# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1613&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:** 1614 --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.13 — "Epiphanies" (there will be spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-13-epiphanies-there-will-be-spoilers/340878)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-13-epiphanies-there-will-be-spoilers/340878 "2006-01-25T03:09:39Z")
As usual, I’m padding the thread with a content-free OP so nobody gets upset by accidentally learning via mouseover preview about the discovery of a Dyson Sphere with a crashed ship on the surface containing a suspended-… --- ## [What's the difference between strong muscles and big muscles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-strong-muscles-and-big-muscles/668183)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-strong-muscles-and-big-muscles/668183 "2013-09-12T21:45:53Z")
I’ve often heard it said that there are different exercise methods depending whether you want to build strength or muscle mass. Usually, the focus is on high reps with light weights vs. low reps with heavy weights. There… --- ## [The administration goes Orwell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-administration-goes-orwell/505938)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-administration-goes-orwell/505938 "2009-08-12T02:03:30Z")
I just watched the clip of CNN’s Howard Kurtz interviewing Linda Douglass, the White House Communications Director for the Office of Health Reform. Kurtz is asking her about a video piece she put together. Here is the in… --- ## [Similar User Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-user-names/534820)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-user-names/534820 "2012-07-09T23:35:10Z")
I think this is very much a question with no clear answer. However, I understand that user names can’t be replicated or recycled. What about how similar user names can be? This could be difficult with the software avail… --- ## [Why is the Eurovision song contest so BAD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-eurovision-song-contest-so-bad/463883)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-eurovision-song-contest-so-bad/463883 "2008-09-17T16:35:37Z")
Winners 1956-1979 Winners 1980-2007 For those of you who are not familiar with the concept, the Eurovision Song Contest is held every year amongst nations who are considered part of Eurovision. That essentially means t… --- ## [Get your Humongous Dicks (rant) here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-humongous-dicks-rant-here/281507)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-humongous-dicks-rant-here/281507 "2004-12-28T21:29:00Z")
Arghhhh! There’s just no escaping it! What’s this fascination that everyone seems to have with prodigious penises? The desire of every man to have a colossal cock? The desire of every woman to date a man with a monument… --- ## [Punny company names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-company-names/303372)
**Author:** [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-company-names/303372 "2005-05-16T05:14:25Z")
My two favourite punny company names are Volvo and Audi. Volvo is Latin for “I roll” which is a perfect name for a car manufacturer. :smiley: Audi is a little more convoluted. The company was originally named A. Horch &… --- ## [Same Actor: Different Roles / Different Movies – Same Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-actor-different-roles-different-movies-same-scene/722245)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-actor-different-roles-different-movies-same-scene/722245 "2015-06-29T02:37:34Z")
The title (sort of) says it all. I’m talking about instances where the same actor is in two different movies, playing two different roles but performing a similar scene. Not talking about self-parody or type-cast actors… --- ## [Why is everyone's main complaint about Taco Bell the fact it's not "authentic Mexican food"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyones-main-complaint-about-taco-bell-the-fact-its-not-authentic-mexican-food/855915)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everyones-main-complaint-about-taco-bell-the-fact-its-not-authentic-mexican-food/855915 "2020-07-06T22:15:31Z")
The second being that it’s the same 5 ingredients remixed over and over (yes we all watched that one stand-up special) Has Taco Bell claimed it’s been “authentic Mexican food” in decades? I’m fairly certain they now jus… --- ## [REAL Secret Weapons? (Foo Fighter!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-secret-weapons-foo-fighter/538000)
**Author:** [@boilercake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boilercake)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-secret-weapons-foo-fighter/538000 "2010-05-03T14:40:20Z")
What fabled/mystical secret weapon, anytime in history, has reliably subsequently been revealed as actual? I guess I’m talking something in the Foo Fighter-type realm, not nuclear arms type stuff that had an actual know… --- ## [Raised religiously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-religiously/544968)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raised-religiously/544968 "2010-07-02T09:08:57Z")
I was wondering if this was actually true. Were you raised in a religious background, an atheist background or an indifferent background? I have no interest in whether or not it took, or what your outlook is now. --- ## [Botticelli - April 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808 "2018-05-08T13:32:07Z")
