# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1622&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:** 1623 --- ## [Egotistical New Yorkers!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egotistical-new-yorkers/331273)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egotistical-new-yorkers/331273 "2005-11-18T13:06:34Z")
I’m not usually given to rants, but this one has been building up… A lot of nasty things are thrown around about New Yorkers by people who don’t know better – they’ve been called rude, criminal, dirty, loud, pushy, over… --- ## [Idiot wears fake bomb in Logan Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-wears-fake-bomb-in-logan-airport/419990)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-wears-fake-bomb-in-logan-airport/419990 "2007-09-25T18:47:41Z")
Story here. She had a circuit board, wiring, and play-doh strapped to her chest “in plain view”. You’d think after the whole Aqua-Teen fiasco in Boston a few months back she’d have figured out this was a bad idea. The… --- ## [Will Trump sell Truth Social in September?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-sell-truth-social-in-september/1006341)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-sell-truth-social-in-september/1006341 "2024-10-08T06:46:18Z")
I’m not sure if this goes in P&E, but probably election strategy goes into it, so I’ll try it here. Trump is apparently free to sell his stake in Truth Social starting around September 25, but will he? On the pro side, … --- ## [Sorely \_SORELY\_ disappointed in Mistborn. Help me wash the taste out of my mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorely-_sorely_-disappointed-in-mistborn-help-me-wash-the-taste-out-of-my-mouth/661751)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorely-_sorely_-disappointed-in-mistborn-help-me-wash-the-taste-out-of-my-mouth/661751 "2013-07-09T06:22:32Z")
(Possible spoilers in thread, but none in OP.) The first one was pretty fun, and the whole trilogy has interesting big ideas (in the worldbuilding sense) and I like that throughout, the author is trying (key word: tryin… --- ## [Physics: Surviving a fall while suspended in water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-surviving-a-fall-while-suspended-in-water/714497)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-surviving-a-fall-while-suspended-in-water/714497 "2015-03-12T00:34:40Z")
Imagine you’re falling from a great height while suspended in a sphere of water. Basically a giant rain drop. Do you survive the impact? I know above a certain height falling into a body of water is similar to hitting s… --- ## [Quit Saying "Google Is Your Friend", Okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-saying-google-is-your-friend-okay/592905)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-saying-google-is-your-friend-okay/592905 "2011-08-21T02:07:23Z")
It belittles those of us who think that coming to the number 1 website for answers will give us the answer we want, and keeps us from recommending the site to other folks. What I say to people who pose a question that I… --- ## [still less than one year into Trump's presidency -- who gets credit for the stock market uptick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-less-than-one-year-into-trumps-presidency-who-gets-credit-for-the-stock-market-uptick/790487)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/still-less-than-one-year-into-trumps-presidency-who-gets-credit-for-the-stock-market-uptick/790487 "2018-04-05T15:48:25Z")
I’ve seen it argued both ways – that “Trump is president now” so he deserves credit for the continuous rise in the stock market. I’ve also seen it pointed out that “he’s been president for less than a year, so wtf has h… --- ## [Airline sued for saying "Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-saying-eenie-meenie-minie-moe/225698)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-sued-for-saying-eenie-meenie-minie-moe/225698 "2017-04-01T03:08:29Z")
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/5154059.htm Two black women have sued Southwest Airlines for discrimination, claiming “physical and emotional distress” after hearing a simple rhyme spoken: The airline was … --- ## [Is hockey still part of the "Big 4?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hockey-still-part-of-the-big-4/624387)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hockey-still-part-of-the-big-4/624387 "2012-06-08T20:33:58Z")
Here in the US, the Big 4 sports generally refers to baseball, basketball, football and hockey. I, personally, make no distinctions between pro and college football for purposes of the Big 4. Now, considering this year… --- ## [Actors who always look the same age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-always-look-the-same-age/605495)
