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**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-a-bitch-im-addicted-to-lolcatz/414592 "2007-08-10T21:53:52Z")
Why? WHY? The phenomenon represents most of what I hate about the web, misspellings and vapid cat pictures. Yet, the pairing of the two has somehow captured my attention. I feel very deep shame about this. I had a kitte… --- ## [The SDMB relationship rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-relationship-rules/591335)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-relationship-rules/591335 "2011-08-06T01:26:17Z")
I’m noticing in these “what do you regret” threads that a lot of regrets are based on relationships. It seems like a lot of us have ome hard won wisdom. Let’s put it together with a list of simple rules. I’ll start: Wh… --- ## [Hey, Red Furry! STFU about Spain and that silly ass game, OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-red-furry-stfu-about-spain-and-that-silly-ass-game-ok/546332)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-red-furry-stfu-about-spain-and-that-silly-ass-game-ok/546332 "2010-07-15T06:42:54Z")
Don’t even start! Think of this as a preemptive effort to prevent your being crushed under an avalanche of disdain and contempt. Clearly, if the “sport” were worth playing, America would have won, we didn’t, so that’s … --- ## [Republican? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-why/156180)
**Author:** [@nogginhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogginhead)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-why/156180 "2003-03-03T15:09:01Z")
OK, I’m totally serious here. I can think of only a few rational reasons to vote Republican. But I am not a Republican, and my imagination is limited. Can you help me? Tell me why you are a Republican. I’m not tryin… --- ## [The Jonesin' Feud - Random Stuff \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jonesin-feud-random-stuff-game-over/619115)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jonesin-feud-random-stuff-game-over/619115 "2012-04-26T18:07:33Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Literary cliches I'm tired of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-cliches-im-tired-of/536927)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-cliches-im-tired-of/536927 "2010-04-25T02:40:10Z")
Literary cliches I’m tired of A child is born and looks so much like his mother or father that no one who sees them could NOT know that they are related. I mean this happens in real life but not as often as novels. … --- ## [The Sun Never Sets on the British/Spanish Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-never-sets-on-the-british-spanish-empire/561498)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-never-sets-on-the-british-spanish-empire/561498 "2010-11-26T10:06:54Z")
The phrase “the sun never sets on this empire” or words to that effect have been used to describe the Spanish colonial empire of the sixteenth century and the British empire of the nineteenth. My question: Is the statem… --- ## [Obama's Job Stimulus Program or How AIG Execs Get Millions While NASA Engineers Are Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-job-stimulus-program-or-how-aig-execs-get-millions-while-nasa-engineers-are-fired/528353)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-job-stimulus-program-or-how-aig-execs-get-millions-while-nasa-engineers-are-fired/528353 "2010-02-13T21:03:18Z")
First of all, no blaming Bush and his deficit spending anymore. I’m not really sure how this would enter into the thread, but Obama keeps blaming Bush for his (admittedly) massive debts while simultaneously increasing t… --- ## [What Temp to Bake Chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-temp-to-bake-chicken/599078)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-temp-to-bake-chicken/599078 "2011-10-10T15:00:09Z")
Just what it says on the tin: what temperature should I bake chicken at? I see a range from 350 to 425 in various recipes, all of them saying “about an hour”. More specifically, I have several pounds of drumsticks giv… --- ## [And the "I really don't give a F\*ck award" goes to:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-i-really-dont-give-a-f-ck-award-goes-to/273878)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-i-really-dont-give-a-f-ck-award-goes-to/273878 "2004-12-03T16:52:26Z")
The delivery guy from - well, it’s the company Tom Hanks made a commercial for disguised as a movie. Sounds like Fed-Ex. Just like it. Anyway, with the whole “you can’t take anything pointy with you on the plane” respo… --- ## ["But I can't have my customers coming in and seeing the staff in blue jeans".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-i-cant-have-my-customers-coming-in-and-seeing-the-staff-in-blue-jeans/155984)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-i-cant-have-my-customers-coming-in-and-seeing-the-staff-in-blue-jeans/155984 "2003-03-13T17:43:19Z")
This is an argument you commonly hear in defense of dress codes. But how much does it really put you off if you enter a place of business as a customer or a potential customer, and some of the people who work there are … --- ## [Scariest movie you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/820095)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/820095 "2018-08-27T12:29:35Z")
I’m a lightweight. I don’t even watch many horror movies and growing up, I saw none. I remember a friend of mine who, when we were in middle school, had an extensive conversation with me where he ranked all the Halloween… --- ## [Arranged questions @ White House press conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arranged-questions-white-house-press-conference/500855)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arranged-questions-white-house-press-conference/500855 "2009-06-26T13:29:59Z")
