# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1623&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:** 1624 --- ## [1930's Film Production Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1930s-film-production-question/526332)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1930s-film-production-question/526332 "2010-01-30T08:13:16Z")
This weekend I watched a number of early Marx Brothers movies and was trying to figure out how they were made. For example, I know that Chico and Harpo were talented musicians in real life, and were both used to perform… --- ## [Why don't some actors even TRY to act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-actors-even-try-to-act/549054)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-some-actors-even-try-to-act/549054 "2010-08-06T22:05:27Z")
Rather than derail another discussion, I’m starting a new thread about Certain Actors Of A Certain Standing that feel like they can just “be themselves” (as opposed to, I don’t know, maybe “being THE CHARACTER”?). We w… --- ## [Why do people live in the midwest? (weather)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-live-in-the-midwest-weather/485324)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-live-in-the-midwest-weather/485324 "2009-02-16T16:31:03Z")
I know it’s a stupid question, but I’m still asking… I can’t seem to grasp this. If there is a pretty good chance that sometime throughout each your your house will probably get destroyed by a tornado why not move somew… --- ## [Plastic #8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-8/579434)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-8/579434 "2012-02-23T04:01:23Z")
I noticed on a plastic item I was handling earlier the number 8 stamped within the recycling symbol, though I was quite certain that plastics only went up to number 7. What in the world is plastic #8? If it helps at all… --- ## [The (vulgur) American Canon in Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vulgur-american-canon-in-films/536658)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vulgur-american-canon-in-films/536658 "2010-04-23T11:07:26Z")
I have a colleague who is an Indian national, living in the USA for several years, who would like to eventually become an American. At dinner tonight, I realized that he doesn’t have a true sense of what that means. S… --- ## ["Man of Steel" trailer - set for release June 2013 looks pretty hot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-trailer-set-for-release-june-2013-looks-pretty-hot/643728)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-trailer-set-for-release-june-2013-looks-pretty-hot/643728 "2012-12-14T20:36:47Z")
Check it out! --- ## [Your house was broken into while you were at home. What did you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-house-was-broken-into-while-you-were-at-home-what-did-you-do/490153)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-house-was-broken-into-while-you-were-at-home-what-did-you-do/490153 "2009-03-20T22:12:38Z")
This thread made me wonder… Have you ever been at home when somone broke in and tried to harm or rob you? What did you do? Did you defend yourself or escape? Did you just let them rob you and then call the police? I… --- ## [How would the ancients consider our style of dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-ancients-consider-our-style-of-dress/688646)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-ancients-consider-our-style-of-dress/688646 "2014-05-21T15:22:47Z")
I know it would depend on the culture and time period, but I’ve often wondered how an ancient civilization would consider our modern, western style of clothing. It came up when I was telling my wife about how Minoan sta… --- ## ["Well-X-Trol" water tank - replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-x-trol-water-tank-replace/337731)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-x-trol-water-tank-replace/337731 "2005-12-31T18:47:15Z")
I have a 23 year old “Well-X-Trol” water tank that I believe has a flexible bladder inside. This sits in the basement, and my well feeds it. But lately it does not hold a charge. After I empty the water and feed it co… --- ## [The I do not want to go to work MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-do-not-want-to-go-to-work-mmp/830521)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-do-not-want-to-go-to-work-mmp/830521 "2019-03-11T02:37:50Z")
The title pretty much says it all. It is almost 4:00AM, very cold and snowy, and I must go to irk. Blurf. :frowning: --- ## [ACA (Obama Care) is great, but it is time to fix it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aca-obama-care-is-great-but-it-is-time-to-fix-it/769841)
**Author:** [@DagNation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DagNation)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aca-obama-care-is-great-but-it-is-time-to-fix-it/769841 "2016-11-03T01:14:10Z")
“ACA-I: The Obama Care Hope”, subtitled: “Just enough to get America hooked” has been the law for about 6 years now. Nearly all of the provisions are in place, and now we are seeing results! About 2/3 of the people who w… --- ## [Early hydroxychloroquine associated with survival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-hydroxychloroquine-associated-with-survival/853192)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-hydroxychloroquine-associated-with-survival/853192 "2020-06-06T04:41:18Z")
Publish today. There are no randomized double blind trials published yet. Until then this is what we have. With that, the evidence is mounting for hydroxychloroquine when administered "early\* in the disease. I intentiona… --- ## [What Do You Do if a Bag of Cash Falls Out of an Armored Truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-a-bag-of-cash-falls-out-of-an-armored-truck/664487)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-a-bag-of-cash-falls-out-of-an-armored-truck/664487 "2013-07-27T14:45:29Z")
