# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1627&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:** 1628 --- ## [Dumbasses, tragedies don't "have to happen" mmmkay? (lame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbasses-tragedies-dont-have-to-happen-mmmkay-lame/595519)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbasses-tragedies-dont-have-to-happen-mmmkay-lame/595519 "2011-09-27T19:25:57Z")
WTF is with people who say “so sorry this had to happen”?? “Had to”? Accidents don’t have to happen, people. That’s all. Lame. --- ## [Why do pedestrian crossings in Oslo have two red men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pedestrian-crossings-in-oslo-have-two-red-men/474916)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pedestrian-crossings-in-oslo-have-two-red-men/474916 "2008-12-01T04:17:47Z")
The title says it all, really. Is it just for emphasis or what? --- ## [How long can a person survive in a morgue fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-person-survive-in-a-morgue-fridge/662681)
**Author:** [@jessiwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessiwan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-person-survive-in-a-morgue-fridge/662681 "2013-07-08T01:58:48Z")
The average temperature inside a morgue fridge is 2 to 4 degree celsius. Thanks. Assuming average body size and weight. --- ## [Royal navy admirals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-navy-admirals/541939)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-navy-admirals/541939 "2010-06-09T18:42:39Z")
I read somewhere that it used to be that in the British Royal Navy promotions became automatic once a certain rank was achieved. This rank was some level of admiral. What rank was this? And when was this practice abol… --- ## [Chopped hard-boiled eggs in gravy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chopped-hard-boiled-eggs-in-gravy/674397)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chopped-hard-boiled-eggs-in-gravy/674397 "2013-11-23T09:54:39Z")
Da fuck? :confused::confused: First I saw it on Trisha Yearwood’s cooking show. Now it just popped up on a Thanksgiving show via FN. They say it’s a Southren Thing, but my homies never did that shit. I repeat: DA FUC… --- ## [Were Deng and Gorbachev good or bad guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-deng-and-gorbachev-good-or-bad-guys/715351)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-deng-and-gorbachev-good-or-bad-guys/715351 "2015-04-06T13:51:12Z")
Overall would you consider Deng Xiaoping and Mikhail Gorbachev good or bad leaders? Both of them are responsible for the fall of communism, though neither of them ever stopped identifying as Communist. The big blemishes… --- ## [I embarrassed my self at Wal-mart. (personal lubrication)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-embarrassed-my-self-at-wal-mart-personal-lubrication/309444)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-embarrassed-my-self-at-wal-mart-personal-lubrication/309444 "2005-06-26T05:03:28Z")
I found today that while buying personal lubrication/condoms isn’t the most embarrassing thing in the world, buying it where you work, and where everyone knows you is. The cashier didn’t say anything, but I’m sure she wa… --- ## [What colour does radium fluoresce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colour-does-radium-fluoresce/322083)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-colour-does-radium-fluoresce/322083 "2012-06-03T13:35:56Z")
I need to know what colour radium glows in the dark. I have consulted many sources (the internet, my chemistry textbooks…). All of them say that radium fluoresces. None of them say what colour it fluoresces at. Wikip… --- ## [How much does it cost you to own your smart phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-you-to-own-your-smart-phone/615312)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-you-to-own-your-smart-phone/615312 "2012-03-11T20:35:21Z")
I’m wondering if it’s worth it to upgrade my dumb phone. I’m paying $15 a month right now, which includes 200 text messages (the phone was free). As you can see, I’m not a heavy user at all. I am considering getting a s… --- ## [Death or dementia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-or-dementia/814486)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-or-dementia/814486 "2018-05-31T16:10:44Z")
I play in a musical group, that plays at an eldercare facility. Today they had us play on the memory care floor. That was the first time I have ever been around that many people who had such advanced dementia. Made me… --- ## [Does anyone really really care....? (News of Cheney shooting vs "real" news) \[Ed.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-really-care-news-of-cheney-shooting-vs-real-news-ed/344380)
