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**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-everyone-go-to-college/499340 "2009-06-16T14:10:21Z")
I was reading some excerpts of “Shop Class as Soulcraft” by Matthew B. Crawford, an academic/philosopher/motorcylcle mechanic. It was reviewed in the New York Times this weekend and excerpted in their magazine. He argue… --- ## [Was George on Seinfeld supposed to be gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-on-seinfeld-supposed-to-be-gay/504078)
**Author:** [@Troubles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troubles)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-on-seinfeld-supposed-to-be-gay/504078 "2009-07-25T00:47:31Z")
Throughout Seinfeld’s run, quite a lot of jokes were made at the expense of George’s sexuality. Today, I watched an early Seinfeld episode, The Note, and one of the plot points was George’s sexual insecurity. This, combi… --- ## [Time to Rip On the Cooking Programs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-rip-on-the-cooking-programs/596428)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-rip-on-the-cooking-programs/596428 "2011-09-20T15:15:23Z")
Okay, let’s have it! On Hell’s Kitchen, WHY hasn’t anyone killed Elise yet? The fact that she destroyed so much of Ramsey’s expensive salmon makes me wonder what other kinds of deals she’s made (wink, wink) to ensure h… --- ## [Movies where 'you had to be there'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-had-to-be-there/572146)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-had-to-be-there/572146 "2011-02-23T03:50:35Z")
I was reading a Cracked article today and it had the trailer to the original “Alien” movie linked in it (as an example of a well done and very scary trailer), so I watched it. Yep, it was indeed well done and scary, no d… --- ## [Foreign humor you just don't get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-humor-you-just-dont-get/493410)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-humor-you-just-dont-get/493410 "2009-04-26T05:45:33Z")
Umberto Eco had an interesting take on comedy and tragedy. Both are takes on some sort of social taboo being broken. When the taboo is shared by every society on earth, it’s tragedy. Even if it’s not universal, the plot … --- ## [SNL - Louis CK 3/29/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-louis-ck-3-29-14/684898)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-louis-ck-3-29-14/684898 "2014-04-04T20:33:21Z")
Louis C.K. is amazing. I love that he can just be on the stage, no scenery, no characters, no sketch premise, and be funnier than the whole rest of the show with only his standup monologue. It wasn’t a bad show, but hi… --- ## [What did St Francesca Romana do? (Almost certainly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-st-francesca-romana-do-almost-certainly-tmi/232603)
**Author:** [@Alto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alto)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-st-francesca-romana-do-almost-certainly-tmi/232603 "2004-03-05T16:16:06Z")
I was just reading a book review from the Arts & Letters Daily page about the female saints/anorexics link (http://www.lrb.co.uk/v26/n05/mant01\_.html). Discussing holy mortification of the flesh, the reviewer says, “Sain… --- ## [Hard working and tardy vs. punctual and lazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-working-and-tardy-vs-punctual-and-lazy/399565)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-working-and-tardy-vs-punctual-and-lazy/399565 "2007-04-14T14:31:51Z")
So, random question, if you were an employer, which would you rather have working for you? \[ul\] \[li\]A person who gets things done, but has a chronic tardiness problem, ie: always showing up to work late\[/li\]\[li\]A perso… --- ## [European Court of Human Rights and Scottish Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-court-of-human-rights-and-scottish-law/700375)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-court-of-human-rights-and-scottish-law/700375 "2014-10-09T10:12:45Z")
there is quite common knowledge that should the United Kingdom seek to withdraw from the EU, it is quite likely that Scotland would seek to leave the UK and join the EU. The earliest that could happen is 2020 or so if it… --- ## [Will/could/should the democrats draft Joe Biden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-could-should-the-democrats-draft-joe-biden/756451)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-could-should-the-democrats-draft-joe-biden/756451 "2016-06-07T01:58:43Z")
If the democratic convention becomes the mess it could be and if say Hillary looks vulnerable, could Joe Biden be drafted as the nominee? I’ve read where he said he regrets not running. --- ## [Coffee Grounds + No Garbage Disposal = ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-no-garbage-disposal/501576)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-no-garbage-disposal/501576 "2009-07-03T17:53:15Z")
I used my french press in the new house for the first time on Sunday, and as I went to wash it out, remembered, “Oh yeah, I don’t have a garbage disposal. Crap.” I painstakingly got the grounds out and into the garbage… --- ## [Men's Extra Long Pinkie Nails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-extra-long-pinkie-nails/2904)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 1999, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-extra-long-pinkie-nails/2904 "1999-08-31T05:19:00Z")
What is the story with extra long pinkie fingernails on men? I have noticed this all over. Does it have different significance in different cultures such as Asian vs. Hispanic vs. East Indian? --- ## [Current Coronavirus US upsurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-coronavirus-us-upsurge/915358)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-coronavirus-us-upsurge/915358 "2020-08-01T23:36:22Z")
