# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1581&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:** 1582 --- ## [Terror in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-in-europe/749993)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-in-europe/749993 "2016-03-25T18:36:41Z")
As the horrible attacks in Brussels unfold, it makes me wonder what the ultimate terrorist goal is here… Is it to scare the populace to such a point that their countries withdrawal from the air strikes? It completely stu… --- ## [Coldfire is an ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-is-an-ass/72944)
**Author:** [@heembo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heembo)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2001, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-is-an-ass/72944 "2001-07-23T02:45:11Z")
Just thought I’d share. --- ## [I'm moving a 60 year old refrigerator 1000 miles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-a-60-year-old-refrigerator-1000-miles/617857)
**Author:** [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-a-60-year-old-refrigerator-1000-miles/617857 "2012-06-22T20:32:48Z")
Yep. We are cleaning out my FIL’s house in Indiana, and planning to move a circa-1950 \*\*Crosley Shelvadore \*\*back to our house in Arizona. Photo here: It has been running without p… --- ## [Legal Question about Federal Immigration Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-federal-immigration-law/541462)
**Author:** [@Well\_Cited](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Well_Cited)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-federal-immigration-law/541462 "2010-06-05T20:12:50Z")
In the mayhem surrounding the AZ immigration law, everyone (here and in the media) mentions federal law as it concerns this AZ bill, but NO ONE cites anything specific. I feel so lost. Do any of you know if it really exi… --- ## [Stuff people never do in films.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-people-never-do-in-films/299013)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-people-never-do-in-films/299013 "2005-04-14T23:08:03Z")
Reading the replies to my pit thread about biting the inside of my lip, whilst watching Deerhunter on another computer I got to thinking… You never see people in films biting the inside of their lips. You never see the… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 4.10 'Sine Qua Non' (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-10-sine-qua-non-open-spoilers/450844)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-10-sine-qua-non-open-spoilers/450844 "2008-06-07T23:12:08Z")
It’s episode 10, unless you don’t count ‘Razor’ in this season’s episodes. Spoiler policy: If it’s already aired (and it has), it’s fair game. Speculation based on nothing but what’s already been aired is fair game. If … --- ## [Teenager Busts Dad for Growing Pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenager-busts-dad-for-growing-pot/109325)
**Author:** [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenager-busts-dad-for-growing-pot/109325 "2012-03-26T17:33:10Z")
A 17-year-old kid called the cops on his father for growing marijuana in their garage. It takes some balls to do that, knowing that this kid could possibly be alienated by the rest of his father’s family, or that he cou… --- ## [MOTHERFUCK THE FDA. (may cause falling asleep at the wheel, compulsive gambling)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfuck-the-fda-may-cause-falling-asleep-at-the-wheel-compulsive-gambling/413186)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfuck-the-fda-may-cause-falling-asleep-at-the-wheel-compulsive-gambling/413186 "2007-07-31T15:28:22Z")
JESUS CHRIST. I just saw a commercial for a new drug designed to treat that sexy restless leg symdrome, the treatable syndrome du jour. Everything was cruising along in typical Merck/Lilly/Phizer feelgood commercial glu… --- ## [Why are you NOT an organ donor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-not-an-organ-donor/105786)
**Author:** [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2002, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-not-an-organ-donor/105786 "2002-05-12T17:41:06Z")
Many people die for the lack of donated organs, yet millions of perfectly good kidneys, hearts, etc, end up rotting in graves and incinerated in crematoria every year. Doesn’t it make sense to be an organ donor? If you d… --- ## [Anyone have a good side dish veggie recipe for a crowd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-good-side-dish-veggie-recipe-for-a-crowd/604972)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-good-side-dish-veggie-recipe-for-a-crowd/604972 "2011-12-05T15:57:08Z")
My mom’s giant Christmas party is coming up and I usually do most of the cooking. This year she’s just doing some beef tenderloins, which thankfully makes it easy. I’ve got a potato dish I can make ahead, and a great C… --- ## [American Idol -- The Finals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-the-finals/405133)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-the-finals/405133 "2007-05-25T02:02:45Z")
Huh…no AI thread yet? Okiee, got this one covered. Three songs each tonight: One that they’ve already done this season (didn’t they pretty much do that last week?), one of the contestant’s choice, and one that was speci… --- ## [Any advice for replacing our carpet with stained concrete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-replacing-our-carpet-with-stained-concrete/433621)
**Author:** [@Resu\_Eman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Resu_Eman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-advice-for-replacing-our-carpet-with-stained-concrete/433621 "2008-01-16T22:23:41Z")
We have about 1500 sqf of carpet that needs to be replaced. I really like the look of stained concrete floors, but I’ve only seen it on new floors. That is, it was done as part of the initial construction of the buildi… --- ## [What's the deal with the Wiggles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-wiggles/212823)
