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**Author:** [@Dustin\_Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dustin_Jake)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stance-on-going-to-a-bar-alone/595805 "2011-09-13T03:05:46Z")
Does any do this? Frankly, once in a while I’d rather go along and just enjoy the atmosphere, drinks, and good food. It beats sitting at home if no one you know is available. :cool: --- ## [Microwave Lies and Misconceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-lies-and-misconceptions/729456)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-lies-and-misconceptions/729456 "2015-09-15T01:29:44Z")
Krispy Kreme donuts, fresh out of the fryer, are wonderful. If you let them cool to room temperature they become just donuts. “Oh, but if you pop them in the microwave for a few seconds they are just like fresh,” I’m t… --- ## [Ask the Freemason Part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-freemason-part-ii/688948)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-freemason-part-ii/688948 "2015-03-10T14:57:55Z")
Four years ago, I became a Mason and posted an “Ask the” thread to some degree of success (definitely fought some ignorance, and learned a bit, myself). I’ve got more than a superficial knowledge of the Fraternity now, h… --- ## [Educate me on the economics of American university athletics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-the-economics-of-american-university-athletics/567906)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-on-the-economics-of-american-university-athletics/567906 "2011-01-20T03:18:48Z")
I just read an article in my university’s newspaper about the measures that are being taken to address anticipated cuts in state funding. The governor, according to the article, has told universities to expect 10-20% cut… --- ## [It's SPRING in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-spring-in-the-mmp/938416)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-spring-in-the-mmp/938416 "2021-03-29T05:09:09Z")
The sun is shining (or it will be), the birds are singing (I suppose - too cold to open the windows right now), and spring is in the air (see previous parentheses.) It happens to be my favorite season, and this week I c… --- ## [Explain this Seinfeld scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-seinfeld-scene/612002)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-seinfeld-scene/612002 "2012-02-09T00:49:55Z")
This is the episode named The Outing where that NYU reporter writes a story on Jerry that makes everyone think he’s gay, not that there’s anything wrong with that! :smiley: In a scene at Monk’s, Jerry and George are tal… --- ## [Are certain actions worse than suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-certain-actions-worse-than-suicide/555748)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-certain-actions-worse-than-suicide/555748 "2010-10-17T00:58:27Z")
So I was talking to a shrink who informed me that “Any way of living your life is better than suicide.” When I recovered from his statement, I asked: You mean like selling drugs to elementary students? Yes. Prostitut… --- ## [Your top two Black & White movies - one comedy, one drama.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-two-black-white-movies-one-comedy-one-drama/833154)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-two-black-white-movies-one-comedy-one-drama/833154 "2019-05-06T17:14:14Z")
For me, the comedy has to be The Philadelphia Story, with its three act / three actor structure and perfect pitch by Kate, Jimmy and Cary. For drama, there’s really no contest: Casablanca. Perfectly balanced ensemble c… --- ## [Why I am voting Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-am-voting-republican/453285)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-am-voting-republican/453285 "2008-06-19T22:54:18Z")
Check out this video, then tell us why you are voting Republican. I’ll go first… I’m voting Republican because the government should be able to look into my personal business if they suspect I am up to something. Afte… --- ## [Would you move for a job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-move-for-a-job/583790)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-move-for-a-job/583790 "2011-06-03T03:16:03Z")
I’ve noticed a lot of people I went to school with (both high school and college), moved out of state for their jobs. I’m sort of neutral on it. I would move, but I don’t have a yearning to move. I’ve (thankfully!) never… --- ## [why shouldn't sterilization be part of the punishment for certain criminals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-sterilization-be-part-of-the-punishment-for-certain-criminals/119075)
**Author:** [@piaffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piaffe)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shouldnt-sterilization-be-part-of-the-punishment-for-certain-criminals/119075 "2017-07-26T18:46:32Z")
This idea came to mind while thinking about the infamous case of the woman who left her kids in the car while going to have her hair done. It seems to me self evident that 1. this woman does not deserve to have children… --- ## [Why do hipsters pay for things in quarters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hipsters-pay-for-things-in-quarters/571450)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-hipsters-pay-for-things-in-quarters/571450 "2012-09-18T18:22:38Z")
I read yelp a lot. I’ve read several complaints about service being slow because hipsters were paying for things in quarters. I have not really paid attention to this in the past. --- ## [I have a question for Bigfoot naysayers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question-for-bigfoot-naysayers/458557)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question-for-bigfoot-naysayers/458557 "2008-08-14T16:02:33Z")
