# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1605&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:** 1606 --- ## [Tesla's Wardenclyffe tower - Could it have worked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teslas-wardenclyffe-tower-could-it-have-worked/416044)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teslas-wardenclyffe-tower-could-it-have-worked/416044 "2023-12-04T03:56:48Z")
According to Tesla this monument, if constructed, would result in: “An inexpensive instrument, not bigger than a watch, will enable its bearer to hear anywhere, on sea or land, music or song, the speech of a political… --- ## [How well do you want to know me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-want-to-know-me/84232)
**Author:** [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-want-to-know-me/84232 "2001-10-21T03:51:35Z")
I know that I have made my presence known to at least a few Dopers, but how much do you really know about me? Do you really want to know? Well if you do, then just ask me a question that pertains to me. I will do my best… --- ## [Amateur analysis of Celtic Woman's blandness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-analysis-of-celtic-womans-blandness/480997)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-analysis-of-celtic-womans-blandness/480997 "2009-01-15T14:48:25Z")
Now, I do not know how often they sing “traditional” or traditional-inspired Celtic songs, as I do not listen to them on account of their blandness, but this has happened more than once: They are singing an ostensibly C… --- ## [Jaws -- on the big screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-on-the-big-screen/722711)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-on-the-big-screen/722711 "2015-07-13T03:03:58Z")
I’ve just ordered my ticket to see Jaws on the big screen next Sunday. (Just one this time. The SO said she’d be bored.) --- ## [$1.99 gasoline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-99-gasoline/742157 "2016-01-31T02:01:30Z")
First time it’s hit that around here since I don’t know when. There are discount card deals where it was lower, but I haven’t seen a regular price that starts with a 1 in ages. What are you guys paying now? --- ## [Can I cut hard neoprene rubber with a table saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-cut-hard-neoprene-rubber-with-a-table-saw/626747)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-cut-hard-neoprene-rubber-with-a-table-saw/626747 "2012-06-30T06:17:53Z")
I have a sheet of 1/2" hard neoprene rubber I need to cut up. Can I do this on a table saw? What kind of blade should I use. Can I use a 1/8" carbide tipped blade? If not, could I use a jig saw? --- ## [The Aviator /Color saturation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aviator-color-saturation-question/287713)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aviator-color-saturation-question/287713 "2005-02-01T21:06:43Z")
Was I seeing a bad print of the Aviator? During the first two or three reels, out of fifty, the green tones were really off. How off? Well, when playing golf with Kate Hepburn the putting ‘green’ was turquiose. Then … --- ## [Anchorman is easily the stupidest movie ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-is-easily-the-stupidest-movie-ever/657531 "2013-05-06T18:24:40Z")
I decided to rent this turd from iTunes and regret it. Who finds this funny? It is basically one bad joke after another. And now they’re making a second? What a completely non funny abortion of a film. --- ## [Men and Women: Let's talk shaving.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-women-lets-talk-shaving/702922)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-and-women-lets-talk-shaving/702922 "2014-11-01T06:25:14Z")
My shaving habits have evolved throughout my life. For many years it was this: Can of Barbisol, hot wet washcloth, over sink, prior to showering. In the last few years I’ve transitioned into just doing it in the shower… --- ## [How to own a home sooner rather than later: Rent for a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-own-a-home-sooner-rather-than-later-rent-for-a-while/569179)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-own-a-home-sooner-rather-than-later-rent-for-a-while/569179 "2011-02-07T18:29:44Z")
Myself and my partner are currently looking to buy a house (to live in). Was chatting with a friend recently about it. They asked if I’d considered renting for the next 10-15 years, so that I could “save” money and own … --- ## [Has Bill Gates contributed to humanity in proportion to his monetary net worth? And does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bill-gates-contributed-to-humanity-in-proportion-to-his-monetary-net-worth-and-does-it-matter/628930)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bill-gates-contributed-to-humanity-in-proportion-to-his-monetary-net-worth-and-does-it-matter/628930 "2012-07-23T14:36:54Z")
From another ongoing thread: Wikipedia tells me that Bill Gates has a net worth of around $61 billion. Two questions: (1) Has his net contribution to humanity been in proportion to that? And (2) does the answer to qu… --- ## [Do you use a standing desk? Love/hate/meh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-standing-desk-love-hate-meh/713412)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-a-standing-desk-love-hate-meh/713412 "2016-05-08T02:03:51Z")
Wife works from home on a regular basis. Most of that time is spent sitting at a computer, and she has developed what appears to be sciatica (I’m trying to get her to go see a doctor about it). We’re thinking about get… --- ## [Businesses that aggressively collect for charities. Do they get a cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-that-aggressively-collect-for-charities-do-they-get-a-cut/630217)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-that-aggressively-collect-for-charities-do-they-get-a-cut/630217 "2012-11-02T00:48:37Z")