**Author:** [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-always-look-the-same-age/605495 "2011-12-09T20:01:44Z")
Harry Morgan was an actor who pretty much looked the same age for the last 40 years of his life. Another that springs to mind is Max Von Sydow - that guy looks the same now as he did in the Exorcist. Name some other ac… --- ## [Recommend a movie for family movie night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-movie-for-family-movie-night/937725)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-movie-for-family-movie-night/937725 "2021-04-17T03:43:01Z")
Since lockdown cancelled all our weekend plans, we’ve been doing family movie night on Friday and Saturday evenings. It’s been fun for the most part, but after nearly a year of such weekends, we’re running out of things… --- ## [In the name of fuck website designers, WTF is wrong with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-name-of-fuck-website-designers-wtf-is-wrong-with-you/967687)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-name-of-fuck-website-designers-wtf-is-wrong-with-you/967687 "2022-08-01T04:13:49Z")
Why the fuck do web pages have to be counterintuitive about these two basic things? If I go to a business’s website (for a local place) what do I ultimately want and need to know? That’s right - where you are and when y… --- ## [NBA floor markings question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-floor-markings-question/616402)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-floor-markings-question/616402 "2012-03-23T17:32:53Z")
This image is from a video game, but I was watching an actual game from Orlando the other night and it’s an accurate representation of the real thing. I’d never really thought much about the markings before, and I got to… --- ## [Traditional heavy metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-heavy-metal/603690)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traditional-heavy-metal/603690 "2011-12-13T02:29:14Z")
Traditional heavy metal - I guess that’s what you call it. Back in the early 80’s I listened to what my older brothers were listening to, mostly Top 40 stuff. We could get into a few hard rock/ heavy metal songs - your… --- ## [Staying away from social networking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-away-from-social-networking/547510)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-away-from-social-networking/547510 "2010-07-25T17:58:38Z")
I don’t do social networking by which I mean websites like Facebook and Linkedin where you use your real name. My reasons: Facebook seems to be used primarily for social chit chat which is not something I want more of … --- ## [What's your favorite song lyric written in the first person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-lyric-written-in-the-first-person/224582)
**Author:** [@The\_Dark\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dark_Canuck)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-lyric-written-in-the-first-person/224582 "2004-01-17T13:54:14Z")
Right now I’m really digging “If I could have my wasted days back, would I use them to get back on track?” from Metallica’s “Frantic”. There’s plenty of others but this one is in my head right now. Any others??? --- ## [What does "I believe in yesterday" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-believe-in-yesterday-mean/464567)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-believe-in-yesterday-mean/464567 "2008-09-22T23:54:55Z")
From the song, by Paul McCartney. --- ## [Stand Up Comics and Cancel Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comics-and-cancel-culture/917271)
**Author:** [@Bacon\_Cheeseburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bacon_Cheeseburger)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comics-and-cancel-culture/917271 "2020-09-11T08:44:10Z")
It seems to me, a certain amount of stand up comics are pushing back against the whole political correctness thing. That’s what they do after all, make fun of people’s foibles. Sometimes those foibles are race/sex/relig… --- ## [How do you put on a pullover shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-put-on-a-pullover-shirt/602049)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-put-on-a-pullover-shirt/602049 "2011-11-09T17:08:46Z")
I ask because I suspect I am among a great minority in this regard. mmm --- ## [Correct a sports related officiating error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-a-sports-related-officiating-error/612320 "2012-02-15T11:58:57Z")
Sorry if the title didn’t do a good job explaining what this thread is about. You are given 3 wishes by the sports genie to correct any error that was made in the history of sports. Judgement calls are tricky. IIRC th… --- ## [If New York Were Nuked by Terrorists – What Then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-new-york-were-nuked-by-terrorists-what-then/308588)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-new-york-were-nuked-by-terrorists-what-then/308588 "2005-06-18T04:03:22Z")