**Author:** [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-really-care-news-of-cheney-shooting-vs-real-news-ed/344380 "2006-02-17T15:38:45Z")
Today’s White House Press converence was taken up with a lot of time devoted as to why a property owner released the news regarding the veep and his good friend being involved in a more or less minor hunting (shooting) i… --- ## [What's Wrong With THis icture (of Julia Louis Dreyfuss' Bare Butt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-icture-of-julia-louis-dreyfuss-bare-butt/685752)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-icture-of-julia-louis-dreyfuss-bare-butt/685752 "2014-04-11T07:44:26Z")
First, take a look at this upcoming Rolling Stone cover. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-is-naked-on-the-new-cover-of-rolling-stone-20140408 Then see if you can guess what’s wrong with it. --- ## [So has anyone here ever attended a "cuddle party"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-anyone-here-ever-attended-a-cuddle-party/503205)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-has-anyone-here-ever-attended-a-cuddle-party/503205 "2009-07-17T06:15:41Z")
Here’s the overview Cuddle party - Wikipedia I’m just now finding out about this phenomenon, but it sounds oddly appealing. I’m a natural cuddle bug, but there aren’t a lot of opportunities in our society outside of a s… --- ## [Baseball buffs: how did old-time pitchers throw for so many innings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-buffs-how-did-old-time-pitchers-throw-for-so-many-innings/288227)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-buffs-how-did-old-time-pitchers-throw-for-so-many-innings/288227 "2005-02-04T14:16:48Z")
Back in the 1880s-90s, these guys threw over 400 innings a season with regularity. The best workhorses of that time approached 700 innings – and they weren’t even playing 154 games in a season yet. Pitchers before 1930 (… --- ## [When you realized your friend was a bad person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-realized-your-friend-was-a-bad-person/166058)
**Author:** [@lovelyluka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelyluka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-realized-your-friend-was-a-bad-person/166058 "2003-04-04T08:40:22Z")
I don’t intend for this to be pit-worthy…please, I’m scared of the pit :wink: I’m just curious if anyone else has had this experience and exactly what’s happening. Basically, it dawned on me the other day that a friend … --- ## [Worst Christmas song version in your opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-christmas-song-version-in-your-opinion/564659)
**Author:** [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-christmas-song-version-in-your-opinion/564659 "2010-12-23T15:14:49Z")
In my opinion, the worst waste of recording media is “Deck the Halls/Jingle Bells” by Michael McDonald. I’ve never heard a more affected or afflicted recording of anything. The guy sounds like a drunken mental defective … --- ## [My boss announced my pregnancy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-announced-my-pregnancy/648341)
**Author:** [@WayToGo7600](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WayToGo7600)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-announced-my-pregnancy/648341 "2013-01-26T03:19:48Z")
I need to know if this is illegal. My boss asked why I’ve needed so many doctors appointments in the past while, and why I am continuing to make new ones. I broke down and told her that I’m 2 months pregnant (even thoug… --- ## [Doper Parents-Excessive Number of Diapers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-parents-excessive-number-of-diapers/284181 "2005-02-04T05:48:30Z")
A few people have mentioned our 6 week old seems to be going through an excessive number of diapers. We also thought compared to the baby books, it seemed like a lot. So we numbered a bunch of diapers today to keep track… --- ## [any love here for "Raising Hope" - besides mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-here-for-raising-hope-besides-mine/605411)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-here-for-raising-hope-besides-mine/605411 "2012-02-25T00:43:34Z")
I love “Raising Hope”. I love all the inventive ways the main character’s Mother & Father have of dealing with their poverty. Play ring the human with hula hoops! Wear the mother’s hand me down shirts! Last night I also … --- ## [Why are computer cases so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-computer-cases-so-expensive/495628)
**Author:** [@redshift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redshift)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-computer-cases-so-expensive/495628 "2009-05-13T14:15:47Z")
Why the heck are computer cases so damn expensive? Quality low-end starts at least $70, and mid-range goes all the way up to $200. And usually the main difference between a mid-end and a low-end case is just the exteri… --- ## [Can't talk about legal marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885)