Last month’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=850356 Our first letter for April is C Have at you! --- ## [Can they put you in jail for not paying student loans...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-they-put-you-in-jail-for-not-paying-student-loans/278032)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-they-put-you-in-jail-for-not-paying-student-loans/278032 "2004-12-04T21:12:27Z")
like they can for not paying child support? Let’s say I fail my nursing, compentency examination next Tuesday. That means I will be out of the program and no longer eligable for financial aid including loans. What wou… --- ## [Buffy Fans: Do You Like Seasons Six and Seven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-fans-do-you-like-seasons-six-and-seven/547309)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-fans-do-you-like-seasons-six-and-seven/547309 "2010-07-23T19:04:33Z")
Prompted by the current monster-thread where \*\*olives \*\*is working her way through all seasons of Buffy and Angel, what are your opinions on the sixth and seventh seasons? --- ## [Apple shutting down iTunes (?)!! Shoot me now!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-shutting-down-itunes-shoot-me-now/834883)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-shutting-down-itunes-shoot-me-now/834883 "2019-06-10T01:50:24Z")
Please… somebody… anybody… tell me something reassuring. ITunes is very important to me and my enjoyment of life! Laugh if you want! Laugh at the guy with 3 iPod Classics. Aaaaargh! --- ## [Lines from TV movies everybody remembers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-from-tv-movies-everybody-remembers/640799)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-from-tv-movies-everybody-remembers/640799 "2012-11-25T14:51:21Z")
“No more wire hangers!” --- ## [Possible SCA variation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-sca-variation/553853 "2010-09-30T15:51:45Z")
I am trying to design a variation of the Society of Creative Anachronism. Imagine it is 2000 years in the future, and people of that time start up something like the SCA, only it would involve people of our time(perhaps… --- ## [Tide Detergent Thefts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tide-detergent-thefts/647994)
**Author:** [@Mr.Milton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Milton)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tide-detergent-thefts/647994 "2013-01-23T17:32:50Z")
What’s going on with the thefts of Tide brand laundry detergent I’ve been reading about? It’s being shoplifted so much that some stores put security tags on the jugs, and in at least one case, some flake was stealing pa… --- ## ["Hurry Up, I'm Sinking," Final Words to 911](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-up-im-sinking-final-words-to-911/664874)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-up-im-sinking-final-words-to-911/664874 "2013-08-04T20:23:12Z")
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/21611080-418/drowning-motorists-final-words-to-911-dispatcher-hurry-up-im-sinking.html Attempt to summarize for those who don’t want to click linky: 89-year-old man drives brand-new SU… --- ## [Obama speaks: 'people, due to the extent of damage from \[insert event\], the election is cancelled'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-speaks-people-due-to-the-extent-of-damage-from-insert-event-the-election-is-cancelled/626444)
**Author:** [@benbo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benbo1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-speaks-people-due-to-the-extent-of-damage-from-insert-event-the-election-is-cancelled/626444 "2012-06-29T14:13:21Z")
So let’s say in the summer or fall, we have a big terrorist attack or natural disaster (say the Cascadia fault goes active, which it does every 300 years, last time early 1700s). The damage is enormous: 1,000s dead, mill… --- ## [Famous movies you HAVEN'T seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-movies-you-havent-seen/647798)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-movies-you-havent-seen/647798 "2013-01-21T13:56:45Z")
We all have at least one. You know…the kind of famous movie that everyone talks about, and when you reveal that you’ve never seen it, everyone gasps. 'YOU’VE NEVER SEEN (insert said movie title here)?!?!? OMG MAN, YOU… --- ## [What is this freaky bug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-freaky-bug/511971)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-freaky-bug/511971 "2009-09-30T13:08:38Z")
I found this sitting on my stovetop when I came home from work last night. I’ve never seen anything like it before. It’s like a bastardization of a cricket and a house centipede. It has a rounded, segmented body, like… --- ## [Dead things in airtight caskets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-things-in-airtight-caskets/634434)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-things-in-airtight-caskets/634434 "2012-09-13T07:33:30Z")
My brother used to work in a cemetary and would sometimes have to dig up people. For those not in the know, a body will liquefy in a sealed container and smells real bad. Evidently it can stay runny for a long time (yea… --- ## [I hate the creme in Oreos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-creme-in-oreos/718392)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-the-creme-in-oreos/718392 "2015-04-26T19:45:28Z")
Why can’t they make the same cookie—the same exact cookie without that icky sweet filling. What’s worse is they even double stuff it. I want plain Oreo cookies…not the Nabisco Chocolate Wafers which are great, but thinn… --- ## [3/4" thick hardwood vs. 5/8" thick hardwood floor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-4-thick-hardwood-vs-5-8-thick-hardwood-floor/679067)
