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**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-possible-cribbage-score/598638 "2011-10-06T20:16:15Z")
121, of course! But what’s the highest possible score in one hand? 29, with a 5 5 5 J and a 5 as the starter card suited to the J. That’s the highest score for a single hand, but what about with His Heels, the crib, an… --- ## [Record for Acadamy-Award winners starring in a film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-acadamy-award-winners-starring-in-a-film/111680)
**Author:** [@richardb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richardb)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-for-acadamy-award-winners-starring-in-a-film/111680 "2017-12-04T23:52:58Z")
The billboard ads for Insomnia tote three: “Acadamy Award Winner Al Pacino,” “Acadamy Award Winner Robin Williams” and “Acadamy Award Winner Hillary Swank.” I saw a movie preview last week (don’t remember which movie) w… --- ## [I'd like the meet the person who came up with the "24-hour Christmas music" format...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-the-meet-the-person-who-came-up-with-the-24-hour-christmas-music-format/604740)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-the-meet-the-person-who-came-up-with-the-24-hour-christmas-music-format/604740 "2011-12-21T15:31:15Z")
…to punch him in the face. Or her, I’m equal-opportunity near-homocidal. I walk into a store to buy one marker, and my sanity is frayed to the edges by the time I leave. And then, of course, you get “Dreaming of a White … --- ## [Carrying prescription medication on your person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-prescription-medication-on-your-person/622228)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-prescription-medication-on-your-person/622228 "2012-05-22T03:24:20Z")
Hello everyone, I have a current prescription question active on the board, but have another that I could use an answer to. I currently take some Schedule II drugs including morphine, percocet and amphetamine. I always … --- ## [Is tobacco actually a vegetable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tobacco-actually-a-vegetable/585963)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tobacco-actually-a-vegetable/585963 "2011-06-21T06:06:34Z")
I think the question is pretty clear. On a side note… If tobacco is a vegetable… Are there any other vegetables that contain significant amounts of nicotine! --- ## [Guns and Beards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-beards/662540)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-beards/662540 "2013-07-07T15:37:07Z")
In a recent appearance on the Daily Show, humorist David Sedaris said that based on informal surveys at his book signings, 80% of men with beards had fathers who owned guns. So let’s test his hypothesis. This poll is p… --- ## [WCBS-FM (NYC) changes format - and fires all the hosts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wcbs-fm-nyc-changes-format-and-fires-all-the-hosts/307128)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wcbs-fm-nyc-changes-format-and-fires-all-the-hosts/307128 "2007-07-13T14:34:45Z")
Sigh. The Oldies have died in New York. I’m not really big into music. But when I wanted to listen, I’d turn to WCBS-FM, as I happen to favor the oldies. In particular, I’ve come to like Micky Dolenz (the former Monk… --- ## [why would doctors not prescribe antibotics for an ulcer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-doctors-not-prescribe-antibotics-for-an-ulcer/564346)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-doctors-not-prescribe-antibotics-for-an-ulcer/564346 "2011-01-09T10:28:10Z")
Apparently a treatment involving antibiotics has a reported 70-90% cure rate pf peptic ulcers (cite)(cite). However when when I when to the hospital with severe stomach pains and vomiting up my own bile they prescribed … --- ## [SDMB Hall of Fame Project: First Basemen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hall-of-fame-project-first-basemen/774637)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-hall-of-fame-project-first-basemen/774637 "2017-01-03T21:04:21Z")
Welcome back to the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame Project. In this round we will be voting on first basemen. If you’d like to see past rounds of voting, please see: Round 1: The Inner Circle Part 2: Catchers The purpos… --- ## [Were the later Apollo missions really greeted with such apathy by the public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-later-apollo-missions-really-greeted-with-such-apathy-by-the-public/457039)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-later-apollo-missions-really-greeted-with-such-apathy-by-the-public/457039 "2009-07-31T17:43:54Z")
(Just to clarify before I start, I’m not trying to gather evidence for a “hoax theory” or any other conspiracy theory nutjobbery, I am just curious about events which unfortunately I was born too late to witness.) I’ve … --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.4 — "The Farm" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-4-the-farm-open-spoilers/316808)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-4-the-farm-open-spoilers/316808 "2005-08-20T00:15:15Z")
As before, I’m padding the thread with a content-free OP to preserve our dewicate widdle UK dopers from accidental mouseover spoilage. If it’s been aired, it doesn’t need to be boxed. If you have solid information about… --- ## [Possibly the least Christian response to the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-least-christian-response-to-the-election/640518)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-least-christian-response-to-the-election/640518 "2012-11-12T18:05:46Z")
