# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1645&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:** 1646 --- ## [Can you come up with a better slogan for this deli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-come-up-with-a-better-slogan-for-this-deli/451629)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-come-up-with-a-better-slogan-for-this-deli/451629 "2010-08-21T01:59:41Z")
My SO helps run his family’s restaurant which has been in business since 1949. He constantly gets asked if they have souvenir t-shirts for sale and the answer has always been no. So, I have been getting these priced out… --- ## [Amazing Race All Stars Ep. 4: "No Babies On The Race!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-all-stars-ep-4-no-babies-on-the-race/395544)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-all-stars-ep-4-no-babies-on-the-race/395544 "2007-03-18T21:56:45Z")
Yes! There is a god. --- ## [So, Star Wars is just under 3 months away...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-star-wars-is-just-under-3-months-away/292262)
**Author:** [@me\_jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/me_jane)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2005, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-star-wars-is-just-under-3-months-away/292262 "2005-03-08T07:36:43Z")
…get out your lightsabers, Revenge of the Sith is coming to a cinema near you soon! I hear the movie’s going to be very dark and much more adult orientated and even though it still lacks blood with probably have a PG-13… --- ## [Younger Dopers: Ever heard of Three Mile Island?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/younger-dopers-ever-heard-of-three-mile-island/578956)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/younger-dopers-ever-heard-of-three-mile-island/578956 "2011-04-22T04:08:14Z")
I just mentioned to a younger coworker (mid-20s?) that I drove past Three Mile Island this weekend. She gave me a blank stare and shrugged her shoulders. Dopers under 40, have you ever heard of it? --- ## [Might as well give in to despair. We're fucked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-as-well-give-in-to-despair-were-fucked/771253)
**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-as-well-give-in-to-despair-were-fucked/771253 "2016-11-11T02:16:02Z")
What happened last night will negatively affect this country for decades. Misogyny, ignorance, hatred, and mindless fear of The Other all won last night, with Donald Trump as their avatar. More than half the country ha… --- ## [You're on the run from zombies. What items in your house RIGHT NOW do you take with you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-the-run-from-zombies-what-items-in-your-house-right-now-do-you-take-with-you/702177)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-the-run-from-zombies-what-items-in-your-house-right-now-do-you-take-with-you/702177 "2014-10-27T16:49:32Z")
So the dead have risen and started chomping on folks in your city. Maybe they’re supernatural types, corpses reanimated because Hell is and Heaven is closed; maybe it’s an improbable virus that leaves the laws of thermod… --- ## ["You dont look \[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ " how would you reapond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-look-_______-how-would-you-reapond/653593)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-look-_______-how-would-you-reapond/653593 "2013-03-28T13:37:12Z")
In a social setting, how would you interpret a statement by a stranger saying "you dont look like (fill in blank, I.e. a teacher, a doctor, like a Pastor, hispanic, Jewish, religious, conservative, liberal etc etc. etc… --- ## [so how hard is it to get into medical school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-hard-is-it-to-get-into-medical-school/516523)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-hard-is-it-to-get-into-medical-school/516523 "2009-11-08T06:29:12Z")
on one hand, you’ve got a chronic undersupply of doctors in this country\* on the other, you have carribbean medical schools galore, D.O. programs, and your run-of-the-mill state-run medical colleges that no one’s really… --- ## [The GOP Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-plan/490921)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-plan/490921 "2009-04-02T20:29:14Z")
I haven’t read the whole thing, but here it is: http://www.gop.gov/solutions/budget/road-to-recovery-final Thoughts? Comments? Discuss. --- ## [Players passed over in favor of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-passed-over-in-favor-of/640515)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-passed-over-in-favor-of/640515 "2012-11-17T16:46:03Z")