Going to my local Vons Supermarket, I have noticed that in the past year they have not only increased the number of times a year they are collecting for various charities that are seemingly not in any way connected to th… --- ## [rock songs with oddball instruments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-oddball-instruments/76983)
**Author:** [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-oddball-instruments/76983 "2001-09-10T04:48:21Z")
Today, as I was driving, AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top if You Want to Rock and Roll” came on, and I found myself saying, “Man, that’s the best damn bagpipe solo I’ve ever heard in a rock song!” It got me trying to … --- ## [Songs that go on way too long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-go-on-way-too-long/369687)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-go-on-way-too-long/369687 "2006-08-24T21:51:16Z")
Some songs are way longer than they need to be. My nominations are: Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Eagles - Take it to the Limit (great song, but if they say “Take it to the limit, one more time” one more time I’m … --- ## [Obama's Community Organizing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-community-organizing/462314)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-community-organizing/462314 "2008-09-07T02:24:08Z")
With the talk of Obama’s Community Organizing, I think it’s fair to look at exactly what Obama accomplished with all his work in Chicago. The first thing I looked for was the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which Obama cla… --- ## [Looking for fun, non-cloying kids' music - what do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fun-non-cloying-kids-music-what-do-you-recommend/555671)
**Author:** [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-fun-non-cloying-kids-music-what-do-you-recommend/555671 "2010-10-04T05:13:35Z")
I have one first cousin, and two first cousins once removed, all under the age of ten. For Christmas, I plan to make them a mix CD of children’s music with an illustrated sing-along book to go with it. Obviously, the fir… --- ## [Can we use technology to end traffic stops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-technology-to-end-traffic-stops/726395)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-use-technology-to-end-traffic-stops/726395 "2015-08-01T23:20:28Z")
So many of the tragedies that occur between civilians and police officers begin with a traffic stop. Traffic stops are no fun. I can see how they can be scary for the officer. So, could we somehow use cameras on cars … --- ## [Alternative City Builders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-city-builders/652953)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-city-builders/652953 "2013-09-21T18:32:28Z")
Can’t connect to the SimCity server? Or maybe you hate online DRM? Or perhaps you don’t like the small city size, poor pathfinding, or arguably broken gameplay? Here are some alternatives to the new SimCity to scratch… --- ## ["Head blown off by shotgun" -- Literal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-blown-off-by-shotgun-literal/717583)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-blown-off-by-shotgun-literal/717583 "2015-04-15T13:22:47Z")
I have heard the phrase “He got his head blown off by a shotgun”, or some variant, before. I’m wondering if this is literally true. Can a shotgun blast actually blow a head to smithereens? Don’t need answer fast… --- ## [Do you believe in love at first sight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-love-at-first-sight/556607)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-love-at-first-sight/556607 "2011-04-02T12:40:01Z")
Two part poll: each time I do these it gets screwed up-either I’m not clear on the instructions, or people don’t bother reading the instructions, so I’ll try short and sweet this time… Two questions-first part is genera… --- ## [Do we know how the human brain generates random numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-the-human-brain-generates-random-numbers/563761)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-how-the-human-brain-generates-random-numbers/563761 "2010-12-13T16:26:02Z")
When you ask a human to generate random numbers, they’ll come up with a series of values. Do we have any idea what mechanism in the brain is used for this? I’ve heard somewhere, perhaps on here, that humans are terribl… --- ## [My Boyfriend Asked Me To Consider A Prenup...Advice Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-asked-me-to-consider-a-prenup-advice-please/277033)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-asked-me-to-consider-a-prenup-advice-please/277033 "2004-11-30T06:29:37Z")
I have been with my boyfriend for over 4 years now, basically since I began college back in 2000. We’ve had a great relationship and have been seriously considering marraige. We decided to be brave and went shopping on B… --- ## [NPR trivialities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-trivialities/927918)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-trivialities/927918 "2021-03-03T22:55:34Z")
I’ve been listening to NPR for probably half of my waking hours – sometimes more, rarely less – for decades now. Couple questions for the TM: You ever notice how, almost every reporter, at the end of almost every repo… --- ## [I pit RESPONSIBLE homebuyers (like me)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-responsible-homebuyers-like-me/488680)
**Author:** [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-responsible-homebuyers-like-me/488680 "2009-03-20T20:42:23Z")
My husband and I bought a house last June. We had lived in a mobile home for 15 years, and I, at 45 years old, felt like I deserved a “real house.” We spent the last five years diligently putting every spare penny into… --- ## [The great decline of eBay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572 "2015-10-12T17:13:40Z")
