson/366636)
**Author:** [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-gibson/366636 "2006-08-03T02:46:09Z")
Early reports are that when Gibson was stopped for suspected drunk driving he cut loose with a bunch of profane anti-semitism. Makes you wonder if there was something to the criticism of his portrayal of the Jews in The… --- ## [Why do coastal areas lean liberal and inland areas lean conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coastal-areas-lean-liberal-and-inland-areas-lean-conservative/750644)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coastal-areas-lean-liberal-and-inland-areas-lean-conservative/750644 "2016-04-06T01:12:24Z")
This seems to be true across most of the US. In my home state of Maine, the coast is full of people who are very liberal. Inland Maine, especially away from the cities of Auburn and Augusta, leans much more conservati… --- ## [Ice Cream Prices Rise! Eve Plans Bank Heists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-prices-rise-eve-plans-bank-heists/241271)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-prices-rise-eve-plans-bank-heists/241271 "2004-04-26T07:37:30Z")
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) – Gasoline isn’t the only thing that’s costing more as summer approaches. The National Ice Cream Retailers Association says ice cream prices are going up, too. Executive director Linda Udderbac… --- ## [So Obama visits Hiroshima, doesn't apologize, but is accused by the right of apologizing anyway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-obama-visits-hiroshima-doesnt-apologize-but-is-accused-by-the-right-of-apologizing-anyway/755879)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-obama-visits-hiroshima-doesnt-apologize-but-is-accused-by-the-right-of-apologizing-anyway/755879 "2016-05-30T19:59:36Z")
Can’t this guy ever win? Maybe Im wrong, so I read the transcript of his speech: “Apologize” . . . “Sorry” . . . nope, neither word in the speech. Maybe a reasonable regret that we had to drop two fucking nuclear b… --- ## [An example of the efficiency of government (US Postal Service)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-the-efficiency-of-government-us-postal-service/670783)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-example-of-the-efficiency-of-government-us-postal-service/670783 "2013-10-10T20:45:56Z")
So, I had a semi-overweight package that needed delivered to PO Box located in my hometown (it’s a legal document to an official, so that I can’t just hand it to the person). Not knowing how much postage I needed, I too… --- ## ["We're pregnant."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-pregnant/514627)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-pregnant/514627 "2009-10-28T15:47:30Z")
No you’re not. I know you may have slept through high school biology, but as it turns out, only the woman gets pregnant. The man, however, sometimes gets a beer belly. I know that sometimes people claim they use this r… --- ## [What are some of the most depressing songs you've ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-most-depressing-songs-youve-ever-heard/401032)
**Author:** [@Havik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havik)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-most-depressing-songs-youve-ever-heard/401032 "2007-04-23T16:22:02Z")
C’mon. Everyone’s heard some songs in their life that has hit them in a “HOLY CRAP I’m Sad” Kinda way. For me, I’d have to say that I’ve heard a lot of sad songs, but a couple stand out. “Suicide Note” By Johnette Nap… --- ## [Is tickling ok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tickling-ok/618842)
**Author:** [@JerriJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerriJ)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tickling-ok/618842 "2012-04-17T21:54:01Z")
I think at some point or another every one of us have been tickled by either a sibling, cousin, parent, friend, etc. I think some of us may have a story or two of being tickled longer than we want which makes us want to… --- ## [Looking for thriller novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-thriller-novels/492071)
**Author:** [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-thriller-novels/492071 "2009-04-10T18:34:38Z")
I’ve recently been reading a lot more. I enjoy many genres, but I’ve noticed lately that I’m burnt out on many of my favorite thriller authors. So I’m looking for suggestions and recommendations on authors and/or titles … --- ## [Community -- 11/18/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-11-18-10/561181)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-11-18-10/561181 "2010-11-24T17:34:28Z")
I’ll leave a little space for mouseover. One of the best episodes yet. When the tiny car blew up – from three angles, naturally – I just lost it. Also loved everything going on in the massive blanket fort. --- ## [Openly Atheist Characters on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openly-atheist-characters-on-tv/280416)
**Author:** [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/openly-atheist-characters-on-tv/280416 "2004-12-21T02:40:11Z")
In the GD thread \[Study Says TV Disses Religion; Bricker Says Huh?\](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid= 5621239#post 5621239), Eve asked I thought this was interesting question. The only other s… --- ## [You know that big dent or scratch on your car? How'd you get it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-that-big-dent-or-scratch-on-your-car-howd-you-get-it/412838)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-that-big-dent-or-scratch-on-your-car-howd-you-get-it/412838 "2007-07-28T03:06:02Z")
I recently backed into and side-swiped a stop sign. Actually, it was mounted on the blacktop and I was backing up and didn’t see it. It was sort of a quasi-semi-private stop sign in between two parking lots. Plus it w… --- ## [Man puts his wife on a Terrorist Watch List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-puts-his-wife-on-a-terrorist-watch-list/569564)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-puts-his-wife-on-a-terrorist-watch-list/569564 "2011-02-10T19:23:53Z")
