# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1638&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:** 1639 --- ## [Screw you phone lady and service guy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-phone-lady-and-service-guy/675750)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-phone-lady-and-service-guy/675750 "2013-12-09T15:19:18Z")
Dallas is currently iced over right now. As a result, people en masse have raided the local grocery stores. One food item that seems to be a scarcity is ground beef. I go up to the butcher’s counter and see that they ha… --- ## [More questions regarding chemtrails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-regarding-chemtrails/580440)
**Author:** [@monesmartgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monesmartgirl)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-questions-regarding-chemtrails/580440 "2011-07-11T18:09:11Z")
Why are there hundreds of chemtrails criss-crossing the sky one day, but not the next? Why do chemtrails start at a cities edge and cut off after the jets clear the other side? I’ve seen a chemtrail jet leave a trail acr… --- ## [Would there be anything of historical interest in the King's crypts in Westminister Abbey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-anything-of-historical-interest-in-the-kings-crypts-in-westminister-abbey/594146)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-anything-of-historical-interest-in-the-kings-crypts-in-westminister-abbey/594146 "2011-08-31T09:04:36Z")
Alot of medieval Kings are in crypts in Westminister Abbey. Is it likely there would be anything of historical interest if they were opened? Jewelry, scepters, medieval clothing etc? Has this ever been proposed? --- ## [Why is "Boo!" Private](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boo-private/598229)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boo-private/598229 "2011-10-03T19:14:46Z")
Why is the “Boo!” subforum private? :confused: --- ## [How would you sum up your life philosophy on a t-shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-sum-up-your-life-philosophy-on-a-t-shirt/393931)
**Author:** [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-sum-up-your-life-philosophy-on-a-t-shirt/393931 "2007-03-06T09:21:08Z")
Here is how I would do it. --- ## [Fran Drescher + Old Navy = I want to Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fran-drescher-old-navy-i-want-to-die/217072)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fran-drescher-old-navy-i-want-to-die/217072 "2003-12-09T13:30:01Z")
She says “pazizzle.” There’s a monkey. She does The Laugh. L’il Kim sings. There’s the monkey again. I think this commercial has actually given me cancer. Please, may I have some more morphine? --- ## [Thanks for dinner, now get off my fucking couch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-dinner-now-get-off-my-fucking-couch/56172)
**Author:** [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2001, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-dinner-now-get-off-my-fucking-couch/56172 "2001-03-03T06:24:45Z")
Hey, I really enjoyed meeting you at the party the other night. We had a fun conversation, and I was flattered when you asked me out. I was glad when you emailed me today. I had fun at dinner, and the food was great. I w… --- ## [Why hasn't the federal government taken over the oil spill clean-up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-federal-government-taken-over-the-oil-spill-clean-up/540798)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-federal-government-taken-over-the-oil-spill-clean-up/540798 "2010-05-27T03:00:35Z")
I’ve seen a lot of stories lately about how BP is essentially dragging their feet and otherwise mucking up the clean up effort. So why hasn’t the federal government stepped in and assumed a bigger role? --- ## [And the neurotic frenchie wins AGAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-neurotic-frenchie-wins-again/270552)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-neurotic-frenchie-wins-again/270552 "2004-10-29T19:15:30Z")
I just finished watched Animal Planet’s Eukanuba’s Dog Show Competition. For reasons that I cannot comprehend, I love watching dog shows on TV. The pithy little comments, the way the handlers all say their breed is the… --- ## [Odd and Amusing Moments in Sex Education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-and-amusing-moments-in-sex-education/423953)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-and-amusing-moments-in-sex-education/423953 "2007-10-28T15:05:21Z")
I went out for some drinks with some friends last night and somehow the topic of conversation turned to the relentless awkwardness of adolescent sex education classes. I was reminded of an episode from 6th or 7th grade o… --- ## [Akon dry humpin' a 14 year old girl during a concert- thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/akon-dry-humpin-a-14-year-old-girl-during-a-concert-thoughts/404674)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/akon-dry-humpin-a-14-year-old-girl-during-a-concert-thoughts/404674 "2007-06-05T04:36:59Z")
The background: Back in April, RnB singer Akon performed a concert in Trindad at a night club. Part of his act is bringing a girl (or three) on stage and simulating sex with her/them. In fact, here’s a video of him doi… --- ## [Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-announces-presidential-bid/721643)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-announces-presidential-bid/721643 "2015-08-12T17:04:32Z")
Story here. Rick Perry has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the Republican nod. He seemingly has nowhere to go but up after his campaign/debate debacles 4 years ago. I put him in the “snowball’s chance” cate… --- ## [Modern engine innovations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-engine-innovations/980823)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-engine-innovations/980823 "2023-04-24T07:40:05Z")