This isn’t meant to start a war on whether Bigfoot exists or not, but if it happens, then so be it. You believe what you believe. :wink: But lets try and make this a real scientific discussion as opposed to name callin… --- ## [How did Trump get so many Hispanic voters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-trump-get-so-many-hispanic-voters/771133)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-trump-get-so-many-hispanic-voters/771133 "2016-11-10T14:58:58Z")
Okay, I just ranted in the Pit about low-education whites. But at least I can comprehend why they might do something this ridiculous. This, however, from the 538 blog, is just utterly mystifying: “Clinton is only at 6… --- ## [Descriptive place names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/descriptive-place-names/951264)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2022, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/descriptive-place-names/951264 "2022-02-12T04:55:33Z")
Looking for names of cities, towns, regions, etc. that describe what is/was there. The name may have come from something indicated on a map or someone’s observation of a map. I’m pretty sure you Dopers have talked about… --- ## [The Luca Brasi Gambit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luca-brasi-gambit/679776)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-luca-brasi-gambit/679776 "2014-02-03T23:09:53Z")
What a horrible idea sending him right into Sollozzo’s camp to be killed. Luca Brasi is the Hulk. Not 007. Sollozzo already knows that Brasi would never betray the Don, and that he can’t be called stopped or reasoned w… --- ## [Questions about dilating and labor...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dilating-and-labor/328260)
**Author:** [@skittles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skittles)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-dilating-and-labor/328260 "2005-12-04T00:15:15Z")
First I would like to state that I see my doctor regularly and am not seeking medical advice. I also put this here instead of General Questions because I’m looking for personal experiences as well. I am just over 38 we… --- ## [Best Hero/Villain pairing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hero-villain-pairing/500888)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hero-villain-pairing/500888 "2009-06-26T08:30:50Z")
I dunno if this is really a CS thing, or a IMHO (since it’s kinda a poll), but I’ll go for broke in CS. So who do you all think is the best hero/villain pairing in all of…whatever. Whilst thinking of this myself I had … --- ## [Is there any way to preserve the camera timestamp when emailing or uploading a photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-preserve-the-camera-timestamp-when-emailing-or-uploading-a-photo/648743)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-preserve-the-camera-timestamp-when-emailing-or-uploading-a-photo/648743 "2013-01-31T01:57:52Z")
If I take a picture with my Android phone’s camera, is there any way to email it, or to upload it to a photo-sharing site, without losing the camera’s time stamp? I’m trying to prove that an event occurred at the time I… --- ## [I'm a newlywed contemplating divorce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-newlywed-contemplating-divorce/644244)
**Author:** [@followrivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/followrivers)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-newlywed-contemplating-divorce/644244 "2012-12-23T20:02:46Z")
I really don’t have anywhere else to discuss this, but I feel like I need to let this out somehow so that I can move forward in some way. I’m twenty six and I am newly married. I do love my husband, however, when I thin… --- ## [OECD Economists Admit Bias, Mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oecd-economists-admit-bias-mistakes/683865)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oecd-economists-admit-bias-mistakes/683865 "2014-03-25T22:08:56Z")
So the OECD has released a post-mortem on their economic forecasts during the economic crisis. The key takeaway - their estimates of GDP growth were wildly wrong. For the entire period from 2007-2012, their May predic… --- ## [Help me choose a .22 rifle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-22-rifle/481597)
**Author:** [@masterofnone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masterofnone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-22-rifle/481597 "2009-02-07T04:20:52Z")
I’ve got enough old military firearms to overthrow Bolivia, but nothing useful when it comes to slaughtering hogs or plinking without bothering the neighbors. I’d like a rifle in .22LR, but .22 magnum would be nice too.… --- ## [Who was the standard-bearer for EVIL prior to Hitler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-standard-bearer-for-evil-prior-to-hitler/617596)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-standard-bearer-for-evil-prior-to-hitler/617596 "2012-04-05T16:23:18Z")
Title pretty much says it all: Who was the standard-bearer (at least in the Western world) for evil prior to 1945? Napoleon? Genghis Khan? Judas? The Boogeyman? The Devil? Was there even one? --- ## [NYC parking -- Do people really live like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-parking-do-people-really-live-like-this/791162)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-parking-do-people-really-live-like-this/791162 "2017-07-17T07:09:23Z")
Just finished this article titled: New York City’s Parking Rules have Turned Me into a Sociopath. The author gives a mind-numbing account of bizarre parking regulations that require a constant shuffling of one’s automob… --- ## [Apple Honors Steve Jobs: Dear God Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-honors-steve-jobs-dear-god-why/682472)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-honors-steve-jobs-dear-god-why/682472 "2014-03-02T00:37:55Z")
See here for images which show off what I mean. I’m not sure what to say about this. Now, I could maybe see this at Google; I could see this kinda-sorta matching their odd Google-homepage themes and so forth. But Apple?… --- ## [Need ideas for kid's "Business" project - Crafts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-kids-business-project-crafts/639779)