Hindsight is 20/20; take a look at your favorite team’s draft history, any sport that has a draft. What are some of their worst calls, i.e. players they passed over in order to draft someone else who ended up being a ch… --- ## [empiricism vs deduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empiricism-vs-deduction/349836)
**Author:** [@bitwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bitwise)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empiricism-vs-deduction/349836 "2006-03-26T16:58:29Z")
In this \[thread=364132\]thread\[/thread\], Liberal expresses the following view: To me, this view is somewhat disturbing. I thought the hallmark of the scientific revolution was to validate ideas with observations. I do n… --- ## [Aesthetically pleasing aircraft that flew poorly and vice versa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aesthetically-pleasing-aircraft-that-flew-poorly-and-vice-versa/810777)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aesthetically-pleasing-aircraft-that-flew-poorly-and-vice-versa/810777 "2018-03-24T22:06:32Z")
So as not to disrail this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=850972 In it someone mentions the saying ‘If it looks right it’ll fly right’ and another states that this is incorrect, that there … --- ## [Work rants- bring your worst clients, customers, and coworkers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-rants-bring-your-worst-clients-customers-and-coworkers/401634)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-rants-bring-your-worst-clients-customers-and-coworkers/401634 "2007-04-29T03:29:21Z")
I figure we’ll all have plenty of stories that can go here, so let us complain, yes? Ahem, let me start: \*"But my boyfriend lived with me that whole year! He didn’t work! I practically supported him! Why can’t I claim … --- ## [The pi lie (or quantum uncertainty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pi-lie-or-quantum-uncertainty/142323)
**Author:** [@Justhink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justhink)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pi-lie-or-quantum-uncertainty/142323 "2002-12-15T01:05:29Z")
What is up with this bizarre constant which cannot be expressed in a finite series completely with operators (as of yet anyhow)? I’m referring to pi: This constant of the circle measuraments; the constant of angular me… --- ## [The Amazing Race 3/28](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-28/534142)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-3-28/534142 "2010-03-30T13:03:53Z")
Placeholder for the impending thread :slight\_smile: Seychelles? Saychelles? Seashells? --- ## [Best waterproof/swimming mp3 system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-waterproof-swimming-mp3-system/576352)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-waterproof-swimming-mp3-system/576352 "2011-12-07T17:18:16Z")
So I guess there are a variety of waterproof mp3 player/headphones systems out there to use while you’re swimming. Swimming can get pretty boring and I’d like to be able to listen to podcasts. There are a few types. Lit… --- ## [Anyone keep an emergency password reset list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-keep-an-emergency-password-reset-list/658796)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-keep-an-emergency-password-reset-list/658796 "2013-05-28T22:16:51Z")
I was just thinking about how many mobile devices we have (laptops and smaller) and how we log in to all our accounts on them. If we were to lose a device, we would need to reset passwords for all the accounts we’ve used… --- ## [Jokes everyone but you finds funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-everyone-but-you-finds-funny/586001)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-everyone-but-you-finds-funny/586001 "2011-06-21T13:14:41Z")
I don’t mean jokes that you are offended by or don’t get, I mean jokes that surprise you with their popularity. My most current example is the Go the F to Sleep phenomenon. I’m a parent and believe me, I get the whole … --- ## [Men - What Percent of Women are Beautiful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-percent-of-women-are-beautiful/828332)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-percent-of-women-are-beautiful/828332 "2019-01-31T14:58:00Z")
As a spin off of this thread, where a Dove survey found that 4% of women think they are beautiful. I thought it would be interesting to see if that differs from the perception of men. Define “beautiful” any way you lik… --- ## [How easy is it to make fun of your home city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-make-fun-of-your-home-city/355624)