I’m not into schadenfraude, and my heart goes out to Americans and businesses in some states that are experiencing a dramatic rise in cases. I understand there is some compassion fatigue on this topic. I hope fellow Do… --- ## [Hillary folds, Bernie is nominated. Can he win the crown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-folds-bernie-is-nominated-can-he-win-the-crown/745181)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-folds-bernie-is-nominated-can-he-win-the-crown/745181 "2016-02-10T01:12:57Z")
Lets say HRC has problems with emails, or doesn’t make the cut. And Bernie gets the nomination. Can he pull it off? Win the crown? When he first entered, people said he couldn’t win because of the “s” word. But, a b… --- ## [How long until we see bared breasts on US TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-we-see-bared-breasts-on-us-tv/30779)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-we-see-bared-breasts-on-us-tv/30779 "2004-06-16T01:32:00Z")
US TV has been showing a little more skin of late. On NYPD Blue I believe they show a bare butt every now and then. So how long until we get bared breasts on prime-time, broadcast TV? (Subscription cable channels like HB… --- ## [Detroit is building a new Hockey Stadium? Who's buying their bonds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-is-building-a-new-hockey-stadium-whos-buying-their-bonds/664804)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-is-building-a-new-hockey-stadium-whos-buying-their-bonds/664804 "2013-08-03T21:15:39Z")
Good lord. They’re filing for bankruptcy, and at the same time have decided to build a new 444 million dollar stadium. My first thought is “you can’t fix stupid” but then I’m wondering who is foolish enough to finance … --- ## [A model with vitilligo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-model-with-vitilligo/695435)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-model-with-vitilligo/695435 "2014-08-18T23:37:27Z")
A model with vitilligo. Wow is she striking. I think she’s gorgeous. --- ## [SNL dirty talk skit from last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-dirty-talk-skit-from-last-night/777831)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-dirty-talk-skit-from-last-night/777831 "2017-01-25T02:33:00Z")
I think this was the best skit of last night. --- ## [Airline overhead bin ettiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-overhead-bin-ettiquette/474244)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-overhead-bin-ettiquette/474244 "2008-11-25T14:52:12Z")
Since we all agreed on the issue of reclining one’s airline seat, I thought we might tackle the issue of overhead compartments. I personally don’t have any problem regarding overhead bins. But I’ll describe my practice… --- ## [Uh, so what was John and Kate Plus 8's announcement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-what-was-john-and-kate-plus-8s-announcement/500674)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-so-what-was-john-and-kate-plus-8s-announcement/500674 "2009-06-28T18:05:43Z")
Tell no one I actually have an interest in this. :wink: :stuck\_out\_tongue: Anyway, is it that they are divorcing, which is what Wikipedia is currently stating? What did they announce? --- ## [Your Kid The Only One In The Class "not invited"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-kid-the-only-one-in-the-class-not-invited/512490)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-kid-the-only-one-in-the-class-not-invited/512490 "2009-10-07T18:36:15Z")
I was reading a thread elsewhere where this girl (6 years old) was absolutely distrought about being the only one in her class not invited to a birthday party. Evidently this six year old accused her mother of not buying… --- ## [LDR revisited; seeking advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ldr-revisited-seeking-advice/580057)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ldr-revisited-seeking-advice/580057 "2011-05-06T02:59:02Z")
Hi everyone. I made a thread here probably 7-8 months ago which outlined (in great detail) my long distance relationship. I’ll give you a brief summary of things and where they stand now and you can interpret it from t… --- ## [You find an ATM with someone's card in it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-an-atm-with-someones-card-in-it/561282)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-an-atm-with-someones-card-in-it/561282 "2010-11-23T19:05:35Z")
Inspired by this exact scenario (starts at 8:00, continues here) discussed in the Gervais/Merchant/Pilkington XFM show. You find an ATM - nobody is around, there’s no cameras to be seen. It has a card in it and the PIN … --- ## [Flew off the handle, now feeling guilty. Need closure!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flew-off-the-handle-now-feeling-guilty-need-closure/673661)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flew-off-the-handle-now-feeling-guilty-need-closure/673661 "2013-11-13T20:29:09Z")
I’m pretty sure I’m the jerk in this situation, but it’s bugging me WAY too much, and I need some closure. About 2 months ago, I got into an altercation of sorts with one of the dads from daycare. My kid and his kid are… --- ## [Watching Star Trek: TNG; What other characters in popular culture are simuilar to Q?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-star-trek-tng-what-other-characters-in-popular-culture-are-simuilar-to-q/693796)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-star-trek-tng-what-other-characters-in-popular-culture-are-simuilar-to-q/693796 "2014-07-27T21:55:56Z")
I was a casual ST: TNG viewer when I was younger. I always loved the character Q. What other characters were like him in popular culture? --- ## [Public displays of affection: Am I a prude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-displays-of-affection-am-i-a-prude/505761)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-displays-of-affection-am-i-a-prude/505761 "2009-08-12T22:07:50Z")