CEO prays to Jesus to forgive America and then fires a bunch of his workers. Compare to: I know there’s this newfangled idea among Christians that you can just pick and choose the parts of the Bible you want to liste… --- ## [Poll: How many of you carry a concealed weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-of-you-carry-a-concealed-weapon/514207 "2009-10-21T15:11:47Z")
Consider this to be an itch I just have to scratch. I pretty much know how this is going to go over, but I’m still curious: How many people carry a concealed weapon, are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, or think tha… --- ## [What does Th. mean in a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-th-mean-in-a-name/587257)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-th-mean-in-a-name/587257 "2011-07-05T02:22:31Z")
Obituary today about Dr. Steve Th. Richard in the paper. He was from Haiti. I can’t seem to find any explanation of what the Th. in the middle of his name stands for. Any help, Dopers? xo, C. --- ## [Private firearms as bulwark against despotism in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-firearms-as-bulwark-against-despotism-in-history/464950)
**Author:** [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-firearms-as-bulwark-against-despotism-in-history/464950 "2008-10-15T04:08:56Z")
A lot of Americans defend the principle of gun ownership on the grounds that guns in the hands of private owners serve as a check on government power and prevent a despotic government from coming to power. I have a hist… --- ## [Lynndie England is sexy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynndie-england-is-sexy/262515)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynndie-england-is-sexy/262515 "2004-09-03T22:53:31Z")
Does this bitch look like fucking Popeye or what? I’ve read that she’s pregnant. There was that song by the who that asked “Who are You?”. Weird Al should do a version called “Who fucked you?”. How drunk was that guy? … --- ## [Okay, let's be honest: what are you addicted to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-be-honest-what-are-you-addicted-to/548787)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-be-honest-what-are-you-addicted-to/548787 "2010-08-05T12:24:45Z")
A non-exhaustive list. of course. --- ## [Songs about homophobia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-homophobia/296179)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-homophobia/296179 "2005-03-26T14:07:09Z")
One of my favorite songs is KoRn’s “Faget”, which is about how singer Jonathan Davis was taunted with homophobic taunts like “faggot” when he was a teenager, and how he suffered from self-loathing and alienation as a res… --- ## [Fuck you guy who gives me responsibilities but no powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-guy-who-gives-me-responsibilities-but-no-powers/690990)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-guy-who-gives-me-responsibilities-but-no-powers/690990 "2014-06-20T14:57:07Z")
This guy I work with at work–he’s actually one of the best people here at “actually getting things done,” and he’s latched on to me as someone who can also get things done. To a great extent, I am. But he has this habit… --- ## [A study on cilantro. With poll!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-study-on-cilantro-with-poll/575903)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-study-on-cilantro-with-poll/575903 "2011-03-30T03:11:32Z")
Apparently, at least some people who don’t like cilantro are missing a key smell receptor and are not supertasters, at least according to this (not terribly rigorous, but still scientific) study: http://www.npr.org/te… --- ## [Formerly polite neighbor now makes unreasonable demands.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-polite-neighbor-now-makes-unreasonable-demands/414428)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-polite-neighbor-now-makes-unreasonable-demands/414428 "2007-08-08T05:55:31Z")
We used to have good relations with our next-door neighbors. Typical neighborly greetings, pick up each other’s mail while out of town, discuss the weather, etc. Then, yesterday,he announces that his backyard grass isn’… --- ## [TV Show or Movie Mashups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-or-movie-mashups/997531)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-or-movie-mashups/997531 "2024-08-09T18:32:39Z")
Remembering back when In Living Color did a segment on “My Left Foot of Fury”, I was thinking about coming up with some newer title mashups. This Is The Last of Us More? --- ## [Preacher SPOILERS!!!!! (the Comic Book/Graphic Novel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-spoilers-the-comic-book-graphic-novel/204705)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-spoilers-the-comic-book-graphic-novel/204705 "2003-10-02T19:08:57Z")
Please spoil Preacher for me. I have read all of the trade paperbacks in the comic store/book store (my economic circumstances preclude me from purchasing them :smack: ). After reading the books I have the following qu… --- ## [Are necks really that fragile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-necks-really-that-fragile/543415)
**Author:** [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-necks-really-that-fragile/543415 "2010-06-23T20:16:34Z")
We’ve all seen it in the movies or on TV shows. Someone who needs killin’ gets their neck snapped by someone else who just grabs their head and does a quick twist, moving their hands in opposite directions. Death, it s… --- ## [Movies you watch over and over and over again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-watch-over-and-over-and-over-again/500539 "2013-02-26T04:28:46Z")
Actually inspired by this thread, and also inspired by the movie I watched last night. For me it’s 2 main movies, Airplane! and Stranger Than Fiction. I love Airplane cuz I think it is the funniest movie ever, but more … --- ## [Why is pink a color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pink-a-color/489012)
