# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1651&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:** 1652 --- ## [Specialist hand tool: 3/16" 4-point socket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialist-hand-tool-3-16-4-point-socket/550866)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specialist-hand-tool-3-16-4-point-socket/550866 "2011-01-10T21:54:25Z")
I’m looking for a tool to turn some 3/16" square-headed bolts. I think the ideal would be a socket which I could use with my existing 1/4" drive ratchets, extensions, etc. It’d have to be a 4-point or 8-point socket, a… --- ## [It would kill you to be nice to the poor kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-kill-you-to-be-nice-to-the-poor-kid/448972)
**Author:** [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-kill-you-to-be-nice-to-the-poor-kid/448972 "2008-05-15T23:56:49Z")
My daughter, age 18, works at a local movie theater. She’s gearing up to finish high school in the next two weeks, so there have been lots of graduation and prom related things going on and she’s requested some days off … --- ## [Twitter suspends alt-right accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-suspends-alt-right-accounts/772136)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-suspends-alt-right-accounts/772136 "2016-11-17T19:32:28Z")
I’m sure this is not going to go over well. Twitter has suspended some alt-right accounts for tweeting what Twitter is calling hate speech. --- ## [If you receive too much change for a purchase, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-receive-too-much-change-for-a-purchase-what-do-you-do/681568)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-receive-too-much-change-for-a-purchase-what-do-you-do/681568 "2014-02-20T23:41:16Z")
Where I live in Mexico, there isn’t many smart cash registers. The ones that calculate the amount given and the change. Many transactions are done with a calculator or using the brain. I figure if I mention receiving … --- ## [I just got out pee-storied](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-out-pee-storied/462681)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-out-pee-storied/462681 "2012-04-25T02:22:14Z")
I just spent an afternoon with two women who, out pee-storied me. I am a guy who has been around the world and peed at the base of Everest, off a ski lift on the Continental Divide in a blizzard and almost arrested in Sa… --- ## [TV Shows/Movies Where Teens Drinking/Sex/Drugs Isn't Condemned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-movies-where-teens-drinking-sex-drugs-isnt-condemned/477218)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-movies-where-teens-drinking-sex-drugs-isnt-condemned/477218 "2008-12-16T02:38:23Z")
For the most part, it seems most TV shows and movies can’t show a teenager getting drunk, using drugs or having sex without the most dire of consequences. Even if it’s just caffeine pills. Even if it’s just alcohol, and … --- ## [Go to, easy dishes you cook (with basic recipes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-easy-dishes-you-cook-with-basic-recipes/709623)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-easy-dishes-you-cook-with-basic-recipes/709623 "2015-01-19T22:57:09Z")
What are yours, along with brief recipes? Here’s one of mine to start: PASTA CARBONARA (my own variation, probably not authentic) Make the dry pasta the normal way. While it’s cooking, slice bacon into small pieces a… --- ## [A legal proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-legal-proposal/664068)
**Author:** [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-legal-proposal/664068 "2013-07-24T06:48:46Z")
This is inspired by no case in particular … RESOLVED, the Criminal Code of the State of Kent is amended as follows: Would this be a good amendment to the Criminal Code of Kent? I think it would be. First, most defens… --- ## [Post something you KNOW about the poster above.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-something-you-know-about-the-poster-above/766069)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-something-you-know-about-the-poster-above/766069 "2020-07-02T18:55:04Z")
This is a thread that will attempt to reveal how well we know each other on this board. Post one thing you know about the poster above. It doesn’t matter how insignificant it is, it just has to be something you believe … --- ## [Can The Dark Knight sink Titanic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-dark-knight-sink-titanic/457935)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-dark-knight-sink-titanic/457935 "2008-08-18T20:02:54Z")
\[And the first one who says “Only if he’s prepared” or “He just needs to find an iceberg” will be slapped with a wet trout :D\] The Dark Knight has blown past $315 million in box office earnings in ten days. Apparently, … --- ## [Florida Voter Registration Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-voter-registration-scandal/636322)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-voter-registration-scandal/636322 "2012-10-02T09:46:39Z")
"Florida elections officials said Friday that at least 10 counties have identified suspicious and possibly fraudulent voter registration forms turned in by a firm working for the Republican Party of Florida, which has fi… --- ## [Cheney shoots hunting companion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-shoots-hunting-companion/344151)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-shoots-hunting-companion/344151 "2006-02-17T17:39:05Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212/ap\_on\_go\_pr\_wh/cheney\_hunting\_accident This is what happens when you insult the administration. Only proves that idiots should not have guns. --- ## [Detecting lies, how hard can it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detecting-lies-how-hard-can-it-be/602287)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detecting-lies-how-hard-can-it-be/602287 "2011-11-12T19:26:20Z")
I know there is a lot of skepticism about lie detectors. But is it really that hard to detect lies with some degree of accuracy? How good are trained people at this? What about cameras and advanced algorithms. When peopl… --- ## [Eating vast quantities of meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-vast-quantities-of-meat/691354)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-vast-quantities-of-meat/691354 "2014-06-26T03:31:36Z")
I have been watching a Ken Burns documentary about the Lewis and Clark expedition of the early 19th century. In one part of the documentary, having crossed the Rocky Mountains and being super-low on food supplies, it men… --- ## [Does Minority Report have a trick ending?(spoiler of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-minority-report-have-a-trick-ending-spoiler-of-course/116398)
**Author:** [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-minority-report-have-a-trick-ending-spoiler-of-course/116398 "2013-01-11T18:57:49Z")
OK this idea was brought up in another thread by zuma but I really wanted to canvas more opinions on this since it’s an important issue in evaluating the quality of the movie. I also heard a guest on NPR make the same s… --- ## [Time for Obama to use recess appointments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-obama-to-use-recess-appointments/534041)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-obama-to-use-recess-appointments/534041 "2010-03-30T04:45:40Z")
