# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1637&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:** 1638 --- ## [In which jobs is it fairly common for employees to make more than their bosses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-jobs-is-it-fairly-common-for-employees-to-make-more-than-their-bosses/699686)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-jobs-is-it-fairly-common-for-employees-to-make-more-than-their-bosses/699686 "2014-10-09T20:26:50Z")
I put this in IMHO rather than GQ because I know it will involve lots of anecdotes and I am more interested in those rather than aggregated statistics. Lots of people think that ‘the company ladder’ is like a real ladder… --- ## [Which of the largest 15 metro areas have you been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200 "2014-08-12T04:22:39Z")
The idea for this poll was prompted by vontsira’s thread What is the largest city in your country, that you have not been to?, but I’m making it worldwide. Taking from the list in Wikipedia’s article List of metropolita… --- ## [Nah, CBS news division is not in Obama's pocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nah-cbs-news-division-is-not-in-obamas-pocket/624465)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nah-cbs-news-division-is-not-in-obamas-pocket/624465 "2012-06-09T14:24:26Z")
Before the event began, a long line of partygoers waited on the sidewalk outside the hotel to check in. CBS chief Les Moonves and his wife, Julie Chen, waited patiently for their wristbands. Obama, Moonves said, “has s… --- ## [Community 2/10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-10/570971)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2-10/570971 "2011-02-19T09:51:25Z")
“I’m a hip American. I’ve forced myself to be into soccer since 2004.” --- ## [And who does THIS guy remind you of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-who-does-this-guy-remind-you-of/491033 "2009-03-31T14:03:24Z")
To continue the fun of matching faces, who does this random guy make you think of? Add random guys of your own in this thread so as not to hijack the other one. Argent Towers Who does this guy remind you of? - In My Hum… --- ## [Would the Landkreuzer P 1500 super heavy tank be feasible today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-landkreuzer-p-1500-super-heavy-tank-be-feasible-today/675182)
**Author:** [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-landkreuzer-p-1500-super-heavy-tank-be-feasible-today/675182 "2013-12-07T01:17:08Z")
I understand the Germans in WWII had plans to build a 1500 ton tanks called the Landkreuzer P 1500 Monster. It would have a crew of possible 100 men, the largest cannon ever, etc. The project was scrapped before it got … --- ## [And the wave of Palin porn begins with...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-wave-of-palin-porn-begins-with/463035)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-wave-of-palin-porn-begins-with/463035 "2008-10-10T18:31:35Z")
the Palin Action figure (reasonably SFW): http://www.theimproper.com/Template\_Article.aspx?IssueId=5&ArticleId=2318 --- ## [Thoughts upon Watching Coverage of 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-upon-watching-coverage-of-9-11/667333)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-upon-watching-coverage-of-9-11/667333 "2013-09-01T02:47:45Z")
When 9/11 happened, I was at work all day, so I never got to watch the actual, as it happens, news coverage (which was torture for a news junkie like me). I was limited to only radio and Internet, which in those days wa… --- ## [How might THE HOBBIT have gone differently if Gimli had been a character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-hobbit-have-gone-differently-if-gimli-had-been-a-character/638432)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-the-hobbit-have-gone-differently-if-gimli-had-been-a-character/638432 "2012-12-05T19:42:35Z")
The other day I was browsing through The Hobbit under circumstances you will all think me for keeping to myself. In the chapter in which Thorin & Company finally make it to the Lonely Mountain and open the magic door, th… --- ## [Do other states call themselves by their initials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-states-call-themselves-by-their-initials/318217)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-states-call-themselves-by-their-initials/318217 "2005-08-29T10:54:36Z")
In Pennsylvania, many people including me call the state by its initials (PA) in casual conversation. I’ve also heard people refer to residents at PAers, both in print and in speech. Do any other states do this? And does… --- ## [I Dream of Jeannie: Did the Bellowses realize that Jeannie & Tony were living together pre-wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dream-of-jeannie-did-the-bellowses-realize-that-jeannie-tony-were-living-together-pre-wedding/529567)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dream-of-jeannie-did-the-bellowses-realize-that-jeannie-tony-were-living-together-pre-wedding/529567 "2010-02-20T00:49:02Z")
I’ve been I Dream of Jeannie on WGN. Besides noticing that the Bellowses have met Jeannie at least twice before she was introduced as Major Nelson’s fiance (they also met her as Tony’s insane secret wife that he was d… --- ## [SDMB Valetines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-valetines/51264)
**Author:** [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-valetines/51264 "2001-02-17T01:27:17Z")
Anybody else remember elementary school where you gave out 27 valentines and got just as many? Perhaps we could do a SDMB version. I’m seeing people complaining about never getting any Valentines and I know I would be h… --- ## [Guess The Anagrammed Username](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-anagrammed-username/307358)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-anagrammed-username/307358 "2005-06-16T01:21:27Z")