**Author:** [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-4-thick-hardwood-vs-5-8-thick-hardwood-floor/679067 "2014-01-20T15:52:11Z")
I’ve been looking at solid hardwood and the company that I have been working with has a real nice angico that I like better than the tigerwood and the brazilian cherry that I was initially looking at. They have a 3.5 in… --- ## [Borax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borax/667347)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/borax/667347 "2013-08-29T21:19:10Z")
Hi all, I came up to this site that promotes the use of Borax as a medical supplement, is this a good idea or total BS. http://www.growyouthful.com/remedy/borax.php Thanks --- ## [Arnie's Running.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnies-running/193464)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnies-running/193464 "2003-08-23T17:55:56Z")
So, Arnold announced he’s running for Governer. Comments? All I can say is, this election season is going to be a hoot. --- ## [McDonald's or Burger King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-or-burger-king/511449)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-or-burger-king/511449 "2009-10-02T02:15:30Z")
You’re hungry, and your only choices for obtaining food are McDonald’s or Burger King. Which do you choose? Feel free to explain your choice. I’m not a fast food fan. But I find that McDonald’s quality control is con… --- ## [Where would you absolutely, positively never want to live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-absolutely-positively-never-want-to-live/971836)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-you-absolutely-positively-never-want-to-live/971836 "2022-09-25T20:07:32Z")
It can be a country, a city, a type of neighborhood, a type of dwelling - this is a wide open topic, inspired by the current effort underway to move my in-laws closer to us. I would never want to live in a retirement co… --- ## [Why Aren't There Any Thanksgiving Songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-thanksgiving-songs/603462)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-thanksgiving-songs/603462 "2011-11-21T16:36:49Z")
You would think after a couple hundred years, with such a huge non-secular holiday like Thanksgiving, with family and friends gathering together, there would be at least a few old classics, a few new songs and some music… --- ## ["Going-out" clothes for fat women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-out-clothes-for-fat-women/691107)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-out-clothes-for-fat-women/691107 "2014-06-20T14:04:55Z")
I’m a 30 yo f who is pleasantly plump and headed to Vegas soon. In my thinner days I went out a ton but haven’t recently. Any suggestions for outfits to wear at clubs/lounges? I have low standards . . . Just want to not … --- ## [Have you ever gotten back together with an ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-back-together-with-an-ex/222494)
**Author:** [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-gotten-back-together-with-an-ex/222494 "2004-01-05T22:45:38Z")
I’ve always seen breaking up was “for a reason” and if two people broke up, it was for the better. Although I follow this logic, I can also see in some cases, why it’s important that two people took a “break” and got ba… --- ## [Did you feel the quake and where are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-feel-the-quake-and-where-are-you/593807)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-feel-the-quake-and-where-are-you/593807 "2011-08-25T05:28:09Z")
I am in Michigan and did not . --- ## [Religious indoctrination is child abuse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-indoctrination-is-child-abuse/844001)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-indoctrination-is-child-abuse/844001 "2019-12-01T18:01:42Z")
Every single religious family, whether they are good or bad, whether they’re teaching their kid science is fake, or homosexuals are bad, or if they’re just teaching them not to hold onto material possessions and show com… --- ## [IRAQ: Time to Admit Mistake; Withdraw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-time-to-admit-mistake-withdraw/238402)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraq-time-to-admit-mistake-withdraw/238402 "2004-04-14T02:30:37Z")
Everything I see convinces me that Iraq cannot become a democracy overnight. There are too many factions, too many tribalisms, too much hatred. I predict that the most hunted men (come June 30th) will be the members of I… --- ## [Discworld novels, best & worst--you pick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-novels-best-worst-you-pick/488960)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discworld-novels-best-worst-you-pick/488960 "2009-03-25T16:13:24Z")
I combed through several other threads and got a count, but I want to get a current State of the Dope re: opinions on Pterry’s writing. Please pick your favorite and least favorite of the novels of the Disc. I will col… --- ## [What local foods would you miss most if you moved far away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-local-foods-would-you-miss-most-if-you-moved-far-away/472587 "2008-11-19T09:06:12Z")
I was contemplating my planned move away from Los Angeles yesterday, and realized the thing I will miss most is the readily available Mexican food. I know that other parts of the country CLAIM to have good Mexican food,… --- ## [New Pit rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221 "2009-02-24T18:07:00Z")
I love them! I’m so glad we finally have these rules! My life is now complete! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):slight\_smile: --- ## [Songs that have long musical intros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-long-musical-intros/324931)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-long-musical-intros/324931 "2005-10-06T16:11:19Z")