**Author:** [@Exploding\_Oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exploding_Oven)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-make-fun-of-your-home-city/355624 "2012-02-05T01:31:57Z")
How easy is it to make fun of the city that you live in or have lived in? I live in Seattle, which is most likely the most mockable city in the world. Coffee jokes and rain jokes, mainly, but jokes about “arty” music, … --- ## [You're supposed to obey police' lawful orders. What orders are lawful, and how do we know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-supposed-to-obey-police-lawful-orders-what-orders-are-lawful-and-how-do-we-know/726007)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-supposed-to-obey-police-lawful-orders-what-orders-are-lawful-and-how-do-we-know/726007 "2015-07-28T17:43:40Z")
One thing that came up on an All Things Considered piece yesterday evening was that while the officer had no authority to order\* Sandra Bland to put out her cigarette, he did have the authority to order her out of her ca… --- ## [Fat Opera Singers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-opera-singers/457310)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-opera-singers/457310 "2008-07-22T17:46:44Z")
There was earlier a thread in Cafe Society that got closed on this topic, but as per SkipMagic’s advice in the Pit thread associated with it, I’m starting a new thread asking the question, hopefully without the animosity… --- ## [Wifi enabled products that do or don't need to be wifi enabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-enabled-products-that-do-or-dont-need-to-be-wifi-enabled/997145)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wifi-enabled-products-that-do-or-dont-need-to-be-wifi-enabled/997145 "2024-02-21T18:04:25Z")
So, I’m in the market for a new dishwasher, and half the models I’m perusing are extolling the virtues of their wifi-enabled versions. Really? WHY would I need a wifi enabled dishwasher. It gets full, I switch it on. I’m… --- ## [What is your favorite facial moisturizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-facial-moisturizer/565565)
**Author:** [@thegirlwholived](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thegirlwholived)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-facial-moisturizer/565565 "2011-01-01T22:11:13Z")
Looking for suggestions for facial moisturizers. I’ve never really used one before and don’t want to spend an arm and leg. Any suggestions? --- ## [getting your dead ex-husband's social security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-dead-ex-husbands-social-security/507208)
**Author:** [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-your-dead-ex-husbands-social-security/507208 "2009-08-25T22:40:28Z")
And by “you” I actually mean “my mom”. She’s been telling all her friends that she could get my deceased dad’s social security if she “wanted” to, and might consider doing so if her financial situation gets any worse (m… --- ## [How many different kinds of electronics can be fixed by smacking them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-kinds-of-electronics-can-be-fixed-by-smacking-them/539283)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-different-kinds-of-electronics-can-be-fixed-by-smacking-them/539283 "2010-05-17T21:41:12Z")
And, for extra credit, how exactly does such a satisfying solution come about by such a visceral vicissitude? So far I count TVs, VCRs, and car radios. Your turn. --- ## [When did you become self-aware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-become-self-aware/710037)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-become-self-aware/710037 "2015-02-12T17:04:09Z")
I actually remember the day when something like this happened to me. I was nine or ten and playing on a playground merry-go-round. It was . . . intense. My mother called me into the house, and as I ran home I kept th… --- ## [What's a hobby you wanted to like so much and tried to get into but it just didn't click for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-hobby-you-wanted-to-like-so-much-and-tried-to-get-into-but-it-just-didnt-click-for-you/789955)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-hobby-you-wanted-to-like-so-much-and-tried-to-get-into-but-it-just-didnt-click-for-you/789955 "2017-07-02T13:33:37Z")
That one thing that everyone always talks up and enjoys but you just couldn’t connect the dots…what is it? For me it’s Scotch and basically anything straight that isn’t clear. It’s so funny because I’m a big cigar afici… --- ## [Artist to eat stillborn dead baby as performance art- Why is this even legal to show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-to-eat-stillborn-dead-baby-as-performance-art-why-is-this-even-legal-to-show/145725)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-to-eat-stillborn-dead-baby-as-performance-art-why-is-this-even-legal-to-show/145725 "2003-01-03T19:11:27Z")
Doesn’t British TV have some limits on what can be broadcast? C4 to show artist eating dead baby --- ## [I don't get Buffy the Vampire Slayer, should I give it more time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-should-i-give-it-more-time/434104)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-should-i-give-it-more-time/434104 "2008-01-26T14:29:06Z")