Similar to this old thread, but different. Instead of anagramming your own username, guess the ones we have here. And, of course, add your own! Apologies if any of these seem insulting…after all, I’m still just a Sloth … --- ## [Why is it a crime to lie to police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-a-crime-to-lie-to-police/547379)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-a-crime-to-lie-to-police/547379 "2010-07-24T01:14:24Z")
I think the answer is because you are not required to say anything. Is that correct? Or is the answer more complex? I am pretty sure that recently the courts ruled the police can lie to a suspect which surprises m… --- ## [Halley's Comet - when will it finally melt away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halleys-comet-when-will-it-finally-melt-away/565919)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halleys-comet-when-will-it-finally-melt-away/565919 "2010-12-31T20:37:58Z")
A couple of questions regarding Halley’s Comet: As it nears the Sun every 76 years or so, tons of ice, dust, etc. fly off the comet to produce the comet’s tail. How much material does the comet lose on a single pass … --- ## [Is Doug Mientkiewicz Being a Selfish Jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-doug-mientkiewicz-being-a-selfish-jerk/283636)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-doug-mientkiewicz-being-a-selfish-jerk/283636 "2005-01-25T06:14:02Z")
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/redsox/2005-01-07-mientkiewicz\_x.htm I’m a lifelong Yankee fan and can give a rat’s tail what happens to the Red Sox and their World Series memorabilia. But when their backup … --- ## [North American Union - reality or crazy conspiracy theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-american-union-reality-or-crazy-conspiracy-theory/408920)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-american-union-reality-or-crazy-conspiracy-theory/408920 "2007-08-16T21:59:14Z")
A lot of right-wing conspiracy theorists are talking about the North American Union. According to them, the United States, Canada, and Mexico are orchestrating a European-style union with open borders, common currency (t… --- ## [If science created a half-human, half-animal creature.........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-created-a-half-human-half-animal-creature/700238)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-science-created-a-half-human-half-animal-creature/700238 "2014-10-06T05:54:22Z")
Philosophical debate question: If it were scientifically possible to create a half-human, half-animal creature… …would or should such a creature have the same legal rights and protections as a 100% human being? …would… --- ## [Rashes, itching and the night time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rashes-itching-and-the-night-time/280112)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rashes-itching-and-the-night-time/280112 "2004-12-17T15:04:32Z")
I am not usually a person who is prone to rashes but am just recovering from a rather itchy and red rash that was caused by an allergic reaction to an antibiotic a doctor had prescribed. I took the antibiotic for 17 of … --- ## [Your best employee's résumé contains at least one huge lie. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-employees-resume-contains-at-least-one-huge-lie-what-do-you-do/550423)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-employees-resume-contains-at-least-one-huge-lie-what-do-you-do/550423 "2010-08-20T18:33:03Z")
Or, another Rhymer hypothetical. Today’s story concerns Robin, a middle manager for a famous corporation we’ll call NunyaBidness. Robin supervises an inside sales team, one of twelve such in the call center she works a… --- ## [Russian speaking Dopers: na zdorovye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-speaking-dopers-na-zdorovye/360977)
**Author:** [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-speaking-dopers-na-zdorovye/360977 "2006-06-17T23:03:46Z")
If I were having a drink with a person from Russia, and wished to say the equivalent of “cheers” in Russian, I was under the impression that the correct expression was na zdorovye. There are lots of websites out there th… --- ## [Almonds or Cashews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592 "2011-03-01T14:27:57Z")
Which do you prefer, almonds or cashews? (I have a theory and it’s sort of like choosing your favorite Beatle.) --- ## [Does somebody who has seven or more drinks at least three days per week have a drinking problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-somebody-who-has-seven-or-more-drinks-at-least-three-days-per-week-have-a-drinking-problem/520572)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-somebody-who-has-seven-or-more-drinks-at-least-three-days-per-week-have-a-drinking-problem/520572 "2009-12-22T12:09:38Z")
The question is in the title. The question is subjective, so I’m not putting it in General Questions. Answers don’t have to be yes or no. --- ## [A knife, a fork, and a spoon walk into a bar ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-a-fork-and-a-spoon-walk-into-a-bar/493530)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-knife-a-fork-and-a-spoon-walk-into-a-bar/493530 "2009-04-19T21:25:23Z")
This came up at work a couple of nights ago. One of our managers said “Tell me something funny.” Since we were in the Food Service area, I had to say, as I went off to do some real work, “A knife, a fork, and a spoon w… --- ## [Thou shalt not kill and hypocratic faith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thou-shalt-not-kill-and-hypocratic-faith/566123)