**Author:** [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-talk-about-legal-marijuana/671885 "2013-10-30T00:31:39Z")
My thread about growing \*legal \*marijuana was deleted. We’ve had similar threads about, for example, making \*illegal \*alcohol which are open. There’s an intellectual disconnect at play, not suitable for a board which cl… --- ## [Chili in a can: have you ever used it for anything but hot dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-in-a-can-have-you-ever-used-it-for-anything-but-hot-dogs/487543)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-in-a-can-have-you-ever-used-it-for-anything-but-hot-dogs/487543 "2009-03-02T21:21:01Z")
I’ve mixed it with velveeta a couple times to make a dip, but that’s it. Every other time I’ve used it, it’s gone on hot dogs. I wasn’t even aware that it was supposed to be “chili” as in the stuff you make on the stove … --- ## [Should You Sign Your Credit Card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-sign-your-credit-card/773385)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-sign-your-credit-card/773385 "2016-12-05T21:10:55Z")
I heard someone say they do not sign the backs of their credit cards. This way, one is forced to show ID when a clerk bothers to compare signatures. This sounds like a good idea all around. Thus, if the card is lost or … --- ## [How often do you check to see whether you have telekinetic powers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-to-see-whether-you-have-telekinetic-powers/615977)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-to-see-whether-you-have-telekinetic-powers/615977 "2012-03-21T04:14:09Z")
Y’know…pick an object, focus on it intently, and just try to see if you can make anything happen? It’s not like you expect it to work, but hell, it can’t hurt to check. After all, if you found out on your deathbed that y… --- ## [Are you hiking the Appalachian Trail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/833531)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/833531 "2019-05-14T00:05:46Z")
No. No you’re not. Because you’re wearing that backpack over your cheap suit on your commute on the DC Metro train during rush hour. Just like 40 of your closest and equally inconsiderate a-hole friends on this car al… --- ## [Are IQ tests of the very young valid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-of-the-very-young-valid/131715)
**Author:** [@andymurph64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andymurph64)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-iq-tests-of-the-very-young-valid/131715 "2011-03-15T06:05:12Z")
I’m very curious about this and was sparked from the ‘Bell Curve’ thread in great debates. I am skeptical about IQ tests but had a personal experience with them while younger that makes me wonder if they do indeed have … --- ## [Fixing up an old car... where do I start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-up-an-old-car-where-do-i-start/470546)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-up-an-old-car-where-do-i-start/470546 "2008-11-02T17:32:37Z")
I wrecked my beloved 2000 Jetta today… yes, I need a big hug… but in the middle of the sadness I’m trying to strategize a replacement car strategy. One appealing, and very money-saving, idea floated by my dad is to adop… --- ## [What are/were your team/school's favorite sporting chants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-were-your-team-schools-favorite-sporting-chants/211876)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-were-your-team-schools-favorite-sporting-chants/211876 "2003-11-09T06:46:18Z")
Michigan Hockey fans are getting raunchy Some are fairly good in here. When visiting a fripend of ours who coaches College Hockey their fans shout to the opposing crowd: 'i\]Safety School. Safety School" \* which was p… --- ## ["He Gassed His Own People!" Or Did He?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-gassed-his-own-people-or-did-he/151994)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-gassed-his-own-people-or-did-he/151994 "2003-02-06T06:20:54Z")
In todays NY Times the following editorial from a Mr. Tony Pelletiere puts forth what seems an utterly astounding proposition: that Saddam Hussein may not, in fact, be responsible for the gassing of Kurdish civilians a… --- ## [Diamond gift ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-gift-ideas/706038)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamond-gift-ideas/706038 "2014-12-06T16:55:08Z")