An UK Immigration official put his hated wife on a Terrorist Watch List; And it kept her in Pakistan for three years. And then he applies for a promotion that requires more security clearance, and officials finds out ab… --- ## ["Pact with the devil" column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pact-with-the-devil-column/525566)
**Author:** [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pact-with-the-devil-column/525566 "2010-02-22T21:08:14Z")
Excellent piece, Jillgat. Seems to me to be a good summary of past events. I really enjoyed it. (Wish Pat could read it!) link --- ## [What do I need to do to pull an American bird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-pull-an-american-bird/556728)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-pull-an-american-bird/556728 "2010-10-24T16:50:53Z")
:smiley: Title as offensive as possible. But seriously, this is inspired by a week ago. Scenario: I am in a cheesy tourist club, 9pm, nipping in for the Jacks. I see a hot American girl and a few friends. I know that s… --- ## [Why is the US asking Isreal to pull out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-asking-isreal-to-pull-out/102842)
**Author:** [@horhay\_achoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horhay_achoa)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2002, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-asking-isreal-to-pull-out/102842 "2002-04-14T11:56:47Z")
I was not sure where to put this. I don’t even want to start a debate, I just want to know what people think about this, but it seems like GD subject matter, so… After 9/11 the US wanted everyone to help us up root ter… --- ## [Found a baby possum! what do i do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-baby-possum-what-do-i-do/456758)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-a-baby-possum-what-do-i-do/456758 "2008-07-20T14:17:56Z")
Its about the size of a hamster, i found him swimming in the pool. Mom is nowhere to be found. --- ## [Do Mac computers really never crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mac-computers-really-never-crash/155628)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mac-computers-really-never-crash/155628 "2003-02-19T05:47:44Z")
How often do Mac computers crash? Are some Mac models more prone to crashing than others? When they crash, do they reboot faster? All this is realtive to the Windows (non-NT) world… --- ## [Would Windows 8 have been more warmly received if...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-windows-8-have-been-more-warmly-received-if/718562)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-windows-8-have-been-more-warmly-received-if/718562 "2015-04-28T19:42:44Z")
There is now a wide range of relatively powerful, well-specified small tablet devices on the market that run a full windows OS (not just RT). Some of these are almost throwaway prices - I have seen them on sale for as lo… --- ## [My Son Is Home!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-home/520387)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-is-home/520387 "2010-02-02T21:42:39Z")
Sixty four freaking hours it took him to fly here, but here he is at last. He didn’t even protest when his dear old dad hugged him for about twenty minutes at the airport. But after nine months of worry, he is back hom… --- ## [ARG220 - Let him live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arg220-let-him-live/2006)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 1999, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arg220-let-him-live/2006 "1999-08-29T13:02:00Z")
Is anyone else as sick and tired of Adam and his effort to turn EVERY topic into a debate about heaven and hell. Maybe his going to heaven sooner than later would be just dessert. After all, what a more boring place than… --- ## [I pit you, customers that think money fraud is funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-customers-that-think-money-fraud-is-funny/351660)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2006, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-customers-that-think-money-fraud-is-funny/351660 "2006-04-11T11:44:23Z")
I am so tired of customers coming into my gas station and joking about currency fraud. They will pay with a 50 or a 100 dollar bill. Naturally I do the ink test and the watermark check. Almost everytime, without fail,… --- ## [Used motor oil: Into the oil furnace? (attn: chaparralv8)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-motor-oil-into-the-oil-furnace-attn-chaparralv8/286272)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/used-motor-oil-into-the-oil-furnace-attn-chaparralv8/286272 "2019-02-13T19:31:19Z")
Rather than hijack this thread, I’ll just start a new one, for hopefully a wider audience. In his oil changing instructions, chaparralv8 said that used oil could be put into the tank of an oil furnace. Really? Here in t… --- ## ['Sugar Shack' lyrical analysis -- 'Put on some trash'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-shack-lyrical-analysis-put-on-some-trash/232635)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sugar-shack-lyrical-analysis-put-on-some-trash/232635 "2018-08-04T19:12:48Z")
I’ve recently heard it said around me that when, in the song Sugar Shack by The Jimmy Gilmer Fireballs, the vocalist sings “Make that girl love me when I put on some trash”, he’s talking about putting on jazz music or (p… --- ## [\*Why\* did Oswald kill JFK?/Why \*did\* Oswald kill JFK? \[No conspiracy loons please\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-no-conspiracy-loons-please/701427)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-why-did-oswald-kill-jfk-no-conspiracy-loons-please/701427 "2014-10-18T00:22:41Z")