I recently saw an add for a 1978 Camaro with a 5.7 litre engine. I was surprised to see it only produces 170 hp. Similarly sized naturally aspirated engines today are closer to 450 hp. What are the main innovations in mo… --- ## [No Ordinary Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-ordinary-family/555459 "2010-10-22T22:25:31Z")
Anyone else catch the premiere of No Ordinary Family last night? I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, it’s a live action version of The Incredibles, but it was a more enjoyable comic book then Heroes ever was. I’ll stick… --- ## [God, my parents are old (and foreign. TLDR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-my-parents-are-old-and-foreign-tldr/552797)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-my-parents-are-old-and-foreign-tldr/552797 "2010-09-08T06:27:11Z")
I love them more than anything in the world, but they are visiting for the weekend, are in their late 50s/early 60s (but act much, much older) and foreigners to boot, so there is even more of that old-people confusedness… --- ## [Favorite frozen storebought pizza (redux)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-frozen-storebought-pizza-redux/708694 "2015-01-08T02:30:44Z")
There was a threadon this about a year and a half ago. Looking for an update. I’m talking about the kind of pizza you keep in the freezer for days like this when you don’t want to go out of the house or call Domino’s. A… --- ## [Orange is the New Black, Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-4/757965)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-is-the-new-black-season-4/757965 "2016-07-27T00:45:29Z")
Season 4 of OITNB just came out. I binge watched it yesterday. If you watched it, what do you think? --- ## [Space expands, why not here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-expands-why-not-here/600961)
**Author:** [@Vorpal\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vorpal_Blade)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-expands-why-not-here/600961 "2011-10-28T22:05:26Z")
Space is expanding. While I make no pretense at understanding this completely (if at all), there is something which puzzles me. Most dumbed-down-for-non-physicists discussions usually state that, while space is expanding… --- ## [Why have Communist revolutions happened only in industrially backward countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-communist-revolutions-happened-only-in-industrially-backward-countries/362966)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-communist-revolutions-happened-only-in-industrially-backward-countries/362966 "2006-07-07T13:25:23Z")
Marx expected Communist revolution would result from crises of fully developed industrial capitalism. The first countries to go Communist would be the most advanced – Britain and Germany. As it worked out, Communist mo… --- ## [Car Headlights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-headlights/529828)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-headlights/529828 "2010-02-25T17:58:04Z")
My headlights went out, one at a time, prematurely - after just having them replaced two months ago. I strongly believe there is an electrical problem (based on having a history of little problems with them.) Anyway, I … --- ## [Words In the English Language You Hate For no Reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-in-the-english-language-you-hate-for-no-reason/126332)
**Author:** [@JustPlainBryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustPlainBryan)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-in-the-english-language-you-hate-for-no-reason/126332 "2003-01-05T09:22:16Z")
The SO and I were talking in the car the other day. I don’t quite remember what the conversation was about, but I do remember that she said the one word that I detest in the English language. What was that word? Druther… --- ## [Most terrifying plane crash (or near crash) on screen or in print](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-terrifying-plane-crash-or-near-crash-on-screen-or-in-print/609529)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-terrifying-plane-crash-or-near-crash-on-screen-or-in-print/609529 "2012-01-18T19:18:34Z")
Probably not a good thread for the fear of flying crowd. :smiley: So I’m watching Cast Away for about the twentieth time on FX and it got me wondering what are some other good depictions (descriptions) of a plane crash. … --- ## [Can the FBI pull someone over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-fbi-pull-someone-over/430605)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-fbi-pull-someone-over/430605 "2007-12-20T10:06:12Z")
Now, I’ll elaborate. I know that the FBI doesn’t usually do any such thing for obvious reasons of anonymity and professionalism, not to mention, they aren’t police. But, if I’m on the Capitol Beltway and I’m flying pas… --- ## [The Certification, Coming Court Cases and What's Next...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-certification-coming-court-cases-and-whats-next/42817)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2000, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-certification-coming-court-cases-and-whats-next/42817 "2000-12-12T20:35:36Z")
Trying to be tidy and comprehensive with starting a new thread. I know I’ll get shit for it anyway. So. Ms. Harris decided NOT to accept the partial results from Palm Beach. I missed the reasoning there, can anyone fil… --- ## [Krispy Kreme driven into voluntary administration in Australia by poor sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kreme-driven-into-voluntary-administration-in-australia-by-poor-sales/559059)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kreme-driven-into-voluntary-administration-in-australia-by-poor-sales/559059 "2010-11-03T19:05:09Z")
When the chain first opened in Australia there were queues outside its shops, but it appears that the popularity has now faded: link to story. I did rather like this quote: --- ## [If Democrats decide to stop being "the adult in the room"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-democrats-decide-to-stop-being-the-adult-in-the-room/827324)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-democrats-decide-to-stop-being-the-adult-in-the-room/827324 "2019-01-09T16:52:53Z")