Small amount of background: My boyfriend and I are both forty. This relationship is very important to both of us, but, of course, we’re both old enough to have our own opinions and experiences that color our interactio… --- ## [I'm Having a Colposcopy in the Morning and Freaking Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-a-colposcopy-in-the-morning-and-freaking-out/629926)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-a-colposcopy-in-the-morning-and-freaking-out/629926 "2012-08-01T12:49:37Z")
I found out about 2 weeks ago that I have hpv and abnormal cervical cells following a routine pap smear. So my gyn recommended a colposcopy to take a closer look. I totally panicked when i got the news - I have an std, g… --- ## [Is phi a mystical number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-phi-a-mystical-number/547272)
**Author:** [@Metrolog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metrolog)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-phi-a-mystical-number/547272 "2010-07-26T20:24:07Z")
\*\*Is phi a mystical number? \*\* Is phi a mystical number? Yes, it is! Height of the Great Pyramid = 5813.011885 inches 5813.011885 x 1.618033988 = 9405.650803 inches Length of the Grand Gallery = 1881.130161 inches … --- ## [Does \[Glenn\] Beck have Morgellons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-glenn-beck-have-morgellons/556518)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-glenn-beck-have-morgellons/556518 "2010-10-14T01:03:01Z")
Beck sayshe has been having problems with feeling in his hands and feet. Today he explained that “small fiber” issues may be involved. Sounds like Morgellon’s, just the kind of paranoid, made-up disease someone like him… --- ## [Whatever happened to Chismbop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-chismbop/103430)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-chismbop/103430 "2002-04-14T14:46:53Z")
I remember reading about it years ago. Seemed like this miracle method for doing math using your fingers sort of like an abacus. Did it work? Where are all the kids who learned it? Do they still use it? I googled it but… --- ## [What's with the Amish on the Greyhound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-amish-on-the-greyhound/631114)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-amish-on-the-greyhound/631114 "2012-08-11T19:14:08Z")
Recently I took a trip from Texas to Kentucky, and a week later back again. Both ways, I saw Amish or some similarly attired people waiting around for buses. The first time it was a guy and his wife, though I have to say… --- ## [Has any computer software ever been released on vinyl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-computer-software-ever-been-released-on-vinyl/602508)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-computer-software-ever-been-released-on-vinyl/602508 "2019-09-02T08:52:27Z")
I guess if this happened, it would have been during the 8-bit home computer revolution of the 1980s. Software was widely distributed on cassette tape (sounded like an analogue modem - probably because it used similar me… --- ## [Is this a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-crime/675944)
**Author:** [@notmikeymadden\_gmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notmikeymadden_gmail.com)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-crime/675944 "2013-12-11T23:20:59Z")
A detective contacted me today. He alleged that I have been giving out letters with bags of candy attached. The letters stated, verbatim " Hi, my name is Michael and I’m a college student at UW-Milwaukee. I support mys… --- ## [Yahweh, The Beginnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahweh-the-beginnings/493932)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahweh-the-beginnings/493932 "2009-04-28T23:32:27Z")
Originally, the Israeli people were Canaanites. Their gods were largely the gods of Canaan, and their language was simply a dialect of Canaanite. The name “Israel” is a reference to El and Yahweh is a sub-deity or son of… --- ## [origin of the 'punching' video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-punching-video/354405)
**Author:** [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-punching-video/354405 "2006-05-02T23:04:15Z")
I did a search and couldn’t find anything on this video here or through google. Just a lot of people guessing what was going on. You’ve probably seen the clip by now: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6640225987… --- ## [Who would I ask about this? \[Deleting posts and threads\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-i-ask-about-this-deleting-posts-and-threads/708741)
**Author:** [@Scharzcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scharzcha)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-i-ask-about-this-deleting-posts-and-threads/708741 "2016-01-11T04:38:56Z")
I’d like all my posts and threads that I made to be cleared so I can have a fresh start! Thanks! \<3:p --- ## [How fast does blood travel through the body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-blood-travel-through-the-body/224631)
**Author:** [@agrecian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agrecian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-blood-travel-through-the-body/224631 "2004-01-27T18:59:36Z")
I’ve read that we have approximately 60,000 miles of blood vessels in our bodies, that a 155 pound person has 11 pints of blood and that blood travels through the lungs at the rate of once per minute. I realize that indi… --- ## [How can you not know that traffic lights have sensors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-not-know-that-traffic-lights-have-sensors/412011)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-not-know-that-traffic-lights-have-sensors/412011 "2007-07-20T22:32:20Z")