From the Washington Post: I’m not sure I see the problem. As long as the press conference isn’t dominated by such tactics, it seems to me the use of a scripted Q&A can be useful for getting a particular message out. W… --- ## [Coxsackievirus A6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coxsackievirus-a6/625975)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coxsackievirus-a6/625975 "2015-11-13T05:40:57Z")
Check outthis CDC notice. There were several cases of this at my daughter’s daycare. She came down with it. She was cranky and ate somewhat less than usual for a couple of days (and felt warmish for one day, but not so … --- ## [4 Holidays in 7 Days Makes One Weak - A Celebratory MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-holidays-in-7-days-makes-one-weak-a-celebratory-mmp/956342)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-holidays-in-7-days-makes-one-weak-a-celebratory-mmp/956342 "2021-12-27T21:20:14Z")
I crack me up. Festivus, Christmas, Boxing Day, and Kwanzaa. Any I missed? Anyways, up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. 5 more days of Peak, then a weekend off. Hijack away! --- ## [Please recommend Soft Foods that are palatable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-soft-foods-that-are-palatable/182252)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-soft-foods-that-are-palatable/182252 "2003-06-17T03:31:23Z")
Three weeks from tomorrow I go in for some surgery on my esophogas (sp) to correct a congenital defect and to fix the rather bad hiatal hernia. I will be recuperating for 4-6 weeks and they tell me that I can only eat s… --- ## [Cocaine and poo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocaine-and-poo/339798)
**Author:** [@marky33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marky33)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocaine-and-poo/339798 "2006-01-13T17:18:49Z")
What is the chemical in cocaine (or whatever its cut with) that makes a user void their bowels so quickly and so thoroughly? And is it an ingredient in any legal laxatives? --- ## [Al Gore sells out to Al Jazeera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-sells-out-to-al-jazeera/646080)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-gore-sells-out-to-al-jazeera/646080 "2013-01-06T04:35:31Z")
I haven’t seen this mentioned on the Dope yet. Al Gore has sold his Current TV channel to Al Jazeera for $500 million. Really? Al-fucking-Jazeera, the terrorists’ favorite mouthpiece? By all accounts, Al Jazeera isn’… --- ## [Advice on how to handle workplace situation..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-handle-workplace-situation/588227)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-how-to-handle-workplace-situation/588227 "2011-07-12T18:02:13Z")
My wife works for a big box store (like Wal-Mart, but not Wal-Mart). She works at a store 15 miles away, but her position opened at the store 3 miles from our home. Long story short, her manager got wind of it, called … --- ## [Nanny State FDA Wants To Kill The Cigar Trade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanny-state-fda-wants-to-kill-the-cigar-trade/605166)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanny-state-fda-wants-to-kill-the-cigar-trade/605166 "2011-12-09T01:40:08Z")
The source is obviously biased but the basic information is accurate. http://www.famous-smoke.com/blog/post.cfm/fda-regulation-the-end-of-cigars This is ridiculous. Banning walk-in humidors? I’ve never seen a kid in … --- ## [Any worthwhile Rom-Coms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-worthwhile-rom-coms/574615)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-worthwhile-rom-coms/574615 "2011-03-17T00:08:12Z")
Seems the Romantic Comedy as movie genre has been particularly derided here at the dope of late. Are there any recent ones that you guys enjoyed? I personally enjoyed almost every predictable schlocky minute of “The Pro… --- ## [First professional sports league?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-professional-sports-league/112968)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2002, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-professional-sports-league/112968 "2002-06-09T06:16:03Z")
No fancy lead-in or anecdote here, folks. Just wondering what the first professional sports league was. A google search for “first professional sports league”, fwiw, turned up lots of firsts among already-existing 20th… --- ## [How do wait staff prefer to recieve tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-wait-staff-prefer-to-recieve-tips/708812)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-wait-staff-prefer-to-recieve-tips/708812 "2015-01-04T23:50:34Z")
I’ve never been a waitress, or in a position that regularly gets tips. When I give a tip I think of it as a gift, and think it’s damned petty of the government to tax them. So, when I go out to eat I sometimes tip cash… --- ## [Back injury from brushing teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-injury-from-brushing-teeth/217948)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-injury-from-brushing-teeth/217948 "2014-05-23T14:28:56Z")
An employee in our department called in sick today, saying she “hurt her back while brushing her teeth.”:dubious: I cannot imagine how this could have happened. Any thoughts? --- ## [spyglass vs binoculars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spyglass-vs-binoculars/527996)
**Author:** [@YPOD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YPOD)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spyglass-vs-binoculars/527996 "2016-03-18T17:03:13Z")
I was watching Pawn Stars and someone brought in a WWII spyglass - the single tube telescope. Does the military still use them? And what is the advantage of a spyglass vs binoculars, or vice versa? --- ## [Songs for chemical warfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-chemical-warfare/668636 "2013-09-17T00:50:52Z")