Why has eBay lost so many sales over the past few years? I know part of it is because they don’t treat sellers well. When I do look on eBay to buy something, I can tell that most of the sellers are either selling count… --- ## [Gastric Bypass Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gastric-bypass-surgery/374212)
**Author:** [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gastric-bypass-surgery/374212 "2006-10-04T15:29:22Z")
Gastric Bypass Surgery Hello again, I have decided at this time to put my Guest membership to good use. I guess this could be a poll asking for factual information. So I am putting it here in GQ. I would like to hear fr… --- ## [More Miscellaneous Morning Musings - An MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-miscellaneous-morning-musings-an-mmp/951848)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-miscellaneous-morning-musings-an-mmp/951848 "2021-10-11T06:44:34Z")
According to my power company report, I used $8 less energy than last year. When means 2 washes and 2 drys with the new(ish) washer and dryer used slightly less energy than 3 washes with the 2001 vintage washer/non func… --- ## [Mother of Princeton Students Urges Female Students to Find a Husband at Princeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-of-princeton-students-urges-female-students-to-find-a-husband-at-princeton/654430)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-of-princeton-students-urges-female-students-to-find-a-husband-at-princeton/654430 "2013-04-04T03:17:20Z")
Wow. My husband told me that this woman’s sons probably said, \*“Mom!” \* when this letter ran in Princeton University’s newspaper. :eek: Also, would you want to be the daughter-in-law of this woman? YMMV, but I wo… --- ## [Everything we are is absurd and arbitrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-we-are-is-absurd-and-arbitrary/616927)
**Author:** [@Three\_Packs\_a\_Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Three_Packs_a_Day)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-we-are-is-absurd-and-arbitrary/616927 "2012-03-28T20:56:15Z")
Warning: if you read this OP, it may ruin your happiness forever. Here’s my biggest existential problem: everything I (we) am (are) is absurd and arbitrary, and there’s nothing else it could ever be. For example, the on… --- ## [Haven't been in the U.S. in three years ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-in-the-u-s-in-three-years/537517)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-in-the-u-s-in-three-years/537517 "2010-04-30T19:46:48Z")
So what did I miss? Boss told me yesterday that I was going to Atlanta for a week, next week. But I’ve been here in Europe for far too long … so besides the national news worthy items what did I miss? You all still ha… --- ## [What is My Civic Duty? (Reporting a Tax Cheat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-civic-duty-reporting-a-tax-cheat/806465)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-my-civic-duty-reporting-a-tax-cheat/806465 "2019-08-09T04:45:08Z")
There is a business I go to now and then that I’m pretty sure is doing something fishy. I get my purchase, but the guy doesn’t ring it up, or give me a receipt. I’m getting charged the tax, because (just for example) if… --- ## [Compressing the baseball season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressing-the-baseball-season/557514)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressing-the-baseball-season/557514 "2010-10-19T04:10:42Z")
I was watching the “Scott Van Pelt” radio show simulcast, and they were talking about baseball being swallowed up by football. I wonder how much sooner the season would end with the following changes: 1.Start season on… --- ## [Will a Power Outage Hurt My (Turned On) Computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-power-outage-hurt-my-turned-on-computer/277573)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-power-outage-hurt-my-turned-on-computer/277573 "2004-12-02T20:28:57Z")
It’s getting mighty windy here and my lights keep flickering like they’re about to go out. I’m busily working on a huge project that requires the use of my computer. If the power does go out, what might happen to my comp… --- ## [What songs or albums do you own that you are ashamed to admit that you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-or-albums-do-you-own-that-you-are-ashamed-to-admit-that-you-like/516555)
**Author:** [@heavybuhbuh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavybuhbuh)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-or-albums-do-you-own-that-you-are-ashamed-to-admit-that-you-like/516555 "2009-11-15T00:41:34Z")
If any of my friends got ahold of my iPod and saw that I have the entire nSync anthology, I would be so embarrassed. But sometimes, I am in the mood for a little “Bye, Bye, Bye…”. I am confessing my joyful shame. What… --- ## [Gay subtext in stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-subtext-in-stories/303600)
**Author:** [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-subtext-in-stories/303600 "2005-05-16T15:12:33Z")
QuickSilver’s thread (the accidental hijack) QuickSilver had a thread about how many people in his office have assumed he’s gay because he’s a metrosexual (well-groomed, stylish good-looking man) whose boss is openly ga… --- ## [Do Dentists work on their own teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dentists-work-on-their-own-teeth/456787)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2008, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dentists-work-on-their-own-teeth/456787 "2008-07-20T08:15:57Z")
Just thinking–What do dentists do for cleaning & diagnosis? For heavy work they would need their hygenists to assist them – could they just order the hygenist to perform that work? Could they use the ‘pik’ stuff on thei… --- ## [Kansas City DopeFest! (And orgy). W/O the orgy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-dopefest-and-orgy-w-o-the-orgy/116465)