Hypothetical scenario – Somehow a group of terrorists manages to obtain a nuclear weapon and detonate it in New York causing hundreds of thousands deaths and massive destruction. The identities of the terrorists are unk… --- ## [God I hate Fox News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-fox-news/529504)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-i-hate-fox-news/529504 "2010-03-25T15:06:20Z")
On the front page of Fox News 2/18 @ 2:01pm ET: Top U.N. Climate Official Yvo de Boer Resigning Obama Names 2 D.C. Old-Timers to Chop Deficit New Jobless Claims Spike Unexpectedly Study: States Must Fill $1 Trillion … --- ## [People who don't know their IQs: Would you ever get tested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-know-their-iqs-would-you-ever-get-tested/673532)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-know-their-iqs-would-you-ever-get-tested/673532 "2013-11-15T01:16:21Z")
Let’s say you had an opportunity to take an IQ test for the first time in your life. Would you take it? I wouldn’t. I know me. I know I’d make a big deal over it and drive myself nuts. If my score was lower than exp… --- ## [Is brown sugar bad for dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brown-sugar-bad-for-dogs/448620)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brown-sugar-bad-for-dogs/448620 "2008-05-11T02:34:18Z")
I ask because I got home from work and discovered that the Snickerpops had somehow managed to get a bag of brown sugar off the counter (I suspect one of the cats tried to push it off onto her head) and had eaten most of … --- ## [Is The Person You Become When You're Drunk The 'Real' You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-person-you-become-when-youre-drunk-the-real-you/186775)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-person-you-become-when-youre-drunk-the-real-you/186775 "2003-07-08T15:25:55Z")
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to observe some of my friends in various states of drunken stupor. I’ve noticed that some guys turn into belligerent jerks when they are drunk, while other guys get all blubbery, s… --- ## [Where Did YODA (Star Wars) Come From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-yoda-star-wars-come-from/440270)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-yoda-star-wars-come-from/440270 "2008-03-08T17:34:51Z")
That odd looking, quasi-human guy YODA-where did he come from? Was there ever an explanation of how his kind became involved with humans? And, why was there only one? Was he the last remnent of a species that died out? --- ## [Hey Dems - Stop fighting with each other!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dems-stop-fighting-with-each-other/831320)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-dems-stop-fighting-with-each-other/831320 "2019-03-29T22:45:57Z")
Just knock it off. Beto O’Rourke doesn’t have to apologize for making a joke about himself that is actually a tribute to his wife. Don’t jab at him! Tulsi Gabbard is allowed to have different foreign policy ideas from … --- ## [What are the "2000's" called? Was an "official" name chosen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-2000s-called-was-an-official-name-chosen/492349)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-2000s-called-was-an-official-name-chosen/492349 "2009-04-10T22:09:50Z")
I’ve yet to hear one. I’ve seen “the Noughties” used, but that seems pretty horrible and I can’t believe it’s accurate. --- ## [The ethics of "Hoarding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-hoarding/704170)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-hoarding/704170 "2014-11-13T08:18:52Z")
In conversation with a new acquaintance yesterday she mentioned that she had a stockpile of food, enough to last her family for an entire year. (It had something to do with her religious beliefs, but whether it was requ… --- ## [Seafood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seafood/719342)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seafood/719342 "2015-07-11T02:41:03Z")
So I’ve never ever had seafood and was wondering: What does most seafood in general taste like? Is seafood like tofu and takes the taste of spices or whatever its with? Does it taste like its smells (that fish s… --- ## [List your five favorite sitcom characters, in order.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-five-favorite-sitcom-characters-in-order/528815 "2010-02-18T02:25:56Z")
Archie Bunker - All in the Family Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller Rob Petrie - The Dick Van Dyke Show Frank Burns - MASH\* Felix Unger - The Odd Couple --- ## [Minds: Death, anaesthetic, babies, animals and Sonic the Camcorder-Doom player.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minds-death-anaesthetic-babies-animals-and-sonic-the-camcorder-doom-player/303033)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minds-death-anaesthetic-babies-animals-and-sonic-the-camcorder-doom-player/303033 "2005-07-01T08:12:03Z")