\*\*Ok, ground rule: please don’t spoil for me (feel free to use spoiler boxes). I just want to know whether I should keep watching. \*\* I completely missed the buss on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I was kid when it ran the f… --- ## [Other than the obvious, who is screwed by a Trump win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-obvious-who-is-screwed-by-a-trump-win/771138)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-obvious-who-is-screwed-by-a-trump-win/771138 "2016-11-11T09:54:17Z")
(The obvious being Hillary, minorities, the country, the world, etc…) To me, one person who is screwed is John Kasich. Not only did he turn down being selected as the VP, he withdrew any hope of an endorsement after th… --- ## [What actor is the current king of science fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-is-the-current-king-of-science-fiction/664272)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-is-the-current-king-of-science-fiction/664272 "2013-08-07T18:21:57Z")
OK, some ground rules. Fantasy like Harry Potter, Highlander and Lord of the Rings is not SF. 2. Super hero stuff like Superman or Spiderman is not SF. 3. Monster films unless solidly built around science is not - King… --- ## [Any photographers here still shoot film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-photographers-here-still-shoot-film/572163)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-photographers-here-still-shoot-film/572163 "2011-02-25T17:12:41Z")
It seems to me that most photographers, professional and amateur alike, have gone digital. Yet most stores still sell 35mm film, so obviously there are people out there using it. Does anyone here still use it? I’m most… --- ## [I pit mice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mice/665039)
**Author:** [@Arthur\_See\_Clarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arthur_See_Clarity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mice/665039 "2013-08-11T04:14:32Z")
Sorry if this isn’t right, it’s my first post on here (been lurking for a while) but I fucking hate mice. The house mouse, the cute furry bastard of disease. So I left my apartment for a few weeks, come back, the stove … --- ## [How locally do you live? Where do you bike/walk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-locally-do-you-live-where-do-you-bike-walk/788775)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-locally-do-you-live-where-do-you-bike-walk/788775 "2017-06-19T22:02:05Z")
My wife just got back from running a couple of errands on her bike - dry cleaner, mailing a letter, and commented on how much she appreciates “living locally.” Yesterday I biked to the library. Wonder how many of you l… --- ## [Why do different countries get different car brands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-countries-get-different-car-brands/728085)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-different-countries-get-different-car-brands/728085 "2015-08-23T18:12:19Z")
? You’ll see Tiidas around here which I see in the USA is the Versa, what is the point in that? Also are Asian cars from big name makers actually smaller than their USA counterparts? Most of the cars here(Carib) are im… --- ## [Obama campaign: Jon Huntsman was the real threat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-campaign-jon-huntsman-was-the-real-threat/641799)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-campaign-jon-huntsman-was-the-real-threat/641799 "2012-11-24T20:59:19Z")
Anyone see this news article? Although I supported Obama, I liked what I saw of Huntsman, he seemed to reflect a sane and positive side of the Republicans in a way that Romney and their other candidates never could. I … --- ## [A SDMB Member Spam Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sdmb-member-spam-forum/551542)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sdmb-member-spam-forum/551542 "2010-09-03T16:56:42Z")
Reading through the “Caricaturist presents himself” thread (now closed, so I won’t link to it) got me thinking about the appropriateness of SDMB members posting SPAM, particularly for promoting themselves or their wares … --- ## [Is this a common occurrence?!? (creative suicide attempt)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-common-occurrence-creative-suicide-attempt/505651)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-common-occurrence-creative-suicide-attempt/505651 "2009-08-13T02:21:43Z")
I was reading Emergency!, a collection of true ER stories, when I came across one that sounded very familiar. A suicidal patient had swallowed nitroglycerine heart tablets, then repeatedly rammed himself against the wall… --- ## [Asbestos in popcorn ceiling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asbestos-in-popcorn-ceiling/643850)