**Author:** [@beajerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beajerry)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-wiggles/212823 "2011-03-20T20:36:09Z")
They show this show on Playhouse Disney all the time now with these 4 or 5 guys singing kid songs and romping around. My kids don’t particularly like them and are more into Dora the Explorer. But watching these guys is… --- ## [I think it's an appropriate time for some "Trump FACTS"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-an-appropriate-time-for-some-trump-facts/783449)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-its-an-appropriate-time-for-some-trump-facts/783449 "2017-04-04T04:30:16Z")
For far too long the “facts” about Chuck Norris have echoed from the countryside while the “facts” about our president have gone unheralded. Well, the time has finally come to give the man his due. Just like the facts … --- ## [Is having your driveway plowed a tipping situation? How much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-your-driveway-plowed-a-tipping-situation-how-much/528547)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-having-your-driveway-plowed-a-tipping-situation-how-much/528547 "2010-02-11T18:53:26Z")
How much, if anything, do you tip somebody who plows your driveway? What about the rule that you do not tip anybody who owns the business doing the work? --- ## [OK, so why has flight MH17 completely disappeared from the news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-why-has-flight-mh17-completely-disappeared-from-the-news/696372)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-why-has-flight-mh17-completely-disappeared-from-the-news/696372 "2014-11-16T03:50:22Z")
Wow, this was a front page story for a long time. Western media went full blast blaming the Russians and the separatists in the east of shooting the plane down with a missile. Fine and dandy. Then these same folks were … --- ## [What is the "real world"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-real-world/522654)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-real-world/522654 "2010-01-04T15:12:56Z")
I hear people talk about “the real world” a lot. They’ll say things like “college isn’t the real world” or “computer games aren’t the real world” or something like that. The statements are literally absurd; these things… --- ## [How many people die to make a gallon of gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-die-to-make-a-gallon-of-gasoline/739702)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-die-to-make-a-gallon-of-gasoline/739702 "2015-12-23T06:36:50Z")
Oil has been linked to terrorism and war for a long time. The production process is very dangerous, and accidents do happen. Also, burning the gas produces pollution, which causes a lot of deaths. Considering all of t… --- ## [Roles that would seem different with age-appropriate actors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roles-that-would-seem-different-with-age-appropriate-actors/790386)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roles-that-would-seem-different-with-age-appropriate-actors/790386 "2017-07-21T07:40:13Z")
Spun off from this thread where I imply how squicky Miss Jane’s interactions with Jethro would be if the show was actually cast with a teenage actor (as Jethro was supposed to be) instead of a 25-year-old. (One other ex… --- ## [Do men still wear sock suspenders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-still-wear-sock-suspenders/383375)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-still-wear-sock-suspenders/383375 "2006-12-09T22:55:28Z")
I was watching Intolerable Cruelty the other night, and in one scene, Edward Hermann takes off his suit, and is seen wearing sock suspenders underneath. A quick google search reveals that such things are still available… --- ## [Would it have been "better" to keep the Saturn system, instead of building the shuttle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-been-better-to-keep-the-saturn-system-instead-of-building-the-shuttle/670492)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-have-been-better-to-keep-the-saturn-system-instead-of-building-the-shuttle/670492 "2013-10-11T05:05:35Z")
A former NASA administrator seems to think so. Considering what a disappointment the STS was, does he have a point? He seems to think we would have a manned moon base, firm Mars missions plans, etc etc, instead of the … --- ## [Ask the gal who just had a full immersion baptism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gal-who-just-had-a-full-immersion-baptism/530732)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gal-who-just-had-a-full-immersion-baptism/530732 "2010-03-04T20:42:01Z")
Like the title says - at age 36, 18 years into my faith. Folks around here like to do such things in the river - only problem being the very high levels of blue green algae and the river being closed to all human activi… --- ## [DrDeth, Your defense of Robin Williams is pretty off kilter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-your-defense-of-robin-williams-is-pretty-off-kilter/811230)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drdeth-your-defense-of-robin-williams-is-pretty-off-kilter/811230 "2018-04-04T23:16:01Z")
In this thread on Robin Williams, DrDeth said the following: I’m Pitting this post because I couldn’t figure out a way to write this in a Cafe Society thread without getting a warning. You have used the phrase " Robin… --- ## [Another weird interview night with David Letterman \[Joaquin Phoenix\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-interview-night-with-david-letterman-joaquin-phoenix/485488)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-interview-night-with-david-letterman-joaquin-phoenix/485488 "2009-02-27T05:25:55Z")
