# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1582&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:** 1583 --- ## [The Christmas Roast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-roast/741141)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-roast/741141 "2016-01-01T00:36:06Z")
By tradition, Christmas dinner is prime rib. This year I got a 5.63 pound, USDA Prime, standing rib roast with three bones. Right around the same size as last year. Mrs. L.A. says it’s pretty. --- ## [Have we ever had a bigger braggart as President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-ever-had-a-bigger-braggart-as-president/842675)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-ever-had-a-bigger-braggart-as-president/842675 "2019-11-07T02:53:08Z")
I would have hoped to get a factual answer to this, but I figured it was going to end up in the Pit, so here it is. I can’t remember any President ever claiming that they were brilliant or a genius or had unmatched wisd… --- ## [Studio 60 premiers tonight!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-premiers-tonight/373160)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-premiers-tonight/373160 "2006-09-25T05:09:04Z")
I have been a Sorkin fan since Sports Night, I love A Few Good Men (okay, the ending was kind of hokey, but still) and I regretfully stopped watching West Wing after he stopped writing the script. Tonight…the premier of… --- ## [What year did you get online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-did-you-get-online/741430)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-did-you-get-online/741430 "2016-01-06T17:19:24Z")
Not real sure how to set up a poll, so I’m just asking in a non-scientific way. What year did you get online? For my purposes, maybe something like Prodigy or WELL might count or they might not. I, for instance, was on … --- ## [How do you shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-shower/725233)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-shower/725233 "2015-07-23T15:08:57Z")
I grew up in a family of 7 with one bathroom, so showers were quick, to the point, and done. That has stuck with me ever since - lather up, rinse, vacate the bathroom. Lingering under running water does nothing for me,… --- ## [WTF moments from your favorite tv programs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-moments-from-your-favorite-tv-programs/339175)
**Author:** [@AFAIKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AFAIKnow)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-moments-from-your-favorite-tv-programs/339175 "2006-01-14T23:52:59Z")
The ones where you know all of the characters and plotlines intimately enough that barring a bit of creative leeway from the writers to fit a certain plot in, that a change happens in the show that is so out there that y… --- ## [Share a bit of cultural trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-bit-of-cultural-trivia/266868)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-bit-of-cultural-trivia/266868 "2004-10-13T17:42:55Z")
Got an interesting, amazing or pretty good piece of Cafe Society trivia you’d like to share?, or show off? Here’s one to start: Howard Shore - the composer of the music for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies - wa… --- ## [Zimmerman pulls family from overturned SUV: True or not true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-pulls-family-from-overturned-suv-true-or-not-true/664580)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-pulls-family-from-overturned-suv-true-or-not-true/664580 "2013-07-30T03:13:07Z")
I’m not big on conspiracy theories, but this story is just too weird to pass up. George Zimmerman has been in hiding since the not guilty verdict. The very first confirmed public sighting of Zimmerman? When he came out… --- ## [Any girl gamers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-girl-gamers/530997)
**Author:** [@HotSmoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotSmoke)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-girl-gamers/530997 "2010-03-08T08:25:23Z")
I was wondering if there are any gamers of the female persuasion on this board…I’d hate to think I am the only one. What do you play? I’m curious because I want to know what women gamers are into at the moment. I know t… --- ## [How long will an ember last in a brand new fire pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-an-ember-last-in-a-brand-new-fire-pit/548198)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-an-ember-last-in-a-brand-new-fire-pit/548198 "2010-07-28T02:48:45Z")
I just built this new Firepit and it is rather large: 3.5 feet across 3 foot deep. Had a big fire in it the other night and this morning there are still hot embers in it. Living in a moderate to high fire danger area I a… --- ## [Morally, how should inheritance be split between siblings if originally unequally distributed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morally-how-should-inheritance-be-split-between-siblings-if-originally-unequally-distributed/791594)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morally-how-should-inheritance-be-split-between-siblings-if-originally-unequally-distributed/791594 "2017-08-30T03:22:51Z")
I’ll try to just give the basic facts and leave personalities and irrelevant family history out of the equation. Parents have 3 grown children, all siblings: A,B, C. For whatever reason, 10 years ago: Sibling A is favor… --- ## [Harry Potter is EVIL!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-is-evil/184297)
**Author:** [@Sivalensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sivalensis)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-is-evil/184297 "2003-07-01T05:13:11Z")
Ok, so as some of you may know from the other Harry Potter thread, I work in a bookstore (independent, none of those chains). I was working at the front desk Tuesday after the release. Group of people comes in the door… --- ## [How old were you when you first left the country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-left-the-country/852119)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-first-left-the-country/852119 "2020-06-11T19:06:55Z")