My wife has been dropping lots of not-very-subtle hints about getting diamonds for Christmas. She and I both know that’s not going to happen, but I thought it might be fun to get lots of cheap diamond related stuff for h… --- ## [Could you (legally) write a novel about the relative of a copyrighted character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-legally-write-a-novel-about-the-relative-of-a-copyrighted-character/499646)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-legally-write-a-novel-about-the-relative-of-a-copyrighted-character/499646 "2009-06-17T00:45:56Z")
I was re-reading one of the James Bond novels the other day (Colonel Sun, in case anyone was wondering) and it got me thinking that James Bond has been a busy chap and must surely have some relatives somewhere- besides i… --- ## [Fort McMurray, Alberta: Massive Wildfire, 80,000 Ordered to Evacuate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-mcmurray-alberta-massive-wildfire-80-000-ordered-to-evacuate/753849)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-mcmurray-alberta-massive-wildfire-80-000-ordered-to-evacuate/753849 "2017-01-19T06:19:00Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the\_americas/wildfires-cause-chaos-in-canada-town/2016/05/03/46d1dae0-118d-11e6-a9b5-bf703a5a7191\_story.html This city is more than 500 miles north of the U.S/Canadian border. It re… --- ## [Last meal-DENIED!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-meal-denied/216660)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-meal-denied/216660 "2003-12-09T16:33:35Z")
Me and Tuckerfan were debating lsat meals for inmates on death row. most of them (which we found about about here. ) had fast food and what not. Almost none had really grand meals. I wanted get lobster, with a nice… --- ## [Where is the Mid-West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mid-west/601987)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mid-west/601987 "2011-11-09T20:48:47Z")
This is a multiple choice poll. You can pick as many choices as you want. Which of the following states do you consider to be part of the “Mid-West”? --- ## [If you're in the military and you decide to quit.. what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-in-the-military-and-you-decide-to-quit-what-happens/764969)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-in-the-military-and-you-decide-to-quit-what-happens/764969 "2016-09-06T04:43:46Z")
So let’s just imagine a scenario where someone passes their training, becomes a fully fledged member of the Marines, Army, Navy, Air force or whatever, and say, 3 months in they wake up one morning and decide they don’t … --- ## [Militias well regulated or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/militias-well-regulated-or-otherwise/649692)
**Author:** [@Gorbag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorbag)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/militias-well-regulated-or-otherwise/649692 "2013-02-20T15:48:12Z")
I’m surprised Cecil seems to have missed the obvious interpretation of the phrase ‘well regulated’ at the time the constitution was written - it meant not ‘having correct restrictions’ but ‘well practiced’. And Jefferson… --- ## [Lazy, good-for-nothing, troublemaking organs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-good-for-nothing-troublemaking-organs/400863)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-good-for-nothing-troublemaking-organs/400863 "2007-04-22T16:19:30Z")
There are many outstanding organs in the human body - like the heart, lungs and brain, doing their jobs under tough conditions and standing up to incredible abuse. Then there are the organs who have a much easier time of… --- ## [Wind turbine questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-turbine-questions/706012)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wind-turbine-questions/706012 "2014-12-04T19:24:29Z")
I have a couple quick questions about wind turbines used for generating energy and hope they can easily be answered. I only see wind turbines in the 2 or 3 blade propeller design. It seems like a vertical axis turbine… --- ## [Explain why Wisconsin's recall election is actually recalling anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-why-wisconsins-recall-election-is-actually-recalling-anything/619057)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-why-wisconsins-recall-election-is-actually-recalling-anything/619057 "2012-04-24T02:20:40Z")
To my mind, a recall election should have just one question: do you wish to recall elected official X? If the majority votes no, that’s the end. If the majority votes yes, then the candidate is removed from office and a… --- ## [HAH, Savings account health scam what a joke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hah-savings-account-health-scam-what-a-joke/342460)