…or Physicalism vs. panpsychism vs. pantheism: Death Match Doom I’ve opened this thread primarily to differentiate three of us: Myself, || Gyan ||, and Aeschines, specifically on the subject of “mind”, “consciousness”, … --- ## [Andrea Yates Found Not Guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-yates-found-not-guilty/366109)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrea-yates-found-not-guilty/366109 "2006-08-06T00:02:27Z")
The Retrial of the mother who drowned her five children was declared a not guilty verdict by reason of mental defect…delusional post-partum depression. Discuss. --- ## [Damn interstellar pirates!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-interstellar-pirates/96950)
**Author:** [@k.os](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k.os)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2002, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-interstellar-pirates/96950 "2002-04-29T11:52:48Z")
This is a pre-emptive rant. Some day, it will probably make sense. I want to thank cmkeller and mrblue92 (in this thread) for the inspiration for this thread. Damn those interstellar pirates! I’ve had it with them! P… --- ## [will anal sex cause fecal incontinence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anal-sex-cause-fecal-incontinence/233222)
**Author:** [@seaworthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seaworthy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2004, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anal-sex-cause-fecal-incontinence/233222 "2004-03-10T08:16:18Z")
I can understand how people that shove large objects in their butt (like butt plugs and bowling pins) might have problems later on, but isn’t the average penis roughly the same size and shape as a large turd? Will having… --- ## [I hope you drop the soap in the shower, you fucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-drop-the-soap-in-the-shower-you-fucker/558038)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-drop-the-soap-in-the-shower-you-fucker/558038 "2010-10-29T01:35:11Z")
Yes, you. Saeed, wasn’t it? (Not that it would have made it any better or worse whether it was Kevin or Winston or any other ethnic forename you like.) There I am, in a hospital ward for the first time in my life, feelin… --- ## [What would be the most effective place to stab an assailant with a 1.5 inch knife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-most-effective-place-to-stab-an-assailant-with-a-1-5-inch-knife/481037)
**Author:** [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-most-effective-place-to-stab-an-assailant-with-a-1-5-inch-knife/481037 "2009-01-14T08:36:30Z")
The IMHO thread on anti-crazy-gunman-assault plans got me wondering: if you were equipped with only a small Swiss Army-type knife, what would be the most effective place to stab such a short blade to achieve maximum disa… --- ## [Why the hate for the Game of Thrones finale? (spoilers within)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-game-of-thrones-finale-spoilers-within/854540)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-game-of-thrones-finale-spoilers-within/854540 "2023-11-23T20:10:41Z")
I just wrapped up one of my quarantine projects, which was to finally watch Game of Thrones. It was good! Not great, but pretty darn good. I knew that the final season (and the series finale) was pretty heavily panned … --- ## [Little lines in movies that you love or saved the movie for you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-lines-in-movies-that-you-love-or-saved-the-movie-for-you/345917)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-lines-in-movies-that-you-love-or-saved-the-movie-for-you/345917 "2006-03-01T15:52:55Z")
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy our hero Arthur Dent, is at the Alien Equvalient to Department of Motor Vehicles and there is a long line. He mutters, " I’m British. I know how to queue." That line kept me g… --- ## [Mockingjay - \*\*Spoilers \*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mockingjay-spoilers/642892)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mockingjay-spoilers/642892 "2013-01-18T18:32:24Z")
\*\*A note to those who haven’t read it yet: This thread will begin with a super-big spoiler. Even I (who actually like to have stories spoiled before I go in to read them so that I can fully appreciate the craft of expo… --- ## [Who the fuck invented blinds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-fuck-invented-blinds/412221)