At what age did you first leave your country, for any reason (vacation, business, immigration, etc.)? --- ## [A virus can't make your computer physically fail to boot, can it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virus-cant-make-your-computer-physically-fail-to-boot-can-it/550555)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-virus-cant-make-your-computer-physically-fail-to-boot-can-it/550555 "2010-08-21T04:42:55Z")
No signs of a virus invasion on the family laptop (running Win XP) – my daughter was on a school-sanctioned math website that she had used safely many times in the past. The website was undergoing announced maintenance, … --- ## [Would you be willing to use a toilet on the hidden side of of one-way mirror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-willing-to-use-a-toilet-on-the-hidden-side-of-of-one-way-mirror/632866)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-willing-to-use-a-toilet-on-the-hidden-side-of-of-one-way-mirror/632866 "2012-08-29T18:57:24Z")
First the link, along with a quote from the article: \[ There are two pictures in the article, one showing what the toilet looks like from the outside (passersby see only the reflection of things outside the toilet) an… --- ## [Well-known groups that spawned more than one popular solo artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-groups-that-spawned-more-than-one-popular-solo-artist/382197)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-groups-that-spawned-more-than-one-popular-solo-artist/382197 "2006-12-01T17:25:23Z")
There are quite a few groups that spawned a successful solo artist, often the lead singer gets more popular than the band. But a group spawning two or more successful solo artists seems less common. A few that come to … --- ## [How much of a raise would you give/share with your SO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-raise-would-you-give-share-with-your-so/575452)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-a-raise-would-you-give-share-with-your-so/575452 "2011-03-26T05:07:25Z")
I’m thinking of a % here. --- ## [Should I buy a toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-toaster-oven/712602 "2015-02-24T04:15:37Z")
Today, I was going to buy a toaster to use for toasting bagels for a quick breakfast in the morning. I then thought, for a slight increase in price, why not just buy a toaster oven. I’ve got a wonderful gas stove, but I … --- ## [Suicide Bombing In Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-bombing-in-israel/226616)
**Author:** [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2004, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-bombing-in-israel/226616 "2004-02-08T06:39:45Z")
I understand the argument about “Palestinian” and Israeli territory. And yes, from me putting Palestinian in quotes, you know what side I’m on. Obviously, these suicide bombers are of the same mentality as those who at… --- ## ['Peak' bagging the easy way: which states have the easiest high points to 'climb' to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-bagging-the-easy-way-which-states-have-the-easiest-high-points-to-climb-to/729517)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peak-bagging-the-easy-way-which-states-have-the-easiest-high-points-to-climb-to/729517 "2015-09-02T22:26:35Z")
During the current Denali-v.-Mt.McKinley tiff, it was noted that Campbell Hill was the highest place in Ohio. As you can see from the photos at the link, ‘ascending’ Campbell Hill isn’t exactly a challenge: drive to the… --- ## [My Idiot Moment Of The Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idiot-moment-of-the-week/478215)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idiot-moment-of-the-week/478215 "2008-12-27T16:56:35Z")
So I get a notification from EBay that my credit card/debit card expires this month and called Bank of America to see where my new card is. They tell me it had been sent to me, but in a blank white envelope. She offere… --- ## [Three Musketeers reboot -- dreadful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-musketeers-reboot-dreadful/598359)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-musketeers-reboot-dreadful/598359 "2011-10-05T11:30:08Z")
There’s a trailer available for the big budget remake of the Three Musketeers. It looks like they’re giving it the “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”/“Sherlock Holmes” treatment. Specifically, “let’s add big explosi… --- ## [How would LOTR read if Frodo had died at Mount Doom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-lotr-read-if-frodo-had-died-at-mount-doom/523668)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-lotr-read-if-frodo-had-died-at-mount-doom/523668 "2010-01-07T17:29:15Z")
As everyone knows, The Lord of the Rings is based on historical events\*–the exploits of Frodo Baggins, his servant\*\* Samwise, and their companions during the war that ended the Third Age and restored the heirs of Isildur… --- ## [Risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk/647678)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risk/647678 "2013-01-25T20:34:44Z")
so you’re playing Risk and it’s manual placements. where do you allocate most of your armies? it’s online so no peeking! --- ## [How much does \[electronic\] data weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-electronic-data-weigh/561418)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-electronic-data-weigh/561418 "2011-11-01T05:19:42Z")
Say I have a SSD or flash drive of some sort and that device is fully loaded with information (whatever the size might be), is it possible that the electrons, or whatever, add up to a measurable weight? If so, how large … --- ## [Airline drinking water-is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-drinking-water-is-this-true/684465)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-drinking-water-is-this-true/684465 "2014-03-28T08:28:40Z")
I found an article about things airline employees know about flying you should know. I was interested because I used to work as ground crew and I knew a lot of them already, but this one was new to me: Is this true? … --- ## [Straight Dope on Quackwatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-quackwatch/517914)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-on-quackwatch/517914 "2009-11-19T21:39:21Z")
Just checking with the expert minds here: are Dr. Stephen Barrett and quackwatch.com legit? --- ## [Iconic characters in literary SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-characters-in-literary-sf/697570)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-characters-in-literary-sf/697570 "2014-09-27T23:24:12Z")
I write science fiction and I was thinking the other day that the most memorable characters I’d created had come to life when I was a sophomore in college…over 20 years ago. That thought alarmed me, until I started thin… --- ## [I really need a favour...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-a-favour/486163)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-a-favour/486163 "2009-02-26T20:26:37Z")
Hi, I would love it if another Doper could do me a favour?! Its nothing dodgy I promise, but if you are interested please send me a message! The favour will take you about a minute. Thank you :slight\_smile: From a ver… --- ## [Homage d'Johnny: What was your favorite moment on Tonight Show during his reign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homage-djohnny-what-was-your-favorite-moment-on-tonight-show-during-his-reign/286387)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homage-djohnny-what-was-your-favorite-moment-on-tonight-show-during-his-reign/286387 "2005-01-27T09:38:03Z")
Mine include: -George Gobel’s brilliant ad-lib when on with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Johnny, all of whom were in particularly sadistic mode: “Do you ever get the feeling that the world’s a tuxedo and you’re a pair… --- ## [Are milk tanker trucks refrigerated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-milk-tanker-trucks-refrigerated/358223)
**Author:** [@Jombi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jombi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-milk-tanker-trucks-refrigerated/358223 "2006-05-26T05:17:39Z")
Well, are they? They don’t look like refrigerated on the road. Can milk travel in 90 degree weather without refrigeration? --- ## [How far does sound travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-sound-travel/604524)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-sound-travel/604524 "2011-11-30T15:58:30Z")
On September 4, 2011 the Baltimore Grand Prix was staged in downtown Baltimore. I live approximately 9 miles from the track as the crow flies. Around 8 or 9am my girlfriend claims to have heard the cars’ engines. This ti… --- ## [The Up Sides to Non-Essential Tremors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-up-sides-to-non-essential-tremors/566739)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-up-sides-to-non-essential-tremors/566739 "2011-01-08T01:22:59Z")
My entire family (so it seems) are inflicted with non-essential tremors. This means our hands shake, sometimes quite badly, but the tremors aren’t associated with anything that’s dangerous or anything, hence the ‘non-ess… --- ## [Apartment noise-unreasonable hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-noise-unreasonable-hours/682665)
**Author:** [@jbob1515](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jbob1515)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-noise-unreasonable-hours/682665 "2014-03-06T00:39:43Z")
Hello I have a dilemma. My downstairs neighbor (Who moved in last spring) Tends to Play his television from midnight to 6 am Every day and is waking me up, it’s is not loud mind ya but disturbing. I have complained to t… --- ## [In what physical world would you be able to unstir milk from coffee? Time travel is not allowed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-physical-world-would-you-be-able-to-unstir-milk-from-coffee-time-travel-is-not-allowed/641236)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-physical-world-would-you-be-able-to-unstir-milk-from-coffee-time-travel-is-not-allowed/641236 "2012-11-19T18:54:25Z")
See subject. --- ## [Do we need to balance the budget?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-to-balance-the-budget/637960)
**Author:** [@MDKSquared](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MDKSquared)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-to-balance-the-budget/637960 "2012-11-04T03:56:09Z")
As far as I know, the country’s budget is different than that of a households. It seems like we could operate with a deficit perpetually and be fine. Thus, why do we need to balance it? --- ## [Survivor 09.24.09 "Taking Candy from a Baby"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-09-24-09-taking-candy-from-a-baby/511398)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-09-24-09-taking-candy-from-a-baby/511398 "2009-10-01T05:52:34Z")
“A twist gives a contestant a chance to make friends with the opposing tribe” --- ## [Job or relationships. Which is better for defining your self-worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-or-relationships-which-is-better-for-defining-your-self-worth/804717)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-or-relationships-which-is-better-for-defining-your-self-worth/804717 "2017-12-22T03:20:14Z")
On another online forum, I was in a thread where a guy (who I will call Guy) was talking shit about an acquaintance. Apparently the acquaintance is one of those douchebags that brag about how awesome his job is all the … --- ## [Solicting Opinions on Supplements - WOO or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solicting-opinions-on-supplements-woo-or-not/660292)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solicting-opinions-on-supplements-woo-or-not/660292 "2013-06-09T23:32:11Z")
So going through my daily ritual of green tea, a nutrition bar and a whole cocktail of pills, I thought it would be interesting to gather opinions on all the “stuff” I am taking to see if they are WOO or actually benefic… --- ## [What Would a Republican Cabinet Look Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-republican-cabinet-look-like/605696)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-republican-cabinet-look-like/605696 "2011-12-15T05:35:06Z")
What would a Republican cabinet of either Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich look like? --- ## [Muslim Immigration & The UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-immigration-the-uk/543321)
**Author:** [@OccamsTaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OccamsTaser)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-immigration-the-uk/543321 "2010-06-22T11:42:33Z")
Watching the news today… Islamic protestors in Britain spark rioting during a military homecoming celebration. I’m an American, and I’m trying to understand the whole dynamic going on in the UK, of radical Muslims immi… --- ## [Best thing to remove a sticky label from paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-to-remove-a-sticky-label-from-paper/44384)
**Author:** [@wooba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wooba)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-thing-to-remove-a-sticky-label-from-paper/44384 "2000-12-07T19:46:06Z")
Does anyone have any suggestions to remove a sticky label from paper? I’ve just received a used CD that has a DJ label on the cover. I would like to remove it without damaging the cover if possible. I have my trusty bo… --- ## [Well, I likely have cancer \[update: no, I don't\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-likely-have-cancer-update-no-i-dont/821197)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-likely-have-cancer-update-no-i-dont/821197 "2018-10-13T18:44:59Z")
The good news is that it’s one of the best kinds to have in terms of its treatability (testicular), and that we likely caught it early. I discovered a lump under a testicle a while ago and figured it was nothing. But it… --- ## [Innovation in the US - is it possible for someone born into poverty to succeed with a great idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innovation-in-the-us-is-it-possible-for-someone-born-into-poverty-to-succeed-with-a-great-idea/564410)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Monk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Monk)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innovation-in-the-us-is-it-possible-for-someone-born-into-poverty-to-succeed-with-a-great-idea/564410 "2011-08-17T15:51:06Z")
About three years ago, I came up with an idea for a new technology. I had an application in a field that I’m very experienced in, and developed a product based on this technology. I’m quite sure that due to its revolutio… --- ## [ACORN -vs- Hannah Giles, undercover hooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-vs-hannah-giles-undercover-hooker/511474)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-vs-hannah-giles-undercover-hooker/511474 "2009-09-28T15:47:51Z")
I am wondering about ACORN bringing suit against Hannah Giles, undercover hooker, that broke the story about ACORN giving advice on how to set up a brothel, etc. The accusations I am hearing are about how it is illegal … --- ## [What is on your walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-walls/333160)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-walls/333160 "2005-11-30T20:55:51Z")
In my living room I have hanging… Above my mantle… An 8 foot tall section of Rockwell’s Rosie the Riviter. On my mantle in frames… A black and white portrait of my Mom, either when she was a Senior in High School or … --- ## [Character-based and psychological science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-based-and-psychological-science-fiction/190604)
**Author:** [@refusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/refusal)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-based-and-psychological-science-fiction/190604 "2012-12-20T17:42:40Z")
A lot of the people on this board seem very knowledgeable about science fiction, so I thought I’d ask this here. I’m looking for recommendations of a certain type of science fiction. I think it’s what used to be called… --- ## [The Arizona legislature has passed a bag ban ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arizona-legislature-has-passed-a-bag-ban-ban/717118)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arizona-legislature-has-passed-a-bag-ban-ban/717118 "2015-04-11T00:25:30Z")
The Arizona state legislature has passed a bag ban ban- a law banning cities and counties from banning single-use plastic bags at stores. Will someone pass a bag ban ban ban next? I’d be happier if the bags were less f… --- ## [What's your current "earworm"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-earworm/354396)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-earworm/354396 "2007-06-18T14:55:24Z")
Riffing off this thread on hearing music in your head: What song that you can’t get rid of is playing in your head right now? I’ve got three, two of which I’ve had for days: Theme from Blackadder: Argh, this one’s the … --- ## [Favorite Brady Bunch member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brady-bunch-member/588225)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brady-bunch-member/588225 "2011-07-27T00:49:25Z")
I’m bored, can’t think of a better topic to post, so why not? Who was your favorite member of the Brady Bunch? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1581&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1583&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)