# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1594&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:** 1595 --- ## [Bush on the Rebound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-on-the-rebound/537870)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-on-the-rebound/537870 "2010-05-03T00:27:56Z")
Yahoo news is claiming that Bush’s reputation is making a comeback http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/3491615 I don’t buy it myself, but I have seen a lot of folks further to the right than me who are feeling disenchant… --- ## [MLB Franchise Four vote - who's on your team's Mt. Rushmore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-franchise-four-vote-whos-on-your-teams-mt-rushmore/717449)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-franchise-four-vote-whos-on-your-teams-mt-rushmore/717449 "2015-04-14T01:49:26Z")
MLB has addeda “Franchise Four” vote to the All-Star one, asking fans to pick “the FOUR most impactful players who best represent the history of each franchise.” I think we did this once for all of baseball, but not for… --- ## [The problem with superhero movies: superheroes are infantile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-superhero-movies-superheroes-are-infantile/767109)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-superhero-movies-superheroes-are-infantile/767109 "2016-10-03T14:28:27Z")
First, I like a few super hero movies. I actually tend to like the ones that are lighter, dumber, funner: The 60s Batman TV show, The Tobey McGuire Spider-Man movies (including 3), the Ben Affleck Daredevil, the 2005 Fan… --- ## [Remember Thomas Guides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-thomas-guides/711906)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-thomas-guides/711906 "2015-02-13T05:16:03Z")
Thomas Guide In the '80s until I moved away in 2003, a Thomas Guide was indispensable. I always had one in my car. It’s been over a decade since I lived in L.A. In that time online maps have gotten better. (Toward … --- ## [Americans, movies, stupidity, foreign countries...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-movies-stupidity-foreign-countries/512585)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-movies-stupidity-foreign-countries/512585 "2009-10-10T00:22:25Z")
OK, I’m not sure how to word this to make my point properly, but here goes… I’m wondering if other countries are as dumb as Americans when it comes to movies. American movies are shit for the most part, at least the on… --- ## [Do Britons (and I assume Canadians, Australians, etc.) All Have To Get New Passports Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-britons-and-i-assume-canadians-australians-etc-all-have-to-get-new-passports-now/971269)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-britons-and-i-assume-canadians-australians-etc-all-have-to-get-new-passports-now/971269 "2023-03-13T16:43:38Z")
I read on the Dope that some U.K. professionals are already ordering new stationery that references “His Majesty The King” because of the new reality over there. Do you all need to get new passports and driver’s licenses… --- ## [Ever known someone who owns a yacht?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-yacht/715844)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-who-owns-a-yacht/715844 "2015-03-27T04:54:04Z")
This is related to my “ever known someone who owns a Ferrari?” thread. Summer is coming and around here in the midwest, the boat owners are getting ready for another season. For the rich that means getting their big boa… --- ## [Any problems with using diesel fuel for a home boiler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-problems-with-using-diesel-fuel-for-a-home-boiler/388543)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-problems-with-using-diesel-fuel-for-a-home-boiler/388543 "2007-01-20T01:50:04Z")
A freind of mine managed to run out of oil. He has a forced hot water system that uses heating oil. He asked if he could use diesel fuel from his truck. I’m pretty sure he can but wasn’t possitive. Any problems with doi… --- ## [What's the worst bullshit business book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-bullshit-business-book/450754)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-bullshit-business-book/450754 "2008-06-11T18:14:29Z")
Over the years, I’ve had to suffer from some of those pop business books that managers try to implelement. You know the type. Who Moved my Cheese?, Fred, or Fish. What’s the worst one your company ever tried to use? F… --- ## [Why are public toilet seats always "U" shaped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-public-toilet-seats-always-u-shaped/656667)
**Author:** [@southkcman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/southkcman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-public-toilet-seats-always-u-shaped/656667 "2013-05-05T16:56:37Z")
I was always told that industrial toilet seats were U shaped so when the OSHA inspector stopped to get a drink, if the lid fell, it wouldn’t break his neck. --- ## [Movie remakes that make you ask "Why?!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-make-you-ask-why/596790)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-make-you-ask-why/596790 "2011-09-20T19:56:06Z")
Just saw a commercial for a remake of The Thing. WHY?! The original, as far as I’m concerned, is a masterpiece of the genre, and along with Alien as near-perfect a sci-fi/horror movie as you will ever see. Any remakes… --- ## [So, how deficient am I because I have not yet over a 700 books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-deficient-am-i-because-i-have-not-yet-over-a-700-books/332568)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-deficient-am-i-because-i-have-not-yet-over-a-700-books/332568 "2005-11-29T17:14:45Z")
I was going to put this in IMHO, but I may have said a few nasty things. In this thread, it appears that most on these boards have read lots and lots of books. And that’s fine, really! But it seems that some of the resp… --- ## [Awesome flash mob scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-flash-mob-scene/670886)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-flash-mob-scene/670886 "2013-10-24T17:58:41Z")