"A man and woman are facing felony charges after allegedly grabbing a bag of cash that fell out of an armored truck Wednesday morning. The pair were arrested leaving Merle Hay Mall after a shopping spree, police said." … --- ## [The Feud: That's so Dirty! by biggirl \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-thats-so-dirty-by-biggirl-game-over/556637)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-thats-so-dirty-by-biggirl-game-over/556637 "2010-10-16T03:16:28Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [What the Holy Hell is under our porch? True Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-holy-hell-is-under-our-porch-true-story/468581)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-holy-hell-is-under-our-porch-true-story/468581 "2008-10-21T09:39:45Z")
My wife and I have a porch in front of our home, it’s not a high porch, two steps, with a ramp on one side. Yesterday, I walked up to it to go into the house and lazily threw an apple core I had just finished underneath … --- ## [Did Stockbrokers Really Jump Out of Windows in 1929 Crash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-stockbrokers-really-jump-out-of-windows-in-1929-crash/583780)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-stockbrokers-really-jump-out-of-windows-in-1929-crash/583780 "2011-05-31T23:19:45Z")
There seems to be a popular legend that stockbrokers were jumping out of office windows, as the market crashed in 1929. I find the story hard to accept, as most brokers did not own huge blocks of stocks-they may have h… --- ## [Foods that are great (or not) really because of texture, not taste.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-great-or-not-really-because-of-texture-not-taste/552362)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-great-or-not-really-because-of-texture-not-taste/552362 "2010-09-03T23:55:26Z")
Which of course doesn’t mean that a food with a great texture can have a nasty flavor, only that there are foods which are elevated to greatness primarily because of the way they feel in the mouth, usually the way they f… --- ## [That's a lot of \[collective noun\] you got on that table there....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-lot-of-collective-noun-you-got-on-that-table-there/544300)
**Author:** [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-a-lot-of-collective-noun-you-got-on-that-table-there/544300 "2010-06-24T19:58:37Z")
Why are some nouns both countable and uncountable? 1 pizza, 2 pizzas, but you can tell your friend that they bought too much pizza. Or tell your overzealous birthday planner who bought 5 cakes that it’s entirely too much… --- ## [Christians FROM SPAAAACE...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-from-spaaaace/659589)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-from-spaaaace/659589 "2013-06-04T20:55:14Z")
Inspired by all the alien threads recently and wanted to mix in our other favourite topic. It’s the not-too-distant future, next Sunday A.D. Over Washington D.C. a silver saucer slowly, silently descends on the National… --- ## [Why aren't urban blacks supporting Talk To Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-urban-blacks-supporting-talk-to-me/414205)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-urban-blacks-supporting-talk-to-me/414205 "2007-08-09T19:00:41Z")
I was going to put this in the Pit, but if I, with effort, tone down my language it might stay in Cafe Society. I am sick and tired of groups who bitch and moan about how Hollywood (which to them usually encompasses ALL… --- ## [Prefer Friday or Monday off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-friday-or-monday-off/541580)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prefer-friday-or-monday-off/541580 "2010-06-07T18:39:30Z")
I was talking to Coworker about this summers Holliday schedule. I was complaining that this is a year we are stuck with stupid Mondays instead of Fridays for the summer days off. She thought I was insane, and that a Fri… --- ## [Why do baseball umpires wear their chest pads under their shirts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-baseball-umpires-wear-their-chest-pads-under-their-shirts/505373)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-baseball-umpires-wear-their-chest-pads-under-their-shirts/505373 "2015-09-07T23:20:52Z")
Why do major league home plate umpires wear their chest pads under their shirts? It gives them a decidedly Frankensteinian look, and it seems like it would be uncomfortable. Why don’t they wear them on the outside, like … --- ## [Why is the south west US so hard to understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-south-west-us-so-hard-to-understand/691796)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-south-west-us-so-hard-to-understand/691796 "2014-07-03T04:20:25Z")
Why is the south west US so hard to understand? Tucson Police http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/2892 It is very hard for me to understand what they are saying. I don’t think it is style of department is big rea… --- ## [Why you couldn't be a serial killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-couldnt-be-a-serial-killer/317766)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-couldnt-be-a-serial-killer/317766 "2005-08-23T17:44:12Z")
A surreal question to be sure, aside from the obvious reasons (i.e. “I would never kill someone” etc) why would you be a bad serial killer? I would be a bad one because I am very habit-driven; eat at the same restaurant… --- ## [Downton Abbey movie coming in 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-movie-coming-in-2019/817896)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-movie-coming-in-2019/817896 "2021-08-25T17:12:06Z")
All of the original cast is returning, Julian Fellowes has written the script, and the director of the series’ first episode will direct: --- ## [How can I use my Ti-89 for physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-my-ti-89-for-physics/297567)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-my-ti-89-for-physics/297567 "2016-04-03T08:19:34Z")