**Author:** [@capak93](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capak93)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asbestos-in-popcorn-ceiling/643850 "2012-12-13T04:49:08Z")
My home was built in 1978. The other day, I accidentally scraped the ceiling-light scrape and some dust came out. Should I be concerned about asbestos? I live in Canada --- ## [Ronnie James Dio dead at 67 \[twice-edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67-twice-edited-title/539617)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67-twice-edited-title/539617 "2010-05-18T04:19:10Z")
Stomach cancer, apparently. This is a sad day for the metal community. --- ## [Ginger beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginger-beer/746835)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginger-beer/746835 "2019-08-18T15:01:21Z")
So I was at Metropolitan Market, grabbing a muffaletta while I can, and I picked up a bottle of Bundaberg ginger beer. Problem: On the label it says ‘Invert bottle before opening.’ The bloody contents all spilled out … --- ## [HOw do suqt toilets work for folks with bad knees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-suqt-toilets-work-for-folks-with-bad-knees/607339)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-suqt-toilets-work-for-folks-with-bad-knees/607339 "2011-12-27T19:50:19Z")
If you have bad knees, or are elderly and don’t get up as easily as you once could, how do you deal with a squat toilet? Are there accommodations for folks with weak legs, or the handicapped? --- ## [Talcum Powder lawsuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talcum-powder-lawsuits/769944)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talcum-powder-lawsuits/769944 "2016-11-01T15:35:56Z")
Lawsuits connecting Talcum powder and ovarian cancer have been in the news a lot recently. Johnson and Johnson is the company targeted. I think Talc is sold by many companies? I brought home a small bottle after my last… --- ## ["More Fun Than a Barrel of Monkeys" - Origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fun-than-a-barrel-of-monkeys-origin/3767)
**Author:** [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-fun-than-a-barrel-of-monkeys-origin/3767 "2019-01-07T22:56:28Z")
When did a barrel of monkeys become the standard for fun? The phrase “more fun than a barrel of monkeys” is somewhat common. Where did it come from? My web searches have turned up nothing relevent (the domain belongs to… --- ## [Donald J. Trump Foundation to be dissolved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-j-trump-foundation-to-be-dissolved/775583)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-j-trump-foundation-to-be-dissolved/775583 "2016-12-27T23:08:33Z")
…while it is under investigation. Except you can’t do that. Oh, and Mr. Trump lied about the Foundation’s charitable giving. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_TRUMP\_FLOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DE… --- ## [Karl R. Krawitz - Come on down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-r-krawitz-come-on-down/604387)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-r-krawitz-come-on-down/604387 "2011-12-01T11:52:44Z")
So, 18 year old girl goes to an event where Sam Brownback is speaking. She tweets something mildly insulting to the Governor. Gov’s office overreacts by informing her school. School (via principal Krawitz) demands she wr… --- ## [Have rainstorms ever put out severe fires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-rainstorms-ever-put-out-severe-fires/455854)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-rainstorms-ever-put-out-severe-fires/455854 "2008-07-15T08:10:38Z")
Whenever wild fires crop up during droughts and threaten to wipe out acres of woods and property everyone wishfully thinks how great it would be if a massive thunderstorm developed and naturally doused the thing. Has th… --- ## [Welcome to my new colleague...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-my-new-colleague/141386)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-my-new-colleague/141386 "2002-12-13T05:42:37Z")
We have a new, heavily made-up face in our local medical community, that of Dr. Elizabeth Vaughn. You can check out her web site at: In particular, I enjoy her section on “Bras and Breast Health”, where she employs t… --- ## [Summarize Complex Political Issues in 10 Words or Less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332 "2011-07-23T22:35:42Z")
There seems to be an issue going around in the Board where “facts” and “logic” are taking entirely too long to read, understand and incorporate into ones body of knowledge. We need to really look critically at all of th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1644&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1646&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)