Joaquin Phoenix is on … something…or he’s putting us on. It’s , well, indescribable. Phoenix has sunglasses on, he’s not talking. Why did he bother to come on? Anybody else seeing this? Help me out here. --- ## [Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq - you're pitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-peacemaker-teams-in-iraq-youre-pitted/349700)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-peacemaker-teams-in-iraq-youre-pitted/349700 "2006-03-29T02:03:00Z")
Call yourself Christians? Ungrateful, snidy little shits would be more appropriate. They issued a statement after the liberation of their colleagues in Iraq. Did they take the opportunity to thank the troops who risked… --- ## [Peanut Allergies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-allergies/370777)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-allergies/370777 "2006-08-31T22:29:45Z")
With school starting the topic of peanut allergies, peanut free zones and peanut free schools has again reared its ugly head. On one side are the parents who wail “but my baby could DIE if they SMELL or TOUCH a peanut!”… --- ## [Best Movies Ever Which Require Explaining -- Sometimes, A Lot of It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-ever-which-require-explaining-sometimes-a-lot-of-it/347200)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movies-ever-which-require-explaining-sometimes-a-lot-of-it/347200 "2006-03-10T18:14:11Z")
There’s a poll thread for the best movies ever, but instead of mucking it up with lots of debate, etc., I thought I would start a thread about best movies which need lots of 'splaining. I mean, you nominate “Citizen Kane… --- ## [Norton Safe Web reports Straight Dope is secure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-safe-web-reports-straight-dope-is-secure/675296)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norton-safe-web-reports-straight-dope-is-secure/675296 "2013-12-16T16:23:55Z")
I was a little surprised because there has been occasional malware issues from ads here. But Norton Safe Web reports no problems. I’m not sure if this based on Norton’s analysis or just user reports. http://safeweb.nor… --- ## [Effing "MEEP" and the Effing Aholes who Designed IT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-meep-and-the-effing-aholes-who-designed-it/645182)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-meep-and-the-effing-aholes-who-designed-it/645182 "2012-12-29T13:28:07Z")
Yeah - if you’re going to market a techno toy to children, you have a moral obligation to print on the face of the box, in large letters so that ex-husbands with joint custody can’t miss it, “OPEN THIS AND REGISTER IT BE… --- ## [There's A REAL "Hershey Highway"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-real-hershey-highway/583268)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-real-hershey-highway/583268 "2011-05-27T15:59:09Z")
I was getting ready to go to the doctor this morning, putting on fresh underwear and stuff, when I started wondering about this, googled it and sure enough, the Hershey Highway is otherwise known as Route 322 and runs th… --- ## [Famous Dopers (or approximations) sign in here so that others may bask in your glory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-dopers-or-approximations-sign-in-here-so-that-others-may-bask-in-your-glory/516354)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-dopers-or-approximations-sign-in-here-so-that-others-may-bask-in-your-glory/516354 "2009-11-10T03:05:06Z")
In this thread we find that David Bowie (MrSquishy) and Peter Weller (NoClueBoy) are, surprisingly, not only Dopers but suddenly willing to out themselves. Now I concede that there is a slight chance that one or both we… --- ## [Hearts and Flowers in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678 "2018-02-19T02:18:03Z")
Wednesday is Valentine’s day. Does it matter? Do you bother? Discuss. Happy Moanday! --- ## [Which Grandparent has been the biggest influence on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-grandparent-has-been-the-biggest-influence-on-you/608392)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-grandparent-has-been-the-biggest-influence-on-you/608392 "2012-01-09T04:39:00Z")
Discuss any aspect of this question that you like, but vote based on your own gender and which of your grandparents has been the most influential in your own development in terms of at least: Looks Interests Skills, t… --- ## [Dark-skinned African-Americans with tattoos: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-skinned-african-americans-with-tattoos-why/375406)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-skinned-african-americans-with-tattoos-why/375406 "2011-03-18T14:49:22Z")
At the grocery store in my neighborhood, most of the cashiers are black women. About half of them have tattoos, which to my eyes appears more like a splotchy silhouette than a discernable work of skin art. I know I’ll … --- ## [When does a car need a tune-up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-car-need-a-tune-up/397590)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-car-need-a-tune-up/397590 "2007-03-27T14:17:57Z")
I recently inherited my mother’s 2002 PT Cruiser that she had bought new 5.5 years ago. It has only 23,000 miles on it, and is an automatic. Even though she took it in for scheduled oil changes, etc., I know that the car… --- ## [Why are Conservatives so credulous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-so-credulous/470646)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-so-credulous/470646 "2008-11-07T01:14:52Z")
I’ll mention Obama, but only as an example. This is not meant to be an Obama thread. At another website I see: \[ul\]\[li\]Obama is a Muslim\[/li\]\[li\]Obama is not a U.S. citizen\[/li\]\[li\]Obama is a socialist\[/li\]\[li\]Both pa… --- ## [Why does the human body act as a radio/TV antenna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-human-body-act-as-a-radio-tv-antenna/228748)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-human-body-act-as-a-radio-tv-antenna/228748 "2004-02-12T05:07:36Z")