I know how to use it for calculus and I know a bit about using it for algebra, but how do I use it for physics? Right now I am in physics I so we cover things like vectors and simple macro classical physics (torque, kine… --- ## [Best Covers of "Someone to Watch Over Me?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-covers-of-someone-to-watch-over-me/215939)
**Author:** [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-covers-of-someone-to-watch-over-me/215939 "2003-12-02T06:08:26Z")
Frank Sinatra’s is probably the most famous. George Gershwin composed it. The latest cover I noticed published was by Rickie Lee Jones, and a mighty good one at that. For me and ladybug, it’s “our song.” (OK, so it’s… --- ## [Family financial-political situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-financial-political-situation/637088)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-financial-political-situation/637088 "2012-10-21T05:01:19Z")
Now Alanis…THIS is ironic. I have a rather good sized extended family on my mother’s side. She was the youngest of 5 kids and came along quite a while after the 4th child, so - on average- I am about 10 years younger th… --- ## [I just got this Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Joke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-this-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-joke/365046)
**Author:** [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-this-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-joke/365046 "2006-07-20T19:51:29Z")
I’d always assumed that Douglas Adams had conjured the name of his hitchiking alien researcher, Ford Prefect, out of thin air. Imagine my surprise then, when I pulled into the parking lot of our neighborhood grocery sto… --- ## [2002 Ford Taurus 32v DOHC - Battery light is on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-32v-dohc-battery-light-is-on/627495)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2002-ford-taurus-32v-dohc-battery-light-is-on/627495 "2012-07-12T13:46:29Z")
I have a 2002 Taurus that I had let my friends use for the past year. Now that I have it back I notice 2 things. Not sure if they are related. Check engine light is on. (it’s just a picture of an engine which I assume… --- ## [Early 70's YMCA jingle for swim lessons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-ymca-jingle-for-swim-lessons/250027)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-ymca-jingle-for-swim-lessons/250027 "2018-09-19T08:47:01Z")
Back in the early 70’s, the YMCA used to have a TV commercial about taking swimming lessons. It had a catchy jingle. Here’s the verse I remember: “There is fun in the water, but there’s danger, too So you have to swim … --- ## [Dodgeball versus Bombardment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodgeball-versus-bombardment/282539)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dodgeball-versus-bombardment/282539 "2005-01-02T16:18:13Z")
Happy New Year! My wife and I watched “Dodgeball” tonight. Much funnier than I thought it would be! Actually, IMHO, hilarious! Then we got into a debate. I was born in S.E. Wisconsin, and to me the game in the “Dodgeb… --- ## [Well, fuck you..yes you may try and shoot me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-fuck-you-yes-you-may-try-and-shoot-me/561183)
**Author:** [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-fuck-you-yes-you-may-try-and-shoot-me/561183 "2010-11-21T14:19:36Z")
So one of my sons is a tea party member. It’s his right and his privilege. However, he recently posted on Facebook a ‘commercial’ that was just so out there I had to respond. While I did, I started reading some of the… --- ## [Are we on the verge of a national police force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-on-the-verge-of-a-national-police-force/718891)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-on-the-verge-of-a-national-police-force/718891 "2015-05-05T02:00:20Z")
Watching the latest sad nonsense from Baltimore, it occurred to me that this sort of progressive street unrest + thuggish, out of control cops is the usual fictive predecessor to the establishment of a national police fo… --- ## [Would Iraq have been better off staying with Saddam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-iraq-have-been-better-off-staying-with-saddam/727727)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-iraq-have-been-better-off-staying-with-saddam/727727 "2015-08-17T10:15:38Z")
Another massive truck bomb killing at least 60 in Sadr City, Islamic State claiming responsibility. About a third of the country in the hands of terrorists now. Sure, Saddam was an old brute but maybe it takes a brute to… --- ## [Is there anything inconsistent with the idea of "creative evolution"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-inconsistent-with-the-idea-of-creative-evolution/517916)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-inconsistent-with-the-idea-of-creative-evolution/517916 "2009-11-20T22:42:17Z")
I started this so as not to hijack the other thread. As a Christian, it seems to me that there doesn’t need to be a debate against evolution. Isn’t it possible that the creation story in Genesis referred to 7 days as i… --- ## [Thank you cards for flowers at a funeral, how many people expect them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-cards-for-flowers-at-a-funeral-how-many-people-expect-them/651289)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-cards-for-flowers-at-a-funeral-how-many-people-expect-them/651289 "2013-03-02T21:08:36Z")
Or send them? I’m asking because I spent my morning addressing cards for a friend who lost her husband. She wrote a note and signed them. I’ve never buried a loved one, but I have had friends who died and have sent fl… --- ## [Space junk on the ground - ''do not touch it" - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-junk-on-the-ground-do-not-touch-it-why/597063)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-junk-on-the-ground-do-not-touch-it-why/597063 "2011-09-24T08:53:06Z")