For a decade or so/more, Democrats (at least, elected Democrats) played the role of “the adult in the room” - a generation/cohort of Pelosis, Schumers, Obamas, Kennedys, Clintons, Reids, Warrens, Bidens, Reids, etc. But… --- ## [If you could travel in time to see a single event on a single day in a single place: where and when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-travel-in-time-to-see-a-single-event-on-a-single-day-in-a-single-place-where-and-when/613960)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-travel-in-time-to-see-a-single-event-on-a-single-day-in-a-single-place-where-and-when/613960 "2012-02-28T04:30:53Z")
Title says it all. Pearl Harbor? Berlin Wall? 9-11? Where we goin’? What would you like to see happen? --- ## [You've got a story idea, but you can't write....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-a-story-idea-but-you-cant-write/9424)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 1999, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-got-a-story-idea-but-you-cant-write/9424 "1999-10-17T05:50:00Z")
What do you do if you’ve come up with an interesting idea for a story, but you couldn’t write your out of a paper bag?? --- ## [Do police have to reimburse damage done during a search?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-have-to-reimburse-damage-done-during-a-search/336666)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-police-have-to-reimburse-damage-done-during-a-search/336666 "2005-12-29T11:23:28Z")
I’ve been watching too much CSI but the question occurred to me while watching an episode. In the episode a workman finds a skeletal hand sticking out of the concrete in the foundation of a house. The CSI team is calle… --- ## [The last good book you read (and a mini description)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-good-book-you-read-and-a-mini-description/560347)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-good-book-you-read-and-a-mini-description/560347 "2010-11-16T05:56:31Z")
I’m on the lookout for my next Kindle read. I’m open to anything. Give me the name/author of the last good book you read, and a very short synopsis (no spoilers, of course!) so I can get a good feel for it. --- ## [Do you carry coins, folding money, and/or a checkbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-coins-folding-money-and-or-a-checkbook/556011)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-coins-folding-money-and-or-a-checkbook/556011 "2010-10-07T00:51:32Z")
Sparked by the Why Do You Never Carry Cash? thread. Back in the day, when you left the house for more than just a stroll down the street, you pretty much needed to carry cash (coins and folding money) for small to mediu… --- ## [Life rocks, you suck, so just shut the fuck up and stop whining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-rocks-you-suck-so-just-shut-the-fuck-up-and-stop-whining/57598)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-rocks-you-suck-so-just-shut-the-fuck-up-and-stop-whining/57598 "2001-03-16T02:12:18Z")
about \*\* anything \*\*. You’re driving me crazy. Yes, YOU. And YOU. And you over there in the corner, don’ pretend you don’t hear me, sit up straight and listen to me. I’m only gonna say this once. Listen, life is beauti… --- ## [Any reason I shouldn't use Wood Stripper on a hardwood floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-i-shouldnt-use-wood-stripper-on-a-hardwood-floor/230162)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-i-shouldnt-use-wood-stripper-on-a-hardwood-floor/230162 "2004-02-26T05:18:29Z")
I have this 102-year-old hardwood floor that I’m refinishing on the cheap. It’s been VERY badly used, especially recently, when it was painted over in parts and burned with hundreds of cigarettes. (This lovely house was … --- ## [The Core Flaw In Christian Dogma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-core-flaw-in-christian-dogma/62195)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-core-flaw-in-christian-dogma/62195 "2001-05-05T23:09:26Z")
While there are many things about the Christian dogma that I find questionable, even ludicrous, there is one item which brings the whole Christian house of cards tumbling down. According to every Christian I’ve ever hea… --- ## [Racism in the UK rears its ugly head again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-the-uk-rears-its-ugly-head-again/833717)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-the-uk-rears-its-ugly-head-again/833717 "2019-05-19T01:26:30Z")
First we have Danny Baker making an offensive tweet about the new royal bairn. Then we have the premises of a Jewish Brexit Party candidate daubed with a Nazi swastika. Fortunately: Sigh. Much has been done; it’s c… --- ## [The same God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-same-god/175099)
**Author:** [@jackie\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackie_lee)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-same-god/175099 "2003-05-28T23:14:59Z")
How do we know that we and the muslims are not worshiping the same God? We are worshiping the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob are we not? Some say Jesus is God some say he is the son of God. Since most christians can’t… --- ## [Things you shouldn't laugh about, but you do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-laugh-about-but-you-do/231082)
**Author:** [@HDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HDS)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-laugh-about-but-you-do/231082 "2004-03-03T20:20:19Z")
I work at a grocery store. On my day off, an older lady was doing her shopping in a Mart Cart - one of those carts you can ride in. When she rode it out to the parking lot it malfunctioned and would not stop. She went up… --- ## [Need Helvetica font- options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-helvetica-font-options/626317)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-helvetica-font-options/626317 "2012-07-06T12:48:28Z")