**Author:** [@ExistentialistDesperado33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExistentialistDesperado33)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thou-shalt-not-kill-and-hypocratic-faith/566123 "2011-01-04T15:24:35Z")
The abrahamic religions all stem from a basis whereby moses laid out the ten commandments. one of these: Thou shalt not kill. The question i would like to ask of those who have a abrahamic faith (and also opinions of o… --- ## [This thread is not about WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-not-about-wallym7/23187)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2000, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-not-about-wallym7/23187 "2000-06-26T15:06:54Z")
Gotcha! Of course it is, you dumb :wally es :smiley: Wally only recently got ICQ, you know, the only GOOD instant messaging program. But I know he has conversed with quite a few people via ICQ. I though it would be nice… --- ## [You're Now A Traffic Cop -- Who Do You Bust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-now-a-traffic-cop-who-do-you-bust/324248)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-now-a-traffic-cop-who-do-you-bust/324248 "2005-10-18T21:24:11Z")
Ok, you’ve just been hired as a traffic cop, with free reign to roam about town cracking down on whatever offenses you choose. What’re your targets? Me, I’m concentrating on two main perps: People who block intersect… --- ## [And If There Was Any Doubt About Dumbfucks in Detroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-if-there-was-any-doubt-about-dumbfucks-in-detroit/438820)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-if-there-was-any-doubt-about-dumbfucks-in-detroit/438820 "2008-03-01T19:59:43Z")
Bob Lutz, Geneal Motors executive, should be able to remove all doubt with his latest comment. Yeah, okay, Bob. You’re the head of one of the largest corporations in the world, you help set policy and have considerabl… --- ## [What is European Housecleaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-european-housecleaning/253922)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-european-housecleaning/253922 "2004-07-07T18:22:22Z")
I have seen various ads locally for European or European Style Housecleaning. I tried to find info on it on the web but came up empty-handed. Can anyone tell me what this is? How do Europeans clean houses any differen… --- ## [Why don't Federal politicans just give people what they want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-federal-politicans-just-give-people-what-they-want/774285)
**Author:** [@Caldazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caldazar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-federal-politicans-just-give-people-what-they-want/774285 "2016-12-11T05:58:53Z")
Naive enough for you? In thinking about the recent elections at the Federal level, the thing that keeps coming back to me are the popularity numbers. The most and second most unpopular Presidential candidates. Congres… --- ## [When does a film fall into public domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-film-fall-into-public-domain/157689)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-film-fall-into-public-domain/157689 "2003-03-01T05:00:55Z")
I see people dealing in VHS/DVDs of old movies in legitimate film magazines, on the internet and at eBay. Frequently they advertise using phrases like: “This film is believed to be in the public domain” and “Sold from o… --- ## [Why shouldn't I move to Massachusetts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-i-move-to-massachusetts/701748)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-i-move-to-massachusetts/701748 "2014-10-22T00:57:02Z")
Lived in California essentially my whole life. Now considering retiring to western Massachusetts (Northampton area). My daughter is probably going to settle there, is one reason. I have not spent any time in New England… --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/700313)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/700313 "2014-10-10T03:33:07Z")
Sorry for the late thread, I usually start them but I’ve forgotten since I haven’t been in here much lately. Thursday: Green Bay 42, Min 10 Sunday early: CHI @ CAR -2.5 CLE @ TEN -1 STL @ PHI -7 ATL @ NYG -4 TB @… --- ## [Should People of Color trust the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-of-color-trust-the-police/786433)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-of-color-trust-the-police/786433 "2017-05-18T13:34:09Z")
I don’t think so. Yes, here we go again. Another county where the police are terrorizing and brutalizing people of color. No, I’m not going to bother with “allegedly”. We’ve seen this enough to know this probably isn’t… --- ## [How does a .01 BAC impare you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-01-bac-impare-you/52107)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-01-bac-impare-you/52107 "2001-01-29T17:13:28Z")
This is related to a thread in the pit. I have looked around at many web sites, but cannot find the information I am looking for. I want to know how much haveing a BAC of .01 would impare you, especially while driving. I… --- ## [If a person doesn't have a drinking problem, should they have a problem quitting for a SO.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-person-doesnt-have-a-drinking-problem-should-they-have-a-problem-quitting-for-a-so/736513)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-person-doesnt-have-a-drinking-problem-should-they-have-a-problem-quitting-for-a-so/736513 "2015-11-07T16:25:21Z")
Not asking for myself, it’s just a generic hypothetical: John, likes to designate Friday nights as his “drinking” night. He doesn’t drink any other night and he is off on weekends. And while he doesn’t get sloppy drunk,… --- ## [Who should host The Daily Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322 "2024-02-14T19:00:02Z")
I love Roy Wood, Jr., but I’m not entirely sure he should be the permanent host for the show. I’m going to go all the way back to what I said when Jon Stewart left. I think it should be Larry Wilmore. I thought this bef… --- ## [Why do Mormons all look alike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mormons-all-look-alike/117607)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-mormons-all-look-alike/117607 "2002-07-09T01:33:15Z")