See subject. Couldn’t decide on what emphasis to make it emphatic, so I chose both. After all, it wasn’t you and me. Sirhan Sirhan had his reasons, generally clustered around his Palestinian nationalism, and thinking, I… --- ## [Does anyone else always fast-forward past "Cheer up, Charlie"? \[W.Wonka and the Chocolate Factory\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-always-fast-forward-past-cheer-up-charlie-w-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory/547915)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-always-fast-forward-past-cheer-up-charlie-w-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory/547915 "2010-07-26T20:28:01Z")
I do, I skip the entire scene from when Charlie enters. It is the worst part of the film imo. I usually don’t skip anything in movies. --- ## [If a restaurant puts the wrong style fries in the menu image, is that false advertising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-restaurant-puts-the-wrong-style-fries-in-the-menu-image-is-that-false-advertising/990555)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-restaurant-puts-the-wrong-style-fries-in-the-menu-image-is-that-false-advertising/990555 "2023-10-28T00:43:55Z")
I see this all the time (mainly mom and pops) but basically the menu has these beautiful steak or crinkle cut fries, then you order them and they’re normal fries. Always made me curious, is that false advertising or any… --- ## [Where did Cain and Abel's wives come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-cain-and-abels-wives-come-from/542255)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-cain-and-abels-wives-come-from/542255 "2010-06-09T22:16:48Z")
I was reading Genesis today, and in the section where Cain killed Abel, Cain fled with his wife. Where did his wife come from? Also, Adam and Eve had a third son, Epram or something. Where did all the wives come from? Th… --- ## [Questions people are convinced of the answer, but are wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-people-are-convinced-of-the-answer-but-are-wrong/974721)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-people-are-convinced-of-the-answer-but-are-wrong/974721 "2022-11-19T08:06:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from Daylight Savings Time: Why is the US congress split on this matter: Nope, just the opposite. When I was in college (pre-Google), this was one of our favorite “pick an argument” quest… --- ## [Why no hate for the Midwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hate-for-the-midwest/952515)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-hate-for-the-midwest/952515 "2021-11-05T03:41:04Z")
The south gets made fun of for its backwardness, but let’s be real, most of the Midwest isn’t much better. Like, outside of Minneapolis, Detroit, and Chicago, the Midwest is as red as it gets. --- ## [Is it likely that the Russian meteorite was shot down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-likely-that-the-russian-meteorite-was-shot-down/650792)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-likely-that-the-russian-meteorite-was-shot-down/650792 "2013-02-20T15:47:17Z")
I heard that theory, and this video looks convincing: It appears as if the meteorite was intercepted by some small, fast moving thing. Also, isn’t Russia likely to have anti-missile defense systems? Would t… --- ## [Big Bang Theory 10/6--The Wiggly Finger Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-10-6-the-wiggly-finger-catalyst/598779)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-10-6-the-wiggly-finger-catalyst/598779 "2011-10-11T05:13:10Z")
Raj finally meets a girl he can communicate with. Well, it’s about time they put that joke to rest. --- ## [What should Lee have done in the Summer of 1863?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-lee-have-done-in-the-summer-of-1863/687025)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-lee-have-done-in-the-summer-of-1863/687025 "2014-05-05T18:58:59Z")
After winning the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Lee had a period of strategic opportunity. He had several options he could do: He could send forces to the Mississippi to turn back the Union attempts … --- ## [What Do You Get For Someone Who Doesn't Like Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-for-someone-who-doesnt-like-anything/190681)
**Author:** [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-get-for-someone-who-doesnt-like-anything/190681 "2003-07-26T05:53:19Z")
My mom’s birthday is coming up and I have to shop and find something for her. What do you get for someone who doesn’t like anything? (I tend to buy books, music, and movies). Let me provide some examples. She didn’t lik… --- ## [Guitarists, Bassists: The Best Fretting Hand in the Business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-bassists-the-best-fretting-hand-in-the-business/578485)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-bassists-the-best-fretting-hand-in-the-business/578485 "2011-04-25T18:17:26Z")
Special thanks to \*\*Marley23 \*\*for turning me on to this just-last-night youtube clip of the concert he got to go to, and I did not (grr) featuring the Trucks/Tedeschi Band. See clip of their cover of the great Stevie W… --- ## [what song title describes your life and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-title-describes-your-life-and-why/171308)
**Author:** [@blue\_poop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_poop)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-title-describes-your-life-and-why/171308 "2006-01-31T12:15:47Z")
Hey guys. I hope no-one else has asked this recently. But I was just wondering what song title describes you and in what way does it describe you. I would have to say for me, it would be sexbomb by Tom Jones, I don’t thi… --- ## [Observation : Political Equivocators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observation-political-equivocators/632054)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/observation-political-equivocators/632054 "2012-08-23T10:10:12Z")
One recurring meme I seem to encounter - from my mother, several friends, various places online - is that “both sides are bad.” I would elaborate, but the people who advance this idea never really do. All politicians ar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1569&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1571&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)