The world’s had me in an exceedingly foul and grisly mood the last few days, so I thought I’d ask for suggestions…for a “songs for chemical warfare” playlist! Criteria are either songs about, or mentioning, chemical wea… --- ## [Extremely brief TV and movie cliches/tropes that you typically do not see mentioned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-brief-tv-and-movie-cliches-tropes-that-you-typically-do-not-see-mentioned/780621)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extremely-brief-tv-and-movie-cliches-tropes-that-you-typically-do-not-see-mentioned/780621 "2017-02-27T23:29:26Z")
I’m talking about the seconds-long cliches that you suspect you may be the only noticing. I’ve got two to start: Whenever there is a bartender, you will often see him either mindlessly wiping the bar with a rag or wipi… --- ## [What is the oldest back tax return that has been filed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-back-tax-return-that-has-been-filed/619655)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-back-tax-return-that-has-been-filed/619655 "2012-04-24T16:09:14Z")
A few years ago, I went on a little journey with the IRS regarding a three year old tax return that I initially didn’t know needed to be filed (I thought that I wasn’t required to file that year and it turns out I was.) … --- ## [Is it rude to correct a friend's spelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-correct-a-friends-spelling/647322)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-correct-a-friends-spelling/647322 "2013-01-17T20:17:21Z")
Suppose a friend e-mails or texts you and talks about a group of people being a click, for example. In your reply, when you say something about said click, do you correct it to clique, thus subtly calling them a bad spel… --- ## [What happens when sex-offenders move to another country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-sex-offenders-move-to-another-country/218686)
**Author:** [@Epileptik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epileptik)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-sex-offenders-move-to-another-country/218686 "2003-12-13T05:45:44Z")
For one of my classes, I’m doing a persuasive speech against the sex-offender registry. From the rudimentary research I did, I concluded sex-offenders could not lead normal lives here in the US once released from prison… --- ## [You Go Sista! Sheila Jackson Lee says hurricane names are racist - I wanna help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-go-sista-sheila-jackson-lee-says-hurricane-names-are-racist-i-wanna-help/192441)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-go-sista-sheila-jackson-lee-says-hurricane-names-are-racist-i-wanna-help/192441 "2011-09-16T13:48:27Z")
According to the esteemed Congresswoman from TX, Sheila Jackson Lee, “all racial groups should be represented in the naming of hurricanes”. Before anyone claims I’m all wet or am blowing off about such trivial matters, … --- ## [So, how'd the bat get into my daughter's room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-howd-the-bat-get-into-my-daughters-room/584411)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-howd-the-bat-get-into-my-daughters-room/584411 "2011-06-09T02:33:42Z")
So, there I am outside doing whatever and my daughter comes up and tells me that there’s a bat in her room sitting on Patrick - her big stuffed dog. Obviously, she’s completely imagining things, but I go inside and chec… --- ## [Will Hong Kong come under Chinese rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hong-kong-come-under-chinese-rule/699889)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-hong-kong-come-under-chinese-rule/699889 "2014-10-05T02:13:41Z")
Based on what I know, its pretty much in the cards right? Hong Kong will merge into China in 2047, right now is just a transitional period where rights afforded under the British system will slowly be eroded away. Or do… --- ## [food or dishes you perfer the imitation version of instrad of the real thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-or-dishes-you-perfer-the-imitation-version-of-instrad-of-the-real-thing/832841)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-or-dishes-you-perfer-the-imitation-version-of-instrad-of-the-real-thing/832841 "2019-04-29T22:09:21Z")
For instance, every holiday part of the dinner is a jello cheesecake dessert that doesn’t last too long on the table … funny thing is I’ve bought real cheesecake and no one cares for it now if it’s one of those chocolat… --- ## [Raspberry Pi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raspberry-pi/713833)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raspberry-pi/713833 "2016-10-08T14:33:57Z")
I’m thinking about experimenting with raspberry pi. I know you guys have played with it, so where do you suggest I get started? Suggestions, recommendations, things to avoid, bring it on. --- ## [Sea Monkeys - live free or die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-monkeys-live-free-or-die/575505)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-monkeys-live-free-or-die/575505 "2011-03-24T15:03:30Z")
My kids received sea monkeys for Christmas. We hatched them and now are the proud owners of a dozen or so. I read that they can live up to two years. Two years! The kids have lost interest so what do I do with a bunc… --- ## [NFL Coaching Carousel: 2022-2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2022-2023/977134)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-coaching-carousel-2022-2023/977134 "2023-02-22T06:14:15Z")
Nathaniel Hackett doesn’t even get a full season at Denver, ouch!!! Someone’s got to pay for the Russell Wilson fiasco. Anyway, the hot seats are getting hotter as the NFL regular season comes to an end and the annual… --- ## [Words that mean something and it's opposite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-mean-something-and-its-opposite/786068)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-mean-something-and-its-opposite/786068 "2017-09-19T11:49:32Z")