**Author:** [@I\_m\_Ron\_Burgundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_Ron_Burgundy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-fuck-invented-blinds/412221 "2007-07-26T22:51:06Z")
Fuck blinds! They’re retarded! No matter what you do there’s some goddamn kink in it and it’s practically open! Horizontal blinds are bad enough, but we’ve got two sets of vertical blinds in front of retarded patio doors… --- ## [Returned from month in India, apartment towed car, auctioned and sold it. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returned-from-month-in-india-apartment-towed-car-auctioned-and-sold-it-what-to-do/760897)
**Author:** [@Maera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maera)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returned-from-month-in-india-apartment-towed-car-auctioned-and-sold-it-what-to-do/760897 "2016-07-27T20:37:07Z")
Hi, looking for some insurance claim or legal advice. A friend owned a 2015 Honda Accord, in brand new shape. He was legally parked in his apartment parking lot, in a space reserved for tenants like him. He left for I… --- ## [No Jesus, No Peace!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-jesus-no-peace/104959)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2002, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-jesus-no-peace/104959 "2002-04-25T11:06:05Z")
As seen on a sign on the Salvation Army in my town. As my friend aptly snapped, “Oh yes, all the fighting in the Middle East would stop right this minute if everyone there just embraced Jesus.” This is probably the sen… --- ## [magic appreciation survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-appreciation-survey/668591)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-appreciation-survey/668591 "2013-09-14T17:38:34Z")
I don’t know if this is a better fit here or IMHO, but it’s about magic and TV shows, so I’ll put it here. I’ve been watching this season of America’s Got Talent, and there have been a couple of magic acts. Notably, on… --- ## [WWII outcome IF the Normandy Invasion failed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-outcome-if-the-normandy-invasion-failed/5999)
**Author:** [@BuddyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-outcome-if-the-normandy-invasion-failed/5999 "2000-01-10T23:36:00Z")
If the June-6-44 Normandy invasion had failed (for whatever reason), what would have been the consequence for WWII’s eventual outcome? Soviet victory and subsequent domination of Europe? Nazi defeat of the Soviets? … --- ## [Why are Iraqi insurgents attacking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-iraqi-insurgents-attacking/359955)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-iraqi-insurgents-attacking/359955 "2006-06-19T18:34:46Z")
I must not understand the situation over there. Let me state it the way I understand it, and perhaps some of you can explain where the hole is in my logic. The U.S. has troops in Iraq ostensibly to keep the peace. Whe… --- ## [Nice Shot! Most Memorable Film Shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-shot-most-memorable-film-shots/284486)
**Author:** [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2005, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-shot-most-memorable-film-shots/284486 "2005-01-25T08:15:32Z")
Not scenes, but shots. Examples: Lawrence of Arabia: Lawrence blows out the match CUT TO desolate desert vista. The Matrix: Leather broad does the suspended in mid-air 360 degree kick thingy (can you tell I’m a huge … --- ## [LOTR thread: what if the House of Stewards had refused to yield to Aragorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-thread-what-if-the-house-of-stewards-had-refused-to-yield-to-aragorn/503546)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-thread-what-if-the-house-of-stewards-had-refused-to-yield-to-aragorn/503546 "2009-07-23T23:24:46Z")
There is no Tolkien thread on the front page for some reason. Cleary something is wrong with you people. Correct this post haste or I shall order the abductions of Robin Meade, Campbell Brown, and that hot newschick wi… --- ## [Trump lies he’s the Devil, Biden lies , it oh that’s just old Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-lies-he-s-the-devil-biden-lies-it-oh-that-s-just-old-joe/923404)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-lies-he-s-the-devil-biden-lies-it-oh-that-s-just-old-joe/923404 "2020-10-23T09:32:31Z")
Not a lick of difference between them, just how it’s handled. Now I know how this is going to go. --- ## [Should I Get A Glass or Plexiglass Fence/Windbreak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-glass-or-plexiglass-fence-windbreak/355237)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-glass-or-plexiglass-fence-windbreak/355237 "2006-05-04T05:18:42Z")
I want to install a transparent fence/windbreak in my backyard. My backyard is flat from the back of the house to about 20 feet out, then it drops down a slope to the property line about 15 vertical feet below. On the ot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1621&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1623&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)