**Author:** [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-city-dopefest-and-orgy-w-o-the-orgy/116465 "2002-07-08T15:51:10Z")
Any of you Kansas City, St. Louis, Topeka, Wichita, Upper-Oklahoma, Lower-Nebraska, etc… (read: surrounding area) Dopers wanna come out and play together? We can meet in as a centralized location as possible to remain c… --- ## [Is there a objective way to decide if someone's a good actor? Or is it all subjective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-objective-way-to-decide-if-someones-a-good-actor-or-is-it-all-subjective/986750)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-objective-way-to-decide-if-someones-a-good-actor-or-is-it-all-subjective/986750 "2023-07-29T07:05:00Z")
I was having this debate elsewhere and I wanted the Dope’s thoughts. We were discussing an actor and another person said that “l don’t think him being a good actor is in question beyond that of a personal opinion.” Aren’… --- ## [Yo Mama jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-mama-jokes/712669)
**Author:** [@BlindTyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlindTyger)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yo-mama-jokes/712669 "2015-02-23T02:10:48Z")
For whatever reason, the people I know in real life don’t like Yo Mama jokes. :confused: So I decided, just for laughs, to post some here. Feel free to add your own.:smiley: Yo mama so fat she plays pool with the plane… --- ## [How strong is the obligation to attend a close family member's wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-is-the-obligation-to-attend-a-close-family-members-wedding/704748)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strong-is-the-obligation-to-attend-a-close-family-members-wedding/704748 "2014-11-18T16:07:40Z")
My wife’s brother is getting married. We live in Indiana and he in Florida. We’re a family of six. Flying is out of the question. Driving our own vehicle is also out of the question due to reliability issues. Driving a r… --- ## [Commonly attributed motives that don't make sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-attributed-motives-that-dont-make-sense/775386)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-attributed-motives-that-dont-make-sense/775386 "2016-12-29T02:18:51Z")
I have never heard a Benghazi conspiracy theorist give a satisfactory reason as to why Obama or Hillary would want to deny military assistance to a U.S. consulate under attack in Libya. I am not referring to people who … --- ## [Hastert sentenced to 15 months - fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hastert-sentenced-to-15-months-fair/753331)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hastert-sentenced-to-15-months-fair/753331 "2016-05-20T03:47:41Z")
Ex Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months incarceration. As you may know, he was convicted of illegaly moving money to pay hush money to buy the silence of a man he had sexually molested decades … --- ## [Exploding Pagers in Lebanon {2024-09-17}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-2024-09-17/1007395)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-2024-09-17/1007395 "2024-09-21T07:31:38Z")
Somehow, a bunch of pagers in Lebanon, probably mostly owned by Hezbollah, exploded simultaneously or nearly so. Does anyone know how this could be accomplished? Maybe sending some code that causes the battery to sever… --- ## [I pit these obnoxious pseudo-intellectual poets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-obnoxious-pseudo-intellectual-poets/340768)
**Author:** [@vinniepaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vinniepaz)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-obnoxious-pseudo-intellectual-poets/340768 "2006-01-26T02:03:17Z")
I attend a large, urban, public high school. It is a generally diversely populated school, but infamous for being extremely cliquish. Anyway, we have a teacher who, a few years ago, took it upon himself to start naming… --- ## [You know who's always good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whos-always-good/463840)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whos-always-good/463840 "2008-11-24T15:46:50Z")
Charlize Theron. I watched In the Valley of Elah yesterday, and was too lazy to get off the sofa to retrieve the box to see who the female lead was – and was totally “no shit” when the credits rolled. I think of her as a… --- ## [California Propositions- how are you voting, Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-propositions-how-are-you-voting-dopers/557613)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-propositions-how-are-you-voting-dopers/557613 "2010-11-04T03:25:59Z")
Title says it all. Personally, I’m not sure yet on most of them yet, so feel free to sway me to your side with an explanation for why you’re voting how you’re voting :slight\_smile: Linky to the propositions. --- ## [What disease is this in this picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disease-is-this-in-this-picture/383269)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disease-is-this-in-this-picture/383269 "2007-01-10T05:09:51Z")
ssia. Graphic pic here. --- ## [The one line that sold you...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-line-that-sold-you/359125)
**Author:** [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-line-that-sold-you/359125 "2006-06-08T04:46:11Z")
When you fall in love with a band, a movie, a book, or a television series…if youre like me, there is one single moment when you realize that whatever it is…is amazing. here is an example. The extended pilot of Arreste… --- ## [Center cut bacon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/center-cut-bacon/560639)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/center-cut-bacon/560639 "2010-11-16T02:10:41Z")
Sitting around a meeting on Friday and our talk drifted to what was for dinner that night. The boss - usually very healthy, due to high blood pressure/cholesterol in his 30’s - mentioned he was having a recipe (I forget … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1604&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1606&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)