**Author:** [@bubba\_jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubba_jr)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hah-savings-account-health-scam-what-a-joke/342460 "2006-02-05T07:32:42Z")
Just today I found that I’m going to have to give up my Blue Cross Blue Shield. Now I’m going to have to join our sister companies “savings account” health scam. Its going to cost me more and its going to cost the owne… --- ## [karma is a knife welding cock (of the avian kind)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-is-a-knife-welding-cock-of-the-avian-kind/570652)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-is-a-knife-welding-cock-of-the-avian-kind/570652 "2011-02-13T12:29:10Z")
Man stabbed to death by cockfighting bird Later the rooster was seeing coating the man in 11 herbs and spices. On one hand It’d been better if they saved him, and he saw the light and went on to live a good lfie, but… --- ## [Do you prefer bed sheets tucked or untucked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bed-sheets-tucked-or-untucked/498854)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-bed-sheets-tucked-or-untucked/498854 "2009-06-11T09:44:51Z")
Based loosely on this thread. I prefer them to be untucked. I’m 6’ tall and it is uncomfortable for me and my big feet if they feel confined by a sheet. My 5’ tall wife likes them tucked in. Since I tend to flop arou… --- ## [What would happen if I killed my boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-killed-my-boss/836112)
**Author:** [@dope1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dope1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-killed-my-boss/836112 "2021-02-07T03:13:45Z")
So in the middle of busy working day I go on to kill my boss by slitting his throat and making sure to the best of my abilities that I have killed him and then I sit on the opposite chair while waiting for the authoritie… --- ## [No taxes filed for 2 years. Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-taxes-filed-for-2-years-help/633910)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-taxes-filed-for-2-years-help/633910 "2012-09-08T00:51:04Z")
I fucked up. I’m a fuckup. Now that that’s out of the way, life was too much for me and I haven’t filed in two years. Without judgement, please - where do I turn to fix this? I would’ve gotten several hundred $ each y… --- ## [Movie dialogue mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-dialogue-mistakes/658779)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-dialogue-mistakes/658779 "2013-05-23T11:46:21Z")
My contribution: In The Color Purple in the scene where Sophia (Oprah Winfrey) confronts Celie over advising Harpo to beat her, Sophia says, “If you want a dead son-in-law, keep on advising him like you doing.” Except Ha… --- ## [Who's excited about The Walking Dead on AMC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-excited-about-the-walking-dead-on-amc/557530)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-excited-about-the-walking-dead-on-amc/557530 "2010-11-01T14:52:55Z")
The Walking Dead, based on a comic book of the same name, which I’m told is pretty good, but I have no idea. The zombie thing is pretty played out, so I normally wouldn’t be so excited, but AMC’s track record (haven’t w… --- ## [What's up with Jesse Jackson, Jr?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jesse-jackson-jr/627806)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jesse-jackson-jr/627806 "2012-08-14T23:19:39Z")
Jesse Jackson, Jr left on a medical leave June 25, 2012. Here is TPM’s take on it: Category: Muckraker - TPM – Talking Points Memo They are commenting on the “vague and sometimes anonymous statements to the media that h… --- ## [Does anyone here have a photographic memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-photographic-memory/677912)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-a-photographic-memory/677912 "2014-01-06T20:40:19Z")
What’s that like? Do you take a mental snapshot and then go back an “read” it? Do you remember things whether you want to or not? How long do you remember stuff? I’ve only ever seen this portrayed in movies, so I don’t … --- ## [What scares you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scares-you/470594)
**Author:** [@Cat\_In\_A\_Top\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_In_A_Top_Hat)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-scares-you/470594 "2008-11-09T23:06:53Z")
So, having just listened to the version of “Imagine” done by A Perfect Circle, I’ve realized that some of the things in that song (or, at least, suggested by the video) are downright creepifying. Not the least of which … --- ## [Tell me about Australian Aborigines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-australian-aborigines/682336)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-australian-aborigines/682336 "2014-03-02T18:37:57Z")
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