I know cleave is said to be one. I have two more for consideration: Resign: meaning quitting your job and also re-upping on your job. Oversight: Can be inspecting for flaws in a system, and also can be an error made i… --- ## [What are the odds of humans evolving on a different planet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-humans-evolving-on-a-different-planet/418137)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-humans-evolving-on-a-different-planet/418137 "2007-09-07T02:37:18Z")
I realize that no one knows the exact odds but listing the factors and an estimate of the odds is what I am asking. My friend keeps insisting that humans are likely on other planets and I keep telling him that a zillion… --- ## [The Feud: More song stuff... \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-more-song-stuff-game-over/605266)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-more-song-stuff-game-over/605266 "2011-12-14T01:35:20Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. NEW NOTE: If you’re not sure if a game is full, PM me .You’re always goo… --- ## [Bit coin...Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-coin-huh/674619)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bit-coin-huh/674619 "2013-12-04T01:21:17Z")
Can someone explain how solving complex equations translates into currency? --- ## [How many of Dopers can speak a foreign language, BY STUDYING IT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-dopers-can-speak-a-foreign-language-by-studying-it/642414)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-dopers-can-speak-a-foreign-language-by-studying-it/642414 "2013-01-12T18:52:55Z")
I am not talking about multilingual thing (learnt by parents who speak different languages, or something else). I am simply asking you if you’ve learnt a foreign language by studying it! Not by living in a foreign countr… --- ## [OK vs. White Power sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-vs-white-power-sign/820971)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-vs-white-power-sign/820971 "2018-09-11T02:07:09Z")
I’ve just moved the boulder out from the cave entrance. What is the difference between the ‘OK’ sign and the ‘White Power’ sign? :confused: --- ## [what are the best "non-CGI" movies with the most CGI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-non-cgi-movies-with-the-most-cgi/519469)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-non-cgi-movies-with-the-most-cgi/519469 "2009-12-04T03:52:40Z")
bad title eh? i mean, which movies without apparent Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI), where one wouldn’t even think had CGI, were actually mostly made out of CGI? --- ## [should obama be forced to release the 28 pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-forced-to-release-the-28-pages/723033)
**Author:** [@ufel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ufel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-be-forced-to-release-the-28-pages/723033 "2015-06-23T22:29:23Z")
of the 911 report, which prove that Bush knew all about the MASSIVE Saudi Arabian involvement in 911 and the Bush family’s deep economic ties to Saudi Arabia, etc, Obama is going to wait until the Republicans have stupi… --- ## [Do you think $1040 is too much for haircuts for guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1040-is-too-much-for-haircuts-for-guys/638771)
**Author:** [@CEOofPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CEOofPolar)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-1040-is-too-much-for-haircuts-for-guys/638771 "2012-10-26T14:49:16Z")
i like to every Friday to my barber its 20$ and i was wondering if you think $1040 is too much for haircuts for a guy in a year? --- ## [Travis McGee: Hero or asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travis-mcgee-hero-or-asshole/678925)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travis-mcgee-hero-or-asshole/678925 "2014-01-19T16:39:01Z")
I am reading John D. McDonald’s Travis McGee series again. Accusations that McGee is a sexist and racist may be countered by the argument that much of the series was written in the sixties. He does seem to me to be rat… --- ## [Is Biden being foolish to insist on an outdoor inaguration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-being-foolish-to-insist-on-an-outdoor-inaguration/930539)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-biden-being-foolish-to-insist-on-an-outdoor-inaguration/930539 "2021-01-24T01:19:08Z")
I think so. One sniper bullet is all it would take. What do you think? --- ## [Southwest removes another passenger-but why are they apologizing for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-removes-another-passenger-but-why-are-they-apologizing-for-it/797453)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southwest-removes-another-passenger-but-why-are-they-apologizing-for-it/797453 "2017-10-09T17:26:24Z")
It looks like Southwest Airlines had to remove another passenger, but for the lofe of me I do not understand why they are apologizing to her. She insisted that they remove two other passengers which the airline could no… --- ## [What kind of intoxication high do inhalants like paint and gasoline cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-intoxication-high-do-inhalants-like-paint-and-gasoline-cause/503765)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-intoxication-high-do-inhalants-like-paint-and-gasoline-cause/503765 "2018-04-20T08:37:43Z")
Just curious. I don’t imagine it’s all that fabulous or more people would do it. What are the intoxicating effects of these inhalants? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1646&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1648&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)