How come you can tell someone is from the church of the LDS from four blocks away? I mean the doorknocking ones. \[ul\] \[li\]They all dress alike - if it isn’t big overcoats tidily buttoned up, it’s shirtsleeves and pant… --- ## [Have any noted "free market, deregulation" advocates changed their tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-noted-free-market-deregulation-advocates-changed-their-tune/467252)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-noted-free-market-deregulation-advocates-changed-their-tune/467252 "2008-10-24T08:07:53Z")
Since the Reagan years we have heard a lot from the free market advocates. They want deregulation and “government off their backs”. “Let the market set the rules.” Since the financial meltdown, which I attribute a lot t… --- ## [Lets jus't ban fucking apostrophe's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-ban-fucking-apostrophes/194443)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-just-ban-fucking-apostrophes/194443 "2004-02-26T22:54:08Z")
Because nobody knows how to use the damn things anymore. I went into my credit union office to deposit a check today, and the first thing I saw was a sign. Someone had actually gone to the trouble to type this up on … --- ## [Hot Dog!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/678771 "2014-01-17T02:28:38Z")
I prefer my hot dogs naked. Just an all beef tubesteak on a bun. I figure a good one doesn’t need anything else to make it good. Now, I realize I’m in the minority on this and that most people think a cooked hot dog on a… --- ## [I drank urine tonight...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drank-urine-tonight/165000)
**Author:** [@kgriffey79](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kgriffey79)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-drank-urine-tonight/165000 "2003-05-05T18:53:07Z")
I think this might be the first Self-flaming ever done on the SDMB, but here goes. K, so I was gettin ready to go out tonight. I looked under my bed and grabbed the Crown Royal I had left, and next to it, I saw a Magnu… --- ## [Did anyone see Wife Swap last night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-wife-swap-last-night/393024)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-see-wife-swap-last-night/393024 "2007-02-24T04:16:37Z")
It was the most bizarre thing I have ever seen. One of the families were survivalists, who live on a farm in Iowa. But that is not the bizarre part…compared to some of the other stuff they were doing, being survivalist… --- ## [Your nose ring looks like a booger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nose-ring-looks-like-a-booger/714687)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nose-ring-looks-like-a-booger/714687 "2015-03-11T18:43:05Z")
It seems one of the latest nose piercings around here (It may have been popular elsewhere much earlier, but Maine is always at least a decade behind the times) is a broken nose ring. That is, it doesn’t form a complete … --- ## [Fuck Boeing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-boeing/441040)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-boeing/441040 "2008-03-16T15:10:45Z")
Lou Dobbs is on TV right now, frothing about the fact that Airbus just got a huge Air Force contract, and Boeing lost out big time. Leaving aside Dobbs’ ranting about how Airbus is unfairly subsidized by governments (how… --- ## [Worst delivery of a line in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-delivery-of-a-line-in-a-movie/253503)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-delivery-of-a-line-in-a-movie/253503 "2004-07-07T21:28:39Z")
I just watched Four Weddings and a Funeral for the first time. I enjoyed most of the movie, but Andie MacDowell was (IMHO, of course) excruciating. I realize she came onto the set something like two weeks before shooti… --- ## [Arnold Schwarzenneger is a fucking idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenneger-is-a-fucking-idiot/262527)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenneger-is-a-fucking-idiot/262527 "2004-09-02T16:44:25Z")
Really? Since fucking when? Aren’t the Republicans the authoritarians? Aren’t they the ones who support garbage like the Patriots Act which is is the most brutal attack on American civil liberties in modern history? Isn… --- ## [What If We Had Befriended Cuba?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-befriended-cuba/504269)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-befriended-cuba/504269 "2009-07-30T20:01:28Z")
Fidel Castro has been our Caribbean bogey man for the past 50 years. He and his government have been depicted in the US as perfect example of communist tyranny and repression of freedom and we have waged overt and cover… --- ## [Letter of Demand re: easement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-demand-re-easement/992137)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-demand-re-easement/992137 "2023-10-31T15:08:42Z")
Mrs Cad talked to an attorney and I hope she was not charged because the information was worthless. We own a piece of property in the mountains. It has an easement from a private road that you need to 4x4 over to get t… --- ## [What is the purpose of a steam room vs. a sauna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-steam-room-vs-a-sauna/380629)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-steam-room-vs-a-sauna/380629 "2006-11-17T17:09:00Z")
My local Y has a sauna and a steam room. Which should I use for what purpose? I have a lot of problems with muscle pain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1636&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1638&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)