I was listening to the radio on the way into work and hear a couple of songs that inspired this thread. The first was YYZ by Rush and the second was Crazy on you by Heart. The Rush song I kept thinking was an intro to … --- ## [Atkins is stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atkins-is-stupid/302903)
**Author:** [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atkins-is-stupid/302903 "2005-05-13T14:59:54Z")
I went to dinner tonight with a friend who is on the Atkins diet. Because she’s put a limit on how long she’s going to do this, and because she’s the first to agree that Atkins is stupid, I’m not going to tell her daily… --- ## [Lead singers as guitarists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-as-guitarists/748815)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-as-guitarists/748815 "2016-03-15T15:19:53Z")
Hoping one of you all guitarist can tell me how good some lead singers are who are always with guitar. For example I can’t make out Sprinsteen’s or Pettys playing over the other guitarist and band and don’t recall ever … --- ## [Help us name our trivia team for the upcoming league!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-trivia-team-for-the-upcoming-league/579803)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-trivia-team-for-the-upcoming-league/579803 "2012-01-09T16:29:22Z")
My wife, friends,and I will be starting our third league season next week, and we’d like to pick a new team name, as is our wont. In our first league, we wound up second, playing as"Bite My Shiny Metal Ass". We just fi… --- ## [SDMB posters with geographic locations in their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-posters-with-geographic-locations-in-their-names/681679)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-posters-with-geographic-locations-in-their-names/681679 "2014-02-25T05:37:54Z")
I ran across a thread which seemed to have a high proportion of posters with geographic locations in their names. Got to wondering how many of you there are. You know, guys like Siam Sam or Labrador Deceiver. List 'em… --- ## [Addams Family vs. the Munsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-vs-the-munsters/439079)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-vs-the-munsters/439079 "2008-02-27T17:44:28Z")
Rather than hijack this thread, I’ll start a new one. I always like the Addams Family better. The characters looked more believable, and they just acted slightly off. If was a subtle thing, less “in your face” then the … --- ## [Eclipse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eclipse/544790)
**Author:** [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eclipse/544790 "2010-07-07T10:57:00Z")
I guess I am not too surprised that the SDMB is not frothing at the mouth with anticipation at the release Wednesday of the latest Twilight Saga move, Eclipse. But for the world at large, this a pretty big deal. I may b… --- ## [Gals or guys that you love from commercials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gals-or-guys-that-you-love-from-commercials/217102)
**Author:** [@BrentLumkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrentLumkin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gals-or-guys-that-you-love-from-commercials/217102 "2003-12-07T02:28:54Z")
Yes, I know it’s a weird topic, but screw it. Do you have any favorite people in commercials that you really like? For me, I freaking love Ramona Pringle, you may know her best as… Heidi, the Ricola girl! http://www.d… --- ## [Are there any Rare-alike 3D platformers anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-rare-alike-3d-platformers-anymore/626217)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-rare-alike-3d-platformers-anymore/626217 "2012-07-07T19:19:53Z")
You know the kind. The platformers like Banjo-Kazooie or Donkey Kong 64. The kind where there are 100 (or so) pointless minor objects (like notes) in every level, and then some smaller number of “important” objects (like… --- ## [Strained acronyms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strained-acronyms/588883)
**Author:** [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strained-acronyms/588883 "2011-07-19T00:10:37Z")
Pet peeve of mine…people come up with the acronym-word they want first, then force the phrase to match. Here’s an example (altho’ not the worst I’ve seen…there will be more collected in this thread) CAPTCHA (to play on … --- ## [ABC interrupted Happy Valentine's Day, Charlie Brown to announce Whitney Houston's death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-interrupted-happy-valentines-day-charlie-brown-to-announce-whitney-houstons-death/612570)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-interrupted-happy-valentines-day-charlie-brown-to-announce-whitney-houstons-death/612570 "2012-02-13T18:58:25Z")
This is not a RIP Whitney Houston thread, it’s a “why the fuck did you interrupt the viewing of a kids’ show to say Whitney Houston is dead”? First, we sat there thinking the President had been shot or something, I mean… --- ## ["Is this a thing?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-thing/623615)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-thing/623615 "2015-04-09T22:29:40Z")
I’ve seen this usage pop up on the intertubes in the past year or two, apparently as a means of indicating skepticism over whether a certain phenomenon is real or genuine. Did it have some particular origin? How do you r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1612&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1614&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)