**Author:** [@cncdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cncdad)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-kids-business-project-crafts/639779 "2012-11-04T20:08:47Z")
Background: My 5th grade son is learning about running a business. He needs to come up with a product that he can produce himself and then resell for profit. He has to purchase the supplies, figure the manufacturing cost… --- ## [How do you approach using a public toilet seat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-approach-using-a-public-toilet-seat/514869)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-approach-using-a-public-toilet-seat/514869 "2009-10-28T18:36:28Z")
You’re in a public place – anywhere outside of your home, really. You’ve got the use the bathroom in a way that would normally mean sitting down on the toilet seat. It looks clean, but someone may or may not have been th… --- ## [How many stabbings have there been at Magic Mountain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-stabbings-have-there-been-at-magic-mountain/660990)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-stabbings-have-there-been-at-magic-mountain/660990 "2013-06-17T04:09:11Z")
Waaaaaaaay back when I was in high school, I worked at Magic Mountain. We called it ‘Six Stabs Tragic Mountain’. I think there had been more than six stabbings at the park by that time (but still in the single digits, … --- ## [WTF? Don't touch my baby without asking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dont-touch-my-baby-without-asking/310494)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dont-touch-my-baby-without-asking/310494 "2005-07-01T15:52:53Z")
Yes, I know she’s fucking adorable. (Cite.) Yes, I know she’s the tiniest damn baby you’ve ever seen and wears a silly bonnet to keep the sun out of her eyes. (Cite.) But that doesn’t mean I want your germy greasy hands… --- ## [Ask the (Former) Professional "Psychic"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-professional-psychic/358033)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-former-professional-psychic/358033 "2006-05-31T15:46:27Z")
I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while, and what tipped me was I figured maybe some Dopers who are holding out hope when it comes to psychic crap will be influenced for the better. For a few years, I was a prof… --- ## [So, WAS Herod a Big Ol' Nancy-Boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-herod-a-big-ol-nancy-boy/231288)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-was-herod-a-big-ol-nancy-boy/231288 "2004-02-27T18:00:20Z")
I am certainly no expert on Christianity (or Judaism, or Islam . . .). And I have no intention of seeing Mel’s new flick. So I am asking, not beleaguring: How “gay” is Herod in this film? Why would Mel make him gay? Is h… --- ## [I'm an American, I want Metric, and you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-american-i-want-metric-and-you/385234)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-american-i-want-metric-and-you/385234 "2006-12-31T05:16:14Z")
I know that the classic American view of measurement is that our system works. But the yesterday I was sitting at my fathers computer, watching him convert from inches to a metric measurement (which now escapes me) and … --- ## [Criticize Ron Paul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-ron-paul/422379)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-ron-paul/422379 "2007-11-01T20:55:53Z")
The more I read/watch, the more I like Ron Paul. I think his ideas and positions are sensible and would help the USA get out of a lot of the messes it is in. However, I don’t read a lot of criticism of Ron Paul. What … --- ## [Looney Theory about ending of Dr. Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-theory-about-ending-of-dr-strangelove/141462)
**Author:** [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looney-theory-about-ending-of-dr-strangelove/141462 "2003-07-17T17:38:41Z")
I always wondered about the ending of Dr. Strangelove, pretty much my favorite movie of all time. I’ve seen it dozens of times, but can never remove a nagging doubt about the ending. The Russian ambassador clearly was … --- ## [Anyone else think the upcoming Robin Williams/SMG series is doomed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-the-upcoming-robin-williams-smg-series-is-doomed/666924)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-the-upcoming-robin-williams-smg-series-is-doomed/666924 "2013-08-29T23:49:04Z")
Every time I see the promo for it I smell death. --- ## [Congress will interview Rove and Miers . . . but not under oath.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-will-interview-rove-and-miers-but-not-under-oath/396763)
**Author:** [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-will-interview-rove-and-miers-but-not-under-oath/396763 "2007-03-25T02:52:22Z")
Sure, we’ll let Rove and Miers talk to congress about the DOJ firings, as long as they don’t have to promise officially to tell the truth." This is our government’s idea of openness. Guess that’ll clear everything up. :… --- ## [So, why have the national anthem at sporting events anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-have-the-national-anthem-at-sporting-events-anyway/797303)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-have-the-national-anthem-at-sporting-events-anyway/797303 "2019-07-02T01:07:47Z")
These aren’t government sponsored or involved events. Why should the national anthem be a part of it in the first place. “Because we’ve always done it.” is not a good reason. --- ## [Is the nuclear missile launch procedure in the film Wargames accurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-nuclear-missile-launch-procedure-in-the-film-wargames-accurate/663471)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-nuclear-missile-launch-procedure-in-the-film-wargames-accurate/663471 "2013-07-15T21:45:29Z")