**Author:** [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pink-a-color/489012 "2009-03-13T03:13:13Z")
I have no idea why I started wondering this, but it is really bugging me now. Why is pink a separate color? Light blue is light blue (or sky blue or whatever). Light green is light green. Light yellow might be called… --- ## [Canadians and left-turn lanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-and-left-turn-lanes/597736)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-and-left-turn-lanes/597736 "2011-10-09T03:09:56Z")
A certain road I use at least twice a day has a left-turn lane to allow people to enter a gas station/mini-mart/Subway/Domino’s without impeding through traffic. I see an inordinate number of BC license plates on cars t… --- ## [Pot Smokers versus Beer Drinkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smokers-versus-beer-drinkers/460279)
**Author:** [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-smokers-versus-beer-drinkers/460279 "2008-08-29T13:23:30Z")
The past few years have given me experience in doing group trips with people who were primarily beer drinkers and people who were primarily pot smokers. The trips are different. As our day begins, the pot-smokers have s… --- ## [What Do You Do with a B.A. in Poli Sci?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-b-a-in-poli-sci/618878)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-a-b-a-in-poli-sci/618878 "2012-04-19T20:29:26Z")
My son will start college in the fall. He wants to major in Political Science. Any advice from Dopers in the know about career paths for people with Poli Sci degrees? Any advice on skills he needs to develop, what should… --- ## [You thought Trump Twittering was bad: welcome FEMA Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-thought-trump-twittering-was-bad-welcome-fema-trump/821370)
**Author:** [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-thought-trump-twittering-was-bad-welcome-fema-trump/821370 "2018-09-21T03:37:43Z")
"President Donald Trump may soon be communicating with you directly on your phone — even if you don’t follow him on Twitter. Next Thursday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will do its first test of a system th… --- ## [Brazil: Hispanic or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-hispanic-or-not/487878)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-hispanic-or-not/487878 "2009-03-03T17:31:24Z")
Over in this thread, brazil84 has managed once again to hijack a discussion (and I’ll admit my culpability as well) and the question has come up as to whether Brazilians are Hispanic. I believe it has been demonstrated … --- ## [How do you clean a methanol spill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-a-methanol-spill/570475)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-a-methanol-spill/570475 "2011-02-07T20:14:44Z")
So a bottle of windshield de-icer broke in my car, which pisses me off (no idea why a plastic bottle would be so fragile when it contains such a toxic chemical), spilling about 6-8 oz of the stuff on the floor of the dri… --- ## [Heroes 2/12 - Run! (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-2-12-run-spoilers/391932)
**Author:** [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-2-12-run-spoilers/391932 "2007-02-19T00:11:50Z")
Copied from the television guide: Plus, the picture on NBC’s home page involves Hiro with a red and black feather boa. This should be fun, as always. --- ## [Is masturbation considered a sin among celibate priests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-considered-a-sin-among-celibate-priests/18206)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-considered-a-sin-among-celibate-priests/18206 "2000-05-04T23:03:58Z")
Ok where to put this…where to put this…Mods do what you will with it. Is masturbation considered a sin among celibate priests? I know the Bible talks about “not spilling your seed upon the ground”.” Surely there is jus… --- ## [Are You Happy With Your Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy-with-your-name/529108)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy-with-your-name/529108 "2010-03-05T20:50:13Z")
Just wondering. I am Mark and I’m used to it. So my question is if they had a “change your name day,” where you could for free just go down and change your first and/or last name would you do it? I must say that I’m u… --- ## [Nostalgia: What would you bring back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-what-would-you-bring-back/502799)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-what-would-you-bring-back/502799 "2009-07-16T17:57:12Z")
There is a Pit thread going on where several people have pointed out that ‘The Good Old Days’ weren’t all that good. It was also pointed out that there were also some good things back in The Good Old Days. If you could… --- ## [Post-WW2 if only Britain has the Bomb.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-ww2-if-only-britain-has-the-bomb/524408)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-ww2-if-only-britain-has-the-bomb/524408 "2010-01-14T18:54:05Z")
Imagine a world where America stayed out of WW2… In this thread I suggest that Britain would eventually win the war in the West without America because it would develop the Atomic Bomb. As in our timeline, the Nazis nev… --- ## [How to deal with a friend's ill-behaved dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-a-friends-ill-behaved-dogs/666726)
**Author:** [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-a-friends-ill-behaved-dogs/666726 "2013-08-22T15:44:22Z")
One of my best and oldest friends has two Lhasa Apsos. They are cute and lively little puppies, but they bark, jump at me and tug at my clothes from the moment I get into her house. It’s getting that I don’t know what to… --- ## [What's the dope on Captain America's aging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-captain-americas-aging/598927)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-captain-americas-aging/598927 "2011-10-11T00:51:06Z")