I’ve often noticed, when trying to adjust a radio or TV antenna for better reception, that reception improves markedly while I am holding or touching the antenna – and then, maddeningly, goes back to static or snow the m… --- ## [Those damned Podesta wikileaks will be Hillary's undoing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-damned-podesta-wikileaks-will-be-hillarys-undoing/769603)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-damned-podesta-wikileaks-will-be-hillarys-undoing/769603 "2016-10-30T06:54:31Z")
… or will they? I’ve read through them. Admittedly, not exhaustively. The further down I read, the more I became convinced that this is nothing but a tempest in a teacup, much ado about nothing. What’s more, HRC’s cr… --- ## [Are you debt free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-debt-free/796312)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-debt-free/796312 "2017-09-18T12:41:47Z")
As the title states the question is are you debt free? If not is being debt free a goal of yours? If you have debt what kinds, such as CC or mortgage? --- ## [Discworld cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-cake/376245)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-cake/376245 "2006-10-28T20:04:11Z")
Nothing to say except … that’s different. --- ## [The Brand Spanking New Harvey Keitel Penis Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brand-spanking-new-harvey-keitel-penis-game/36316)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2002, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brand-spanking-new-harvey-keitel-penis-game/36316 "2002-10-10T02:25:06Z")
Inspired by Jack Batty in this thread. I’ve decided to start a game. I was going to call it 6 degrees of Keitel’s Penis, then I realised that was too easy. Anyone could do that. So here is how it works. One poster names … --- ## [Why is there so little promotion of the skilled trades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-so-little-promotion-of-the-skilled-trades/820985)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-so-little-promotion-of-the-skilled-trades/820985 "2018-09-17T23:48:39Z")
I have no idea why skills such as carpentry, metal working, electrical, masonry, and so on, are not more highly promoted. It seems that every young adult wants to go play around in college- which is understandable consid… --- ## [Pumping oil up and out 5 feet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumping-oil-up-and-out-5-feet/644778)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumping-oil-up-and-out-5-feet/644778 "2012-12-23T09:19:19Z")
In ground # 2 oil fuel tank for house heating. Switching to all electric heat. Need to pump out left over 6 inches of fuel oil out of underground tank to satisfy local regulations Need to pump oil UP five feet and ou… --- ## [Atheists: Would you \*prefer\* that a god exist or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-would-you-prefer-that-a-god-exist-or-not/839793)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-would-you-prefer-that-a-god-exist-or-not/839793 "2019-09-14T08:15:13Z")
Sidestepping the age-old debate of whether a god exists or not, I would like to ask: If you are atheist, would you \*\*\*prefer \*\*\*that a god exist or not? (Not going to elaborate about what such a god might be like - cou… --- ## [Business Bullshit watch - "reaching out"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-bullshit-watch-reaching-out/538927)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-bullshit-watch-reaching-out/538927 "2010-05-19T17:32:28Z")
We in the UK sometimes have to accept the Business Bullshit terminology that we receive from our masters across the Atlantic. We have accepted that, going forward, we need to leverage the deliverables of a synergistic pa… --- ## [There are rules. One is YOU DON'T MESS WITH A PERSON'S CAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-rules-one-is-you-dont-mess-with-a-persons-car/710634)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-rules-one-is-you-dont-mess-with-a-persons-car/710634 "2015-01-27T13:56:17Z")
The SO came home early. She’s still in orientation for her new job, and they let her and the other nurse leave to finish computer-based training at home. Someone tagged her truck. She loves her truck. It’s a 2000 Toy… --- ## [Doper Locales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-locales/29418)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-locales/29418 "2000-08-31T16:39:25Z")
Hey Dopers, where’s home? Plnnr lives in Richmond, VA --- ## [The beginning of a conspiracy theory? Flight 370 landed on Diego Garcia.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-a-conspiracy-theory-flight-370-landed-on-diego-garcia/685316 "2014-04-08T01:48:11Z")
I can’t tell if this nutty page is sincere or a joke. Either way, there may be people who will take it seriously. http://jhaines6.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/must-go-viral-blockbuster-this-is-accurate-and-now-100-percent-c… --- ## [I have promises to keep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-promises-to-keep/297177)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-promises-to-keep/297177 "2005-04-02T01:41:42Z")
This was pretty much the worst month ever. There have been family crises, brain surgery, ghosts (not the “booo” chain-rattling kinds, but the other kind, the kind where the corpse of the person you were is disturbed, an… --- ## [In Praise of John Prine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-john-prine/545263)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-john-prine/545263 "2010-07-06T17:05:18Z")
I gotsta believe there are some Prine fans on board. The man hasn’t produced much in the past decade or so, but in his prime there were few who could equal his songwriting ability. A few years back I got his Great Days… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1580&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1582&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)