How can anyone who has been driving more than a week not know that most traffic lights have sensors? Hey dumbass, if you stop 20 feet before the stop line the light is never going to be green. You hear all that honking b… --- ## [Is standing up to my parents a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-standing-up-to-my-parents-a-good-idea/755213)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-standing-up-to-my-parents-a-good-idea/755213 "2016-05-25T00:25:57Z")
They tie up my entire day’s worth of time everyday. Each day, I’m constantly doing chores, running tasks, and errands and countless small favors here and there. I’m not to leave the house without stating exactly where I… --- ## [My hypothesis: Trump is smarter than I am-again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hypothesis-trump-is-smarter-than-i-am-again/799011)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hypothesis-trump-is-smarter-than-i-am-again/799011 "2017-10-26T21:31:33Z")
I know it is popular to look at all the stupid things Trump does and laugh at his bumbling stupidity. But I have to admit he always turns out to be smarter than I am. For instance, He is picking on Congress-a lot. Seem… --- ## [Who Ya Gonna Call? Straight Dopers! (RPG Recruitment Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ya-gonna-call-straight-dopers-rpg-recruitment-thread/660464)
**Author:** [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ya-gonna-call-straight-dopers-rpg-recruitment-thread/660464 "2013-08-15T14:29:49Z")
Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game (1986) If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Straight Dopers! Soooooo, all the D&D threads that have been flying around lately have… --- ## [Land Surveyors: How do you determine true north from solar observations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-surveyors-how-do-you-determine-true-north-from-solar-observations/381646)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-surveyors-how-do-you-determine-true-north-from-solar-observations/381646 "2006-11-29T15:45:31Z")
Can someone direct me to a web page that details the procedure for determining true north by solar observations? Thanks in advance Ficer67 --- ## [Hurricane Evacuations: Explain the "I'll Stay" Mentality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-evacuations-explain-the-ill-stay-mentality/821253)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-evacuations-explain-the-ill-stay-mentality/821253 "2018-09-17T18:39:20Z")
I fail to understand these people who refuse to evacuate the Outer Banks and other barrier islands and/or coastal locations especially when (as I heard it) no hurricane of this magnitude has directly hit the area where H… --- ## [Films with repeating scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-with-repeating-scenes/412520)
**Author:** [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-with-repeating-scenes/412520 "2007-07-21T05:11:00Z")
In 12 Monkeys, Cole keeps having the same dream of a man getting shot as he runs through an airport. Each time the scene replays, little details change as Cole gets closer to the answer behind the plague. In The Convers… --- ## [During the Soviet Bloc days- was Russian a required language within the satellite states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-soviet-bloc-days-was-russian-a-required-language-within-the-satellite-states/573148)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/during-the-soviet-bloc-days-was-russian-a-required-language-within-the-satellite-states/573148 "2011-03-03T20:35:27Z")
This question has come up several times on shows like Dancing With the Stars. There’s a Russian pro (Anna Trebunskaya), Ukraine (Maksim Chmerkovskiy), an Albanian (Tony Dovolani). They all were children under the Soviet … --- ## [Multipurpose House Hunters/HHI rant thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multipurpose-house-hunters-hhi-rant-thread/673009)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multipurpose-house-hunters-hhi-rant-thread/673009 "2013-11-10T15:19:57Z")
We haven’t had one of these in a while. I’ve been bottling up my snarky comments and I think I’m getting a rash. So this thread is therapeutic. My number one rant: people who move to other countries and bitch because th… --- ## [What things that we are now afraid of worried about will our kids look back at and be amused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-that-we-are-now-afraid-of-worried-about-will-our-kids-look-back-at-and-be-amused/558654)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-that-we-are-now-afraid-of-worried-about-will-our-kids-look-back-at-and-be-amused/558654 "2010-10-30T03:16:54Z")
Going along with this thread: What things will our kids look back on think, “Why the hell were you so worried?” --- ## [Is Tesla about to go bankrupt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tesla-about-to-go-bankrupt/811549)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tesla-about-to-go-bankrupt/811549 "2018-09-29T03:20:32Z")
This Marketwatch link isn’t particularly special – there are many covering this story. It’s as good as the next one, I reckon. Anyway, it seems like some big shot investors are beginning to have doubts that Tesla is t… --- ## [I Passed the NY Bar Exam!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-ny-bar-exam/516426)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-ny-bar-exam/516426 "2009-12-28T04:35:17Z")
big sigh of relief --- ## [Article: Is College Education a Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-is-college-education-a-scam/484565)
**Author:** [@Altair33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair33)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-is-college-education-a-scam/484565 "2009-02-13T12:35:21Z")
Thought provoking article- I went to state schools so my debt isn’t too bad, but I have some lawyer friends who went the private route and have crushing debt. Why do you guys think- is the benefit of a college educati… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1633&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1635&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)