Not much to say except I thought this was great (music-related; hopefully it hasn’t already been posted, but it’s hard to know what to search for). --- ## [Are Romeo and Juliet really supposed to be seen as in love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-romeo-and-juliet-really-supposed-to-be-seen-as-in-love/344453)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-romeo-and-juliet-really-supposed-to-be-seen-as-in-love/344453 "2013-02-23T23:32:23Z")
At the very beginning of the play, Romeo is all heartbroken because he’s in love with a woman who doesn’t love him back. And the very instant he sees Juliet, he falls out of love with that other girl (sorry, I’m not good… --- ## [Hollywood's best forgotten sex symbols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywoods-best-forgotten-sex-symbols/572564)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywoods-best-forgotten-sex-symbols/572564 "2011-02-27T16:44:15Z")
Partially inspired by this thread, what actors or actresses should be considered legendary screen beauties but aren’t? Maybe it’s because their careers never went anywhere or because we associate them with less glamorou… --- ## [Heroes (03/23/09) "Cold Snap"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-03-23-09-cold-snap/490468)
**Author:** [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-03-23-09-cold-snap/490468 "2009-03-27T12:44:12Z")
Sooo, last time: Sylar and Claire got to have some quality time with their dads. One was a bit more nurturing than the other, sure, but can Nathan hypnotize bunnies? I think not! I guess we can presume from the episode… --- ## [Cool old house features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-old-house-features/692526)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-old-house-features/692526 "2014-07-09T18:39:35Z")
My turn if the century Victorian was stripped of most detail (but not the nifty acoustical ceiling tile of a 60’s remodel), but it got me thinking of fun obscure features that are no longer put in new construction, such … --- ## [Buying food on a calorie per dollar basis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-food-on-a-calorie-per-dollar-basis/520945)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-food-on-a-calorie-per-dollar-basis/520945 "2009-12-12T20:41:03Z")
When I was in college and money was tight, I used this method of buying food. I would try to get a certain number of calories for every dollar I spent. My thinking was that no matter where the calories came from, at the … --- ## [Wir putzen das Auto. (German translation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wir-putzen-das-auto-german-translation/523329)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wir-putzen-das-auto-german-translation/523329 "2010-01-10T08:45:24Z")
In my first-year German class, one of the dialogues was ‘Wir putzen das Auto.’ This was ‘We’re washing the car.’ When I look up ‘wash’ in babelfish, it says ‘wäschen’. When I enter ‘putzen’, it says ‘deseam’. I’m pos… --- ## [Top o' the Morning, A St. Patrick's Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-o-the-morning-a-st-patricks-day-mmp/937923)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-o-the-morning-a-st-patricks-day-mmp/937923 "2021-03-21T23:53:02Z")
So another stay at home St. Patrick’s Day for me(but I do have some Guinness and Tullamore Dew). Anybody else do anything special(pre pandemic)? Or just hijack this puppy, not like the mods are gonna beat you with a sh… --- ## [Favorite Oscar Dresses Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-oscar-dresses-anyone/572889 "2011-03-01T13:13:35Z")
Well, having only seen 3 of the movies nominated this year, I had to focus my attention on the Oscar dresses. So, these are my pics for faves: Gwyneth Paltrow Reese Witherspoon Cate Blanchett And winning the award for… --- ## [He's a child, not a puppy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-child-not-a-puppy/593985)
**Author:** [@Soliloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soliloquy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-child-not-a-puppy/593985 "2011-08-26T17:44:51Z")
I’m not really feeling angry enough, after almost three years of snarking at people, to post about this in the pit, but after enduring a shopping trip in which three separate people felt like they should be allowed to pe… --- ## [Looking to nature for precision?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-nature-for-precision/691077)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-nature-for-precision/691077 "2014-06-21T14:10:00Z")
I was thinking today if all units of measure were lost and all means of measuring things were lost how could I start a new precise system of measure using natural things as a starting point. Besides just creating a rand… --- ## [Watching Packers Games from Chicago-Land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-packers-games-from-chicago-land/639847)
**Author:** [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-packers-games-from-chicago-land/639847 "2012-11-13T18:14:53Z")
We are Packers fans living in a Northern Chicago Suburb. We get our “cable TV” via AT&T U-Verse. I think we are out of luck to get Green Bay Packers games unless 1) We get DirectTV or 2) We get an over-the-air HDTV anten… --- ## [How Much Weight Are You Going To Lose By Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299 "2016-04-26T21:23:34Z")
Summer is over and we’ve got almost three months until the Holidays begin for winter. I’ve got 40 lbs. more of me than I had in high school all those years ago. I really don’t need to lose all of it, but you got to hav… --- ## [What if you lived in a Democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-lived-in-a-democracy/520852)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-you-lived-in-a-democracy/520852 "2009-12-16T15:01:49Z")