With a rogue satallite due to crash sometime this week news stories, like this one in Time, repeatedly quote someone as saying Why? --- ## [Acceptable reasons to not date someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-reasons-to-not-date-someone/734457)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-reasons-to-not-date-someone/734457 "2015-10-17T12:51:16Z")
There have been two threads recently about whether certain things would be dating dealbreakers for you. I was surprised at the number of people who felt that you were being unfair/bad/intolerant/etc. if you don’t date so… --- ## [Would you object to these billboards in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-these-billboards-in-your-area/665863)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-object-to-these-billboards-in-your-area/665863 "2013-08-19T15:29:49Z")
A campaign that was started recently in London has caused more stink than a turd in a jacuzzi - the billboards in question being these driven around the area. “In the UK illegally? GO HOME OR FACE ARREST Text HOME to 780… --- ## [Which Religion is the TRUE Religion??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-religion-is-the-true-religion/496132)
**Author:** [@MarcinCiez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcinCiez)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-religion-is-the-true-religion/496132 "2009-05-18T19:15:56Z")
After reading this post, it pointed to this graph. Anyway, I’m a Roman Catholic, and as far as I remember I’ve been taught that Roman Catholicism was the true direct lineage of Christianity… now from reading I discover … --- ## [BBC say weight loss is diet not exercise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-say-weight-loss-is-diet-not-exercise/718438)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-say-weight-loss-is-diet-not-exercise/718438 "2015-04-30T22:30:55Z")
BBC say weight loss is diet not exercise. It says, direct quote: “Physical activity has little role in tackling obesity”. Beyond that the article lacks facts or and specifics and just makes claims like “Doctors now say” … --- ## [Paying off the National Debt - Why won't this work? (Round II)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-the-national-debt-why-wont-this-work-round-ii/549483)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-the-national-debt-why-wont-this-work-round-ii/549483 "2010-08-24T13:41:53Z")
In the spirit of Astral Rejection’s thread here, I thought I would advance another idea to pay of the National Debt. Why don’t we force the government to sell off some of the federal land it owns. Force it to sell some… --- ## [24: Season 6: Episodes 1-2 (6:00am - 8:00am) Season Premiere!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episodes-1-2-6-00am-8-00am-season-premiere/387959)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-6-episodes-1-2-6-00am-8-00am-season-premiere/387959 "2007-01-16T18:40:13Z")
And here we are, at the start of another “bad day” for Jack Bauer. He’s coming back from a long-term all expense paid vacation to China, so one would think he’s going to be rested, relaxed, and refreshed. Ummmm… in th… --- ## [What Bad TV Programs Are Your Secret Thang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bad-tv-programs-are-your-secret-thang/628376)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bad-tv-programs-are-your-secret-thang/628376 "2012-07-22T04:51:13Z")
In an addition to this threadabout what bad movies are your secret pleasure, what are your TV secret pleasures? I have a thing for documentaries about ghosts, cryptids - pretty much any forteana. I am currently watching… --- ## [IS there even a way to send 4,000 mass emails rather than one by one in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-even-a-way-to-send-4-000-mass-emails-rather-than-one-by-one-in-this-situation/652988)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-even-a-way-to-send-4-000-mass-emails-rather-than-one-by-one-in-this-situation/652988 "2013-03-22T18:41:31Z")
HI all, So here’s the situation: I’m putting together a mailing list of all the people who ever sent fanmail to me. They’ll have to opt in or they’ll never get another email, all the emails are crafted according to when… --- ## [Your SDMB family name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sdmb-family-name/331138)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sdmb-family-name/331138 "2005-11-18T05:34:29Z")
Hi, I am Mighty\_Girl, married to Mighty\_Boy and mother of 4 month-old Mighty\_Baby. How do you call your Significant Other (or Insignificant Other as the case may be) on the SDMB? How do you call your kids? --- ## [How do you deal with liars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-liars/716439)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-liars/716439 "2015-04-07T10:30:31Z")
A few times I have run across people either in college or now in business who are just liars that range from unimportant stupid things to making up situations, jobs, and accomplishments that are untrue. One thing I have … --- ## [Interesting Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188 "2013-09-17T22:06:35Z")
I’ve just learned that there’s a dentist named Han Soo Lho working about a mile from my house. I wonder if he backs up his business data using Carbonite? In other news, I know a David Bowie, and have met a Bob Dillon (… --- ## [Bike helmets, yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-helmets-yea-or-nay/405187)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-helmets-yea-or-nay/405187 "2007-05-24T23:59:53Z")
I’m starting to ride my bike more: the weather’s good, I’ve got more time now that classes are done for the summer, and I have fewer friends around who own cars. I personally am in the no-helmet camp: it’s intolerably u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1622&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1624&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)