I use a Windows machine so it doesn’t come with Helvetica, and no Ariel isn’t close enough. In fact, none of the Helvetica look-alikes I’ve found are quite close enough; I’m trying to parody a sign that uses Helvetica, a… --- ## [Question about black powder firearms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-black-powder-firearms/621233)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-black-powder-firearms/621233 "2012-05-12T03:07:15Z")
OK, you Doper gun enthuiasts! I’ve about decided to pick up a nice pistol, primarily for home defense. (The area where we have lived in for going on 47 years has started a seemingly rapid slide downwards, with quit a a… --- ## [Piper Cub, Mac truck, Cessna...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-mac-truck-cessna/695686)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-mac-truck-cessna/695686 "2014-08-23T06:09:48Z")
When people who don’t know about ‘little airplanes’ talk about ‘little airplanes’, it’s not uncommon for them to call them ‘Piper Cubs’ (or ‘Pipercubs’) or ‘Cessnas’. To them ‘Piper Cub’ or ‘Cessna’ is the generic term … --- ## [The Berlin Wall did not fall in 1989](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-berlin-wall-did-not-fall-in-1989/704219)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-berlin-wall-did-not-fall-in-1989/704219 "2014-11-13T16:44:47Z")
I think people get this confused. While the border crossings were opened in November 1989, aside from some symbolic chipping the wall itself was still technically operational until June 1990 when its demolition officiall… --- ## [How do I roll down my windows all the way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-roll-down-my-windows-all-the-way/243887)
**Author:** [@Sweetie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-roll-down-my-windows-all-the-way/243887 "2004-05-07T21:18:56Z")
I have a 2001 Honda Civic and there are “safety windows” in the back seat on both sides. I’m assuming they do this for kid safety so they don’t jump out the window, but I’m not planning on having kids and my passengers i… --- ## [What do Britons think of the movie "King Ralph"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-britons-think-of-the-movie-king-ralph/576715)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-britons-think-of-the-movie-king-ralph/576715 "2011-04-06T21:01:17Z")
Years ago I saw that John Goodman vehicle, “King Ralph”, where an American slob is the last surviving heir (due to a freak accident). He makes a mess of it. Was it ever played in Britain? What did they think? Was it an … --- ## [How do you make your guacamole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-guacamole/575283)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-guacamole/575283 "2011-03-26T04:11:43Z")
Roomie made guacamole the other day. She says she wants to taste the avocado, so she doesn’t put much in it. Only some mayo and some garlic powder. I liked it, but I admit I added some Tapatio. Today I decided to exp… --- ## [What young people need to know before marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-young-people-need-to-know-before-marriage/447092)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-young-people-need-to-know-before-marriage/447092 "2008-05-03T01:26:34Z")
Spinoff from this thread about marriage: Originally Posted by sunacres \*The curious thing about marriage is that it is a contract, the most profoundly serious contract you can enter into. Yet, we very meticulously avo… --- ## [Hey, look at the user titles!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-the-user-titles/529334)
**Author:** [@Lestrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lestrade)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-look-at-the-user-titles/529334 "2010-02-22T13:46:18Z")
The idea for the thread is to point out interesting user titles. And away we go… C K Dexter Haven Right Hand of the Master Yet the Master is left handed… --- ## [Really weird, mysteriance occurances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-mysteriance-occurances/613641)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-weird-mysteriance-occurances/613641 "2012-02-27T15:23:23Z")
We live in the Phoenix, AZ area. We are beleaguered by pack rats and mice in our desert landscape gardens. They are also damaging our bonsai plants. I have caught several in a Hava-heart trap, and released them a couple… --- ## [Please recommend a Pride and Prejudice sequel or "variation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-pride-and-prejudice-sequel-or-variation/608778)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-pride-and-prejudice-sequel-or-variation/608778 "2013-01-30T06:54:55Z")
I have discovered this… er, sub-genre recently. There’s a bunch of 'em! I have recently read Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll and I will probably continue with its sequel, Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights and Days at … --- ## [Does Anakin/Darth Vader bring balance to the Force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anakin-darth-vader-bring-balance-to-the-force/298272)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anakin-darth-vader-bring-balance-to-the-force/298272 "2005-04-09T00:57:26Z")
Possible Spoilers – I say possible because while anyone over the age of 8 should be aware of the Star Wars story line by now I suppose it is possible someone does not know who still intends to see the Star Wars movies an… --- ## [Were Jerry, George, and Elaine College Grads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-jerry-george-and-elaine-college-grads/499737)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-jerry-george-and-elaine-college-grads/499737 "2009-06-16T20:59:20Z")
On the show Seinfeld, for some reason, I always thought George and Elaine had graduated from college. But yesterday I saw the episode where George quits his job in real estate and is discussing his future with Elaine and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1637&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1639&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)