This poll is for the Americans. Pardon the inflamatory title of the thread, but one could reason that the current electoral system in the US only provides one option more than a communist state. The informal two-party sy… --- ## [Should Children Be Taught About the War and Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-be-taught-about-the-war-and-military/582967)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-children-be-taught-about-the-war-and-military/582967 "2011-05-26T21:13:42Z")
Just as the title says, inspired by the thread on looking for Latin American and African heroes. --- ## [How young is too young to leave your child at home alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-young-is-too-young-to-leave-your-child-at-home-alone/610500)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-young-is-too-young-to-leave-your-child-at-home-alone/610500 "2012-01-27T01:59:34Z")
My daughter is 8. We live in a secure compound with neighbours upstairs 90% of the time. I have left her on her own before to walk to the corner shop and back and last night I left her for 45 minutes to go and look at a … --- ## [I don't understand why there is not MORE terrorism in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-there-is-not-more-terrorism-in-america/595895)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-there-is-not-more-terrorism-in-america/595895 "2011-09-12T21:19:28Z")
Over the past ten years, we have heard non-stop talk and worry about terrorism. But, oddly enough, there has been almost no actual terrorism. I don’t understand WHY THIS IS. It’s driving me insane. It’s such a simple qu… --- ## [How many posters on SDMB actually have credentials to prove how "smart" they are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posters-on-sdmb-actually-have-credentials-to-prove-how-smart-they-are/265911)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2004, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posters-on-sdmb-actually-have-credentials-to-prove-how-smart-they-are/265911 "2004-09-29T12:13:13Z")
The general opinion on this board is that the people who post here are at least, if not significantly more intelligent or knowledgeable than the average poster on other message boards. I don’t post on a lot of other bo… --- ## [How seriously does the US military take 'homosexual misconduct'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-seriously-does-the-us-military-take-homosexual-misconduct/472691)
**Author:** [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-seriously-does-the-us-military-take-homosexual-misconduct/472691 "2008-11-18T10:16:36Z")
I was watching the latest season of the L word and there is a story line about a woman who dishonourably discharged from the army for being a lesbian. There is an entire investigation beforehand and trial of sorts befor… --- ## [Sopranos, if you knew them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-if-you-knew-them/577563)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-if-you-knew-them/577563 "2011-04-12T10:48:36Z")
We watch the Sopranos, as the main characters we identify with them, we like them. We’re watching fiction after all, we’re never going to meet them. We see things that are like ourselves,the “Kids growing up thing”,the… --- ## [Movies you're proud that you saw in the theater and assorted great movie memories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-proud-that-you-saw-in-the-theater-and-assorted-great-movie-memories/620323)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youre-proud-that-you-saw-in-the-theater-and-assorted-great-movie-memories/620323 "2012-05-03T03:41:16Z")
I saw The Big Lebowski in the theater twice. I was just a punk kid in high school who was just starting to really develop decent taste in film. After I watched it on a Saturday matinee by myself, I spent the week tryin… --- ## [Profit from going 100 yrs back in time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profit-from-going-100-yrs-back-in-time/594263)
**Author:** [@jeffsdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeffsdad)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profit-from-going-100-yrs-back-in-time/594263 "2011-08-31T03:27:30Z")
Suppose you were given the ability to travel back in time 100 years. You could take what you could carry, but you could carry nothing from the past to the future. And you could only travel one time back. How could a p… --- ## [Paul Cellucci doesn't get it. How sad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-cellucci-doesnt-get-it-how-sad/291656)
**Author:** [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-cellucci-doesnt-get-it-how-sad/291656 "2005-03-02T03:58:29Z")
Linketylink The US ambassador to Canada doesn’t understand why Canadians don’t support Bush’s missile defense scheme. Why the fuck should we care what you idiots decide to do with your antimissile peashooters, Paul? I… --- ## [Does UV light turn your eyes blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-uv-light-turn-your-eyes-blue/616426)
**Author:** [@Weaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-uv-light-turn-your-eyes-blue/616426 "2012-03-23T07:24:19Z")
My brother has frequently claimed that prolonged exposure to UV light (or possibly a specific wavelength of it) turns your eyes blue. I don’t really believe it but he’s very insistant on the matter so I thought I’d seek… --- ## [Government (Grand Canyon) vs. YECs – a legal fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-grand-canyon-vs-yecs-a-legal-fight/786967)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-grand-canyon-vs-yecs-a-legal-fight/786967 "2017-07-05T18:50:53Z")
Andrew Snelling is a creationist geologist. Yes, sounds like an oxymoron, but he apparently uses his degree to promote christian stuff But there seems to be a problem One would guess that he intends on finding eviden… --- ## [Deceptive advertising practices you hate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-advertising-practices-you-hate/129055)