The relevant scene from the movie: Michael Madsen in Wargames - YouTube Is this really what a cold-war era missile control room looked like? Also is the launch procedure accurate? --- ## [Question For Those Who Don't Know How to Drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-dont-know-how-to-drive/585310)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-dont-know-how-to-drive/585310 "2011-06-15T16:15:44Z")
As being discussed on another thread in this forum, there are apparently many people who do not know how to drive. I can almost understand this if you lived in downtown London or in other areas with robust public transpo… --- ## [Describe your typical Thanksgiving dinner.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-typical-thanksgiving-dinner/372113)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-typical-thanksgiving-dinner/372113 "2006-09-21T22:49:15Z")
Over in a thread in GD, monstro mentioned a typical Thankgiving dinner ala monstro. This was part of a discussion of “white” culture vs whatever. I looked at the menu and saw a typical Southern Thanksgiving. A little dif… --- ## [Persons raised Christian: Did/does your church teach Biblical inerrancy, and if so...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-raised-christian-did-does-your-church-teach-biblical-inerrancy-and-if-so/629142)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-raised-christian-did-does-your-church-teach-biblical-inerrancy-and-if-so/629142 "2012-07-27T19:10:02Z")
did you ever notice any contradictions as a child? If so, did you ever bring the matter up? If so, how did your parents, Sunday School teachers, pastors, and such answer your questions? A couple of things before we begi… --- ## [Rock n Roll Hall of Fame RRHoF 2017 Inductees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-rrhof-2017-inductees/775231)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-rrhof-2017-inductees/775231 "2016-12-23T20:20:17Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-fame-inductees-2017.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news \[QUOTE=NYTimes\] … --- ## [Recommended cooking knife set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-cooking-knife-set/518230)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-cooking-knife-set/518230 "2010-01-11T20:10:46Z")
A friend is starting to cook and wants the minimum, most essential knives. She’s not going to bone chickens or anything like that, she just mainly wants some good produce knives for peeling & chopping. What would be the … --- ## [Obama Vs US flag lapel pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-us-flag-lapel-pin/614080)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-us-flag-lapel-pin/614080 "2012-03-01T05:38:35Z")
I periodically receive an email containing “facts” about President Obama. One of the “facts” in the most recent email is that Obama refuses to wear a lapel pin depicting the US flag for reasons that seem to me to be far… --- ## [So, my friend has Asperger's.....now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-friend-has-aspergers-now-what/526535)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-friend-has-aspergers-now-what/526535 "2010-07-27T16:12:06Z")
A friend that I’ve known for about 5 years just recently told me she had Asperger’s and that she’s been in treatment for it for many years. She’s always been disagreeable, but I chalked that up to just her personality. … --- ## [So what exactly IS in a fast food hamburger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-is-in-a-fast-food-hamburger/406050)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-is-in-a-fast-food-hamburger/406050 "2007-05-31T23:53:55Z")
When I was teaching I used to tell my Psych 101 students that hamburger used in fast food restaurants used 100% beef in their buger. Then I would draw a huge circle on the chaulk board and then a smaller circle within th… --- ## [Worldwide pattern of Islamic extremist attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-pattern-of-islamic-extremist-attacks/134003)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-pattern-of-islamic-extremist-attacks/134003 "2002-10-29T15:55:24Z")
\[ul\]\[li\]Russia – Chechen attack on Moskow theatre\[\]Bali – Nightclub bombing\[\]Kuwait-- Attacks against American troops\[\]Yemen – Bombing of French ship\[\]Algeria – gunmen ‘kill 21 family members’\[\]Europe – attacks on synogo… --- ## [What kind of worm/bug/larva thingy did I find in my carpet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-worm-bug-larva-thingy-did-i-find-in-my-carpet/267604)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-worm-bug-larva-thingy-did-i-find-in-my-carpet/267604 "2004-10-05T18:42:33Z")
A couple of nights ago I found a strange little worm/larva/bug-type thingy on the carpet in my cats’ room, right in front of their litterbox (which might be a coincidence). I’ve never seen anything like it before, so I’m… --- ## [What book would you make into a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-would-you-make-into-a-movie/473187)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-would-you-make-into-a-movie/473187 "2008-12-01T03:25:20Z")
Inspired by this thread: Would Heinlein's "The Star Beast" make a good movie? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Imagine you are a director with a big budget. What book would you want to make into a movie? I’… --- ## [What to do? Nothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-nothing/697670)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-nothing/697670 "2014-09-16T01:09:35Z")
Wife and I ate at a Denny’s last weekend. Teenage Asian girl was our waitress, very quiet and timid. Her tag had on it her name and the words “Asian Princess.” I made a joking comment about it and she giggled, uncomforta… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1648&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1650&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)