Obama is considering using recess appointments to fill some seats on the National Labor Relations Board. Story I think Obama should go ahead with the recess appointments this weekend. He’s already won a major political… --- ## [We are becoming too pro-military in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-becoming-too-pro-military-in-the-us/358602)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-becoming-too-pro-military-in-the-us/358602 "2006-06-04T15:15:03Z")
This has been bothering me for a bit. I hope this thread doesn’t turn sour and end up in the pit, but you never know. The fact that I’m posting this on memorial day weekend is a coincidence, for the record. Its not meant… --- ## [Great, I'm That Parent with That Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-im-that-parent-with-that-kid/699492)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-im-that-parent-with-that-kid/699492 "2015-09-02T01:02:59Z")
My kid, the Medium One, is four and a half. She is a joy and amazing and the best kid in the world and super fun to be around – except that she melts down a lot, more than any other four-year-old I know, and with differe… --- ## [Has anyone overcome long standing feelings of rage, resentment, hate and bitterness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-overcome-long-standing-feelings-of-rage-resentment-hate-and-bitterness/577209)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-overcome-long-standing-feelings-of-rage-resentment-hate-and-bitterness/577209 "2011-04-06T05:50:58Z")
I have no idea how to become whole enough and self accepting enough that I don’t need these feelings anymore to mask my pain, shame, inadequacy and vulnerability. Has anyone found an effective way to overcome those feel… --- ## [What Rants May Come (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rants-may-come-monthly-mini-rants/1029688)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rants-may-come-monthly-mini-rants/1029688 "2026-06-01T04:18:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from Failpril (Monthly Mini-Rants): I am so thoroughly exhausted, down to my bones. A coworker is on leave, overseas, for weeks. In the middle of that, apparently, one of the offices he suppo… --- ## [Have you uncovered dark family secrets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-uncovered-dark-family-secrets/818561)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-uncovered-dark-family-secrets/818561 "2018-08-05T14:41:25Z")
A few years ago, I did some genealogical research. I discovered in the archives of a local newspaper that a man who shares my last name (which is a somewhat rare surname) was murdered in the 1950s. According to the newsp… --- ## [Question regarding dominant and recessive genes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-dominant-and-recessive-genes/672928)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-regarding-dominant-and-recessive-genes/672928 "2015-04-21T03:20:14Z")
Hi , I’m trying to understand what is meant by dominant and recessive genes. Is a dominant gene unchanged vis-a-vis the parental genes? Is a recessive gene a changed gene vis-a-vis the parental genes? Please give me an … --- ## [Ooops! Can a Presidential Pardon Be Rescinded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooops-can-a-presidential-pardon-be-rescinded/478604)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooops-can-a-presidential-pardon-be-rescinded/478604 "2008-12-30T05:06:08Z")
Source: Bush orders pardon re-examined - CNN.com According to the news article, technically the pardon process has not been completed. At the same time, what does this say about the vetting process the current preside… --- ## [Supreme Court upholds Indiana Voter ID law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-upholds-indiana-voter-id-law/447227)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-upholds-indiana-voter-id-law/447227 "2008-05-06T21:03:27Z")
Report on Supreme Court opinion on Voter ID law. Have fun. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Can an actor become the character he is playing ( within reason)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-actor-become-the-character-he-is-playing-within-reason/629707)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-actor-become-the-character-he-is-playing-within-reason/629707 "2012-08-02T18:21:14Z")
I have always been fascinated by how we derive at our own identity. I know our families and friends influence this a lot when we are young. I have witnessed many men and woman seem to grow into an identity where others s… --- ## [Can my Purse Dog be my Service Dog if I want it to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-purse-dog-be-my-service-dog-if-i-want-it-to-be/479080)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-purse-dog-be-my-service-dog-if-i-want-it-to-be/479080 "2008-12-31T14:15:42Z")
I want one of those little designer dogs. A Yorkie-Poo in particular. The old longing welled up again b/c of this thread: Those tiny "purse" dogs. Can they be taught truly useful tasks or skills? - Factual Questions -… --- ## [Frasier Reboot; Threat or Menace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-reboot-threat-or-menace/933722 "2023-09-15T13:18:32Z")
News reports say there will be a Frazer reboot on something called Paramount+. Seriously, are screenwriters just out of ideas? --- ## [Disney villains who'd make good Marvel U villains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-villains-whod-make-good-marvel-u-villains/669142)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-villains-whod-make-good-marvel-u-villains/669142 "2013-09-25T18:15:31Z")
Somethin’ bouncing around my head, considering the upcoming “Agents of SHIELD,” and the increasing interconnectedness of the Disney Empire…that is, what Disney villains would make good Marvel Universe villains, if they e… --- ## [How do you pronounce eraser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-eraser/640591)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-eraser/640591 "2012-11-13T21:28:01Z")
The NY Times crossword had a clue last week: Eraser head, with the answer: Long E. What that means is eraser starts with a long E sound, but does it? I don’t pronounce it like that, and no dictionary I checked had anythi… --- ## [Awesome House Features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-house-features/663055)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-house-features/663055 "2013-07-12T01:33:58Z")
I was perusing the Buzzfeed article “36 Things You Obviously Need In Your New Home” which has 36 pics of somewhat absurd architectural features in homes (glass-encased basement pool, metal spiral slide inside, fold-up ba… --- ## [What is the best world history book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-history-book/65161)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-world-history-book/65161 "2001-12-05T16:09:27Z")
I have always wanted to read a book on world history. What’s good? What’s not? I don’t mean coloring books either. I prefer one with some historical maps, if possible. I want it to be pretty thorough, not just running ro… --- ## [Do You Regret