**Author:** [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-advertising-practices-you-hate/129055 "2002-10-20T15:02:15Z")
For me, its any price that includes nines. The more nines, the more I hate it. $999.99!! Aaaugh!! Then there are prices advertised “as low as” or “from”. "We have cars from $99.99. Or how about, "Check out our deals on… --- ## [Movie recommendations, bring the funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-bring-the-funny/820263)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-recommendations-bring-the-funny/820263 "2018-09-04T14:43:57Z")
My guy and I just watched Death at a Funeral and laughed our heads off. I need some recommendations for some more movies this funny. (The 2010 version, apparently there was another one.) I have googled “movies like…” an… --- ## [Has anyone seen a Baskin-Robbins go out of business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-a-baskin-robbins-go-out-of-business/555320)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-a-baskin-robbins-go-out-of-business/555320 "2010-10-01T03:23:14Z")
It just kind of occurred to me the other day that the Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop that I first went to as a toddler is still in business, at the same location, and seems to be doing well. It has to have been there clos… --- ## [More proof the smoking NAZI's knowing what's best for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-the-smoking-nazis-knowing-whats-best-for-you/303772)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-proof-the-smoking-nazis-knowing-whats-best-for-you/303772 "2005-05-17T17:15:14Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=749697&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 Of particular interest (Bolding mine) Fucking pink-lungers. Back the fuck off, assholes! --- ## [Holy Smoke! I’m pregnant!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smoke-i-m-pregnant/388842)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smoke-i-m-pregnant/388842 "2007-01-29T20:00:31Z")
For the past several weeks I have been moody, cranky and generally disagreeable. I’ve been blaming it on the stress at work and family drama. Yesterday, I called my best friend, Terra, so we could bitch. “I don’t know… --- ## [Is it just me, or is there a big trend of "hipster love" movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-there-a-big-trend-of-hipster-love-movies/506210)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-there-a-big-trend-of-hipster-love-movies/506210 "2009-08-14T20:30:26Z")
I guess it’s just indicative of the fact that producers know hipsters are a large audience with cash to blow, but over the past year or two I’ve noticed them a lot more. Off the top of my head, just this summer, we have: … --- ## ["No Animal Was Harmed In The Making Of This Film..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-animal-was-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-film/273675)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-animal-was-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-film/273675 "2004-11-09T13:31:16Z")
Every movie featuring animals has a tag in the credits saying that animal action was monitored by the American Humane Society, blah blah blah…usually, it includes the line, “No animal was harmed in the making of this fil… --- ## ["24" Season 2 Finale (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-finale-spoilers/176293)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-finale-spoilers/176293 "2003-05-27T19:58:52Z")
24, Season 2 Episode 24 - Season Finale 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Spoilers ahead! Previous episodes discussed: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Thanks to all of the SDMB’s 24 fans for making … --- ## [I've thought of a highly unethical money making scam. But would it be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-thought-of-a-highly-unethical-money-making-scam-but-would-it-be-illegal/625739)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-thought-of-a-highly-unethical-money-making-scam-but-would-it-be-illegal/625739 "2012-06-21T01:35:19Z")
It goes as follows: I start a website that features two things, the KellyBank and the KellyShop. On the KellyBank website, you can create a KellyBank account for free. The only type of currency that you can hold in a … --- ## [Marvel movies are incredibly stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-movies-are-incredibly-stupid/808575)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-movies-are-incredibly-stupid/808575 "2018-02-16T04:12:17Z")
When I say that they’re incredibly stupid, I’m not referring to unscientific things such a shield made of “vibranium” that deflects machine gun fire or genetic mutations that let characters walk through walls and change … --- ## [THOR trailer leaked online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458 "2010-08-02T15:59:33Z")
Link here. Doesn’t do much for me though I did enjoy the bit at the end w/ the Tony Stark reference. Otherwise looks pretty cheesy. I’m usually wrong about that sort of thing though. --- ## [Chicks digging guys with guitars: Was this ever really true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicks-digging-guys-with-guitars-was-this-ever-really-true/520665)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicks-digging-guys-with-guitars-was-this-ever-really-true/520665 "2009-12-13T06:53:54Z")
Mods: If this would be more appropriate in GQ or IMHO, feel free to move it. It’s about guitars (sort of), so I’m starting in CS. I was just reading Lemmy’s (Kilminster, of Motorhead) Wikipedia page, and it had this bit… --- ## [Do you think of Dopers as your friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-dopers-as-your-friends/410490)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-of-dopers-as-your-friends/410490 "2007-07-18T15:18:43Z")
More specifically: dopers you’ve neither spoken to nor met face-to-face. Do you consider posters here friends of yours? I’ve had trouble describing the relationship I have with posters on this board to my wife, who doesn… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1593&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1595&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)