Didn’t get to see the Captain America movie yet but I’m aware that most of it took place around WWII? So how does the age of Captain America fit in with him becoming a member of the Avengers almost a half century later? … --- ## [How do active duty and reserve officer ranks compare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-active-duty-and-reserve-officer-ranks-compare/507366)
**Author:** [@Thymeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thymeless)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-active-duty-and-reserve-officer-ranks-compare/507366 "2011-04-20T14:23:06Z")
A long time ago I worked for the Navy, and I have a vague recollection of how one progressed from lowest to highest officer ranking in that service branch. If somebody in the reserves reaches the rank of, say, Captain,… --- ## [Weird spots you have found your cat snoozing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-spots-you-have-found-your-cat-snoozing/494449)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-spots-you-have-found-your-cat-snoozing/494449 "2009-04-28T18:06:15Z")
On the ironing board. --- ## [Anyone allergic to anything strange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-allergic-to-anything-strange/79673)
**Author:** [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-allergic-to-anything-strange/79673 "2011-05-21T11:26:15Z")
Most people are allergic to certain foods or animals. What else can you be allergic to that’s different from that? I think I’m allergic to mosquitoes. Almost every time I get bit by one the area swells up and turns red … --- ## [Another moving to Boston thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moving-to-boston-thread/676332)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moving-to-boston-thread/676332 "2013-12-21T13:30:18Z")
So it looks like there have been a ton of threads over the years about moving to Boston and living in Boston (e.g. this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and this). So, here’s mine! I got a job in the Boston a… --- ## [I object to the fucking announcement at the top of the fucking BBQ Pit board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-the-fucking-announcement-at-the-top-of-the-fucking-bbq-pit-board/394371)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-the-fucking-announcement-at-the-top-of-the-fucking-bbq-pit-board/394371 "2007-03-09T01:28:39Z")
\[Quote from it:\] (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=5) Call me dense, but doesn’t that last part make the poll superfluous? Maybe it’s just me. Cheers! :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## ["Sad Trombone" origins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-trombone-origins/614482)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-trombone-origins/614482 "2012-03-03T15:37:18Z")
Everybody knows what the sad trombone is - Wah Wah Waah Waaaahhhhh (and you can go to sadtrombone.com if you don’t). My question is, what’s the earliest known instance of it? Can we trace back to sad-trombone-zero, as i… --- ## [This Is Us - Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-us-season-2/797467)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-us-season-2/797467 "2018-03-15T12:32:01Z")
I haven’t seen a thread yet for Season 2 yet so I thought I’d get one rolling. So, I guess we learned how Jack died, and it wasn’t a drunk driving accident. --- ## [War is not the answer! The answer is, um, er, ah, my brain hurts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-is-not-the-answer-the-answer-is-um-er-ah-my-brain-hurts/156237)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-is-not-the-answer-the-answer-is-um-er-ah-my-brain-hurts/156237 "2003-03-13T21:01:45Z")
Check out what intelligent, well thought out, practical and usefull ideas the anti-war crowd has!\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\*Quicktime movie, broadband required. --- ## [WHY does a passport need to be valid for six months (after travel)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-passport-need-to-be-valid-for-six-months-after-travel/655866)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-passport-need-to-be-valid-for-six-months-after-travel/655866 "2013-04-18T00:15:34Z")
Title says it all - I can find many sites explaining that my passport must have six months validity after dates of travel, but none explaining the actual reasoning behind what is gained (for countries in question asking … --- ## [After a Hillary win...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-a-hillary-win/742049)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-a-hillary-win/742049 "2016-01-05T18:41:02Z")
I’m a republican and quite frankly barring a miracle I see Hillary winning and believe it or not, I’m ok with that. Why? I believe in the democratic process and if things go bad democrats will feel the wrath of voters in… --- ## [So I started watching Six Feet Under...\[Possible spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-started-watching-six-feet-under-possible-spoilers/722427)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-started-watching-six-feet-under-possible-spoilers/722427 "2016-08-10T23:11:12Z")
I’m at episode five and I am hooked. Great characters and some great acting. Two huge observations so far: I totally thought that Peter Krause was Darri Ingolfsson. I saw Krause (in SFU) and thought to myself “Isn’t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1596&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1598&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)