# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1584&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:** 1585 --- ## [A Japanese war memorial? \ ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-japanese-war-memorial-sputter-are-you-fucking-insane/407237)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-japanese-war-memorial-sputter-are-you-fucking-insane/407237 "2007-06-13T07:44:26Z")
I’m in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand on what used to be the Death Railway…a Japanese railway built in WWII by 60,000 slave POW laborers and 200,000 kidnapped Asians. The final death toll was 120,000 people due to hor… --- ## [How good is radical skepticism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-radical-skepticism/782132)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-radical-skepticism/782132 "2017-03-19T16:57:19Z")
Essentially the claim that nothing can be known and that our senses lie all the time, that reason tends to favor our desires. Some people claim that and say they maintain a matter of suspending judgment on just about eve… --- ## [What are the best criticisms of Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-criticisms-of-hillary/769360)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-criticisms-of-hillary/769360 "2016-10-27T15:25:17Z")
The right has become unhinged, and many of the criticisms they lob are just absurd. Look at what they lob against Obama. He is a fascist He is a communist He is the anti-christ He is a dictator Providing health insu… --- ## [Rebo's Feuds can now be found in the Thread Games forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebos-feuds-can-now-be-found-in-the-thread-games-forum/822278)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebos-feuds-can-now-be-found-in-the-thread-games-forum/822278 "2025-08-13T12:57:32Z")
For those of you who have enjoyed and missed the Feuds of the past (which could previously be found in this forum), Dolores Reborn has begun running them again. They can now be found over in Thread Games. The plan is for… --- ## [is golf a sport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golf-a-sport/595254)
**Author:** [@Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice_1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golf-a-sport/595254 "2011-09-06T21:11:17Z")
one definition of sport I found is: “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature”. i wouldn’t say golf is athletic, or that it requires physical prowess, unless you include… --- ## [Is polygamy inherently bad for women and children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-polygamy-inherently-bad-for-women-and-children/344316)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-polygamy-inherently-bad-for-women-and-children/344316 "2006-02-13T23:37:41Z")
From this thread, regarding a tv show about polygamy which is consented to by all parties: Maybe I’m being wooshed by that last paragraph, it seems awfully over the top. Nevertheless, it’s an interesting issue. Can p… --- ## [Have you ever been called for jury duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-for-jury-duty/739879)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-called-for-jury-duty/739879 "2015-12-13T18:55:51Z")
This topic got me thinking, how many here have ever been summoned for jury duty. Probably a ton, I’m guessing. I know it’s a common thing. Even I got one twice before, although the first one didn’t come until I was deep… --- ## [Ellis Dee suspension - Over reaction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellis-dee-suspension-over-reaction/338252)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellis-dee-suspension-over-reaction/338252 "2006-01-04T16:45:56Z")
For what it’s worth, I think the suspending of Ellis Dee is a bit over the top. The Pit is where we can complain about board moderation, right? Now, some complaints are going to look a bit more civil than others, especi… --- ## [Rape! It's not just for breakfast anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-its-not-just-for-breakfast-anymore/133379)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-its-not-just-for-breakfast-anymore/133379 "2002-10-29T16:44:30Z")
You know, I think we’ve had a few threads on this lately, but they’ve mostly been directed at specific posters over specific things, and have also disintegrated into personal arguements. I was reminded of the issue in t… --- ## [Share your best household-type hint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-best-household-type-hint/461104)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-best-household-type-hint/461104 "2008-08-29T00:33:02Z")
Household, lifestyle, how-to-do-something…whatever. There are tons of ‘tips’ that everyone knows about (like soaking burned pans to make cleaning easier) but plenty of others that you probably don’t hear about until AFT… --- ## [What's everyone playing? (video games)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-everyone-playing-video-games/484520)
**Author:** [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-everyone-playing-video-games/484520 "2009-03-11T17:50:16Z")
Just curious what everyone’s currently playing, and what you think of it. I’m playing Tales of Vesperia (xbox 360) right now, so far it’s pretty good but a bit slow and stereotypical, nothing terribly special from what … --- ## [Characters that become tropes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-become-tropes/938906)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-become-tropes/938906 "2021-04-14T06:49:04Z")
The Sherlock Holmes character has been redone and reimagined in TV and movies probably dozens of times. Both the actual ‘Sherlock Holmes’ character, and also characters who are not, but are clearly modeled after Holmes, … --- ## [How different is England from the rest of Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-is-england-from-the-rest-of-europe/504101)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-different-is-england-from-the-rest-of-europe/504101 "2009-07-27T13:35:26Z")
I have lived in Europe several times, and each time I love it! My family is in Germany this whole summer, and I’m really enjoying the history, culture, weather, architecture, and the bakeries! But I admit I don’t like … --- ## [Winter Flight Cancellations and Getting All Those People Where They're Going](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-flight-cancellations-and-getting-all-those-people-where-theyre-going/976878)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-flight-cancellations-and-getting-all-those-people-where-theyre-going/976878 "2024-02-14T14:03:57Z")
Today because of snow, somewhere around 200 flights were cancelled out of Seattle’s airport… I’m wondering - how do all those people get where they’re going? Just to get a general gist of things, let’s pretend they were… --- ## [What should a Richter's scale for racism look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-richters-scale-for-racism-look-like/798115)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-a-richters-scale-for-racism-look-like/798115 "2017-10-26T18:04:26Z")
There are so many different shades and intensities for racism. It’s not practical to put people in only 2 baskets: Racist | Not Racist . All of us are racist to some degree. However I hope we can all agree that the KKK… --- ## [What Was NYC Before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-nyc-before/583488)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-nyc-before/583488 "2011-05-31T19:59:56Z")
Over in the de-annexation thread, someone brought up that New York ?City is now composed of five boroughs coterminous with five New York State counties. This arrangement dates from 1898-99, when the former City of New Y… --- ## [Sylvia Browne Is a Dirty, Stinking Whore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sylvia-browne-is-a-dirty-stinking-whore/505960)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sylvia-browne-is-a-dirty-stinking-whore/505960 "2009-08-22T09:10:36Z")
Just thought I’d mention that. --- ## [Is there a street-legal car I can buy in the US with back-wheel steering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-street-legal-car-i-can-buy-in-the-us-with-back-wheel-steering/548940)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-street-legal-car-i-can-buy-in-the-us-with-back-wheel-steering/548940 "2010-08-05T18:47:11Z")
I’m sick of trying to back out of parking spaces. I want to just steer out of one at same angle as I used to get into the space. Is there a street-legal car I can get in the US that allows me to switch to a back-wheel … --- ## [Wrapping up January in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-january-in-the-mmp/828546)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-january-in-the-mmp/828546 "2019-02-04T05:24:43Z")
The year is almost 1/12 over - that’s just over 8%! Where has the time gone!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: I’m guessing by now, most new year’s resolutions have been forgotten, tho local gyms are… --- ## [LOTR: Witch King vs. Gandalf, the death match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-witch-king-vs-gandalf-the-death-match/684631)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-witch-king-vs-gandalf-the-death-match/684631 "2020-09-23T17:25:10Z")
OK, the thread on Eowyn and the death of the witch king has got me started. Before those events, the witch king is on hand when Grond breaks through the great gate of Minas Tirith, where he finds Gandalf barring his way… --- ## [Dorky Things Your Date/SO Has Said To Try to Seduce You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorky-things-your-date-so-has-said-to-try-to-seduce-you/417387)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorky-things-your-date-so-has-said-to-try-to-seduce-you/417387 "2007-09-04T12:52:02Z")
I’ll begin. Last night, during a particularly romantic moment, my husband leered, ‘‘I move that your pants be stricken from the record.’’ :rolleyes: I still maintain that this is the very best example I have ever he… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, December 5, 2013 -- "The Discovery Dissipation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-december-5-2013-the-discovery-dissipation/675671)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-december-5-2013-the-discovery-dissipation/675671 "2013-12-10T20:10:49Z")
What did everyone think about last night’s episode? --- ## [Foods and Food Supplements Which Are Clearly Healthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-food-supplements-which-are-clearly-healthy/643529)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-food-supplements-which-are-clearly-healthy/643529 "2012-12-18T18:27:58Z")
It seems like most health and fitness buffs have their own pet theories about particular foods and food supplements. They take things like Omega-3 Fish Oil; Resveratrol; and so on. Are any of these special foods and fo… --- ## [Changing links?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-links/735555)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-links/735555 "2016-09-22T02:48:56Z")
In this thread I put a link to a product on Amazon. This morning I noticed that I had not followed the link, which I knew I had because I checked it on preview. So I clicked on it today, and it’s a link to the same pro… --- ## [Mercenaries for America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercenaries-for-america/237774)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercenaries-for-america/237774 "2004-04-07T18:36:38Z")
CNN: The Star (South Africa): The Guardian (UK), 12/10/03: I’m honestly not sure what the real debate should be; I’m just surprised to not see it here already. But to me this extensive use of mercenaries is tro… --- ## [Could you survive a nuclear strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-survive-a-nuclear-strike/727477)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-survive-a-nuclear-strike/727477 "2015-08-14T00:45:57Z")
Assume North Korea or some other nation lost touch with reality and initiated a nuclear strike. This isn’t about preppers who insist one is coming and have built and stocked bunkers for such a day. This is to see how … --- ## [No Google ads for subscribing members?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-google-ads-for-subscribing-members/323880)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-google-ads-for-subscribing-members/323880 "2005-10-24T02:34:25Z")
We have asked management to remove Google ads from view by subscribing members of the SDMB. We’ll let you know if/when this has been granted, though you’ll probably know when we do. :slight\_smile: In the meantime, we … --- ## [Bible on the bestseller list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-on-the-bestseller-list/110226)
**Author:** [@AboveAverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboveAverage)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-on-the-bestseller-list/110226 "2002-05-26T13:25:14Z")
I heard somewhere that the New York times intentionally leaves the Bible off of their best seller list because if they didn’t, it would always be number one. Has anyone else heard this? --- ## [Is Gun Control The Answer to the One Percent's Prayers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gun-control-the-answer-to-the-one-percents-prayers/645330)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gun-control-the-answer-to-the-one-percents-prayers/645330 "2012-12-29T04:23:41Z")
As we all\* know, the one percent is currently looting the middle class and controlling more and more of the wealth in the US. This is the A Number One Most Important issue to the wealthy plutocrats (the Koch Brothers, Sh… --- ## [Longest running primetime TV series (by state)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-running-primetime-tv-series-by-state/560113)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-running-primetime-tv-series-by-state/560113 "2010-11-12T14:45:02Z")
What are the longest-running TV series, by state (predominant location of the series)? Let’s stick with fiction series (so no 60 Minutes or SNL) that take place largely in a single specified location (so The Simpsons is … --- ## [Is it weird to email an old teacher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-email-an-old-teacher/365214)
**Author:** [@DVsickgirlDV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVsickgirlDV)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-weird-to-email-an-old-teacher/365214 "2006-07-23T00:13:59Z")
I was just thinking about all the past teachers I’ve had and loved and I found one through google and got his email. It’s been about 10 years since I was a wee 8th grade social studies student but I remember his class … --- ## [How would one get out of an upturned Lamborghini?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-one-get-out-of-an-upturned-lamborghini/626167)
**Author:** [@QuarkChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuarkChild)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-one-get-out-of-an-upturned-lamborghini/626167 "2012-06-26T02:23:39Z")
This is probably a dumb question…you know how some Italian supercars have doors that open by popping upward? Not that I’ve ever driven in one, so this is totally not something I’ll ever need to know, but how would you g… --- ## [Hiking with Soupo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-with-soupo/299873)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiking-with-soupo/299873 "2005-04-25T14:56:48Z")
The last time I took Soupo out hiking, we had a pretty good time. It was still a little cool out and I knew the trails were going to be muddy, so I made sure to take Stick with me. I usually take Stick with me hiking any… --- ## [Please suggest "atmospheric" 40's English films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-suggest-atmospheric-40s-english-films/596731)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-suggest-atmospheric-40s-english-films/596731 "2017-02-12T03:20:56Z")
I’ve just been re-watching The Uninvited with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey today (for the umpty-umpth time)… one of my all-time favorite films. Not so much because of the ghost story (which is one of the best ever put on … --- ## [The Goblin Valley Vandals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goblin-valley-vandals/676297)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goblin-valley-vandals/676297 "2014-02-07T01:43:48Z")
Have These Assholes faced charges, yet? --- ## [Well I Finally Got Scammed Errrrrrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-finally-got-scammed-errrrrrr/564958)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-finally-got-scammed-errrrrrr/564958 "2010-12-24T14:16:52Z")
After working some 15 years with cash, last night, while working in a computer store for Christmas, I finally got scammed by someone. Here’s my rant Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr She came to my register and bough… --- ## [Can a small toy breed dog live a large/giant breed dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-small-toy-breed-dog-live-a-large-giant-breed-dog/361125)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-small-toy-breed-dog-live-a-large-giant-breed-dog/361125 "2006-06-19T20:07:16Z")
How would you make sure that a dog like a newfie or rottie won’t eat the chihuahua :stuck\_out\_tongue: Lame joke aside. Hypothetical question Can it be possible to have a toy breed and a giant breed living together in … --- ## [President Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-barack-obama/517185)
**Author:** [@Dynastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dynastic)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-barack-obama/517185 "2009-11-11T17:52:09Z")
Why do so many people oppose Barack Obama? I think it is rascism. He wants to bring change why would people be against taht unless they are rich or something? I worked in the election and I was so proud to see him win… --- ## [Entering the UK With Porn on Computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entering-the-uk-with-porn-on-computer/783201)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entering-the-uk-with-porn-on-computer/783201 "2017-03-31T20:17:59Z")
Let’s say an American was traveling to London. This particular American has some pornographic images and videos on his computer (no, it COULDN’T be ME that I’m talking about!! :wink: ). I’m talking about an assortment… --- ## [People who walk with mouth open vs closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-walk-with-mouth-open-vs-closed/357379)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-walk-with-mouth-open-vs-closed/357379 "2006-05-19T15:59:50Z")
I’ve only recently realized that during conversations most people look me in the eye most of the time and that I could be doing it back instead of avoiding eye contact. Then I realized that almost everyone walks around … --- ## [When did this rolleyes abomination happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-this-rolleyes-abomination-happen/691767)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-this-rolleyes-abomination-happen/691767 "2014-06-30T02:05:41Z")
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:… --- ## [Another WWII "What If" -- no P-51 Mustang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wwii-what-if-no-p-51-mustang/565044)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wwii-what-if-no-p-51-mustang/565044 "2010-12-26T23:17:39Z")
What if nobody thought to try the Mustang airframe with the Rolls Royce Merlin engine? The P51 exists as a decent low-level fighter and a not particularly good ground attack plane with its original Allison engine. Woul… --- ## [Famous Successful People Who Took/Take Drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-successful-people-who-took-take-drugs/424279)
**Author:** [@Below\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Below_Me)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-successful-people-who-took-take-drugs/424279 "2007-11-05T01:05:21Z")
I was watching “the 100 scariest movie moments today” a documentary interspersed with lots of interviews with actors, directors and writers of horror. The number #6 movie was “The Shining” by Stephen King and the first w… --- ## [How do we feel about Steve Coogan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-steve-coogan/585606)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-steve-coogan/585606 "2011-06-18T11:30:55Z")
Steve Coogan is an English comedian-comic actor-writer-producer multi-talented smartypants. I’m not very familiar with him but I gather he’s pretty funny and possibly also a party-hearty wild man. But when Owen Wilson … --- ## [DVD Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-movies/681428)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-movies/681428 "2015-02-12T09:27:03Z")
When we watch a movie at home, I usually buy a DVD via amazon.com. We watch it once, and then it goes back on the shelf. So now I have dozens of DVDs I no longer want. Most have only been viewed once, and most are Blu-R… --- ## [Economics 101 | Inflation & Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-101-inflation-money/724382)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-101-inflation-money/724382 "2015-07-12T23:37:19Z")
Executive summary (AKA: tldr): \[ol\] \[li\]Inflation is not just about the supply of money. There are three other factors that are equally important.\[/li\]\[li\]Commercial banks create money by lending it; that same money is… --- ## [Did Fredo know about the hit, or was he duped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fredo-know-about-the-hit-or-was-he-duped/748346)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fredo-know-about-the-hit-or-was-he-duped/748346 "2016-03-10T23:23:15Z")
As you can probably guess, I’m watching Godfather movies. Godfather part II starts off with a hit on Michael inside the Corleone compound. The Don is convinced there is a traitor on the inside, and this is supported whe… --- ## [What experiments would you like to see tried on "Mythbusters"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experiments-would-you-like-to-see-tried-on-mythbusters/512503 "2009-10-07T00:03:11Z")
So, I’ve been watching the Mythbusters marathon today, and it made think about a number of experiments I would to see tried. Among them was one I posted about here a couple of months ago: What would happen if you poured … --- ## [Let's hear it for dead puppies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-it-for-dead-puppies/597802)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-it-for-dead-puppies/597802 "2011-10-03T00:29:54Z")
On the surface, the headline seems absurd. Even non-dog people would cringe at the slaughter of a puppy, even if it wasn’t as adorable as the ones used in internet images. I personally prefer cats but even I see a puppy … --- ## [Can careerist bartenders pull in six figure incomes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-careerist-bartenders-pull-in-six-figure-incomes/599466)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-careerist-bartenders-pull-in-six-figure-incomes/599466 "2011-10-16T00:48:16Z")
I’m asking this question here because I figure that there’ll be a lot more knowledgable folks on this site than there’d be on some other message boards I frequent. Can career bartenders pull in six figure incomes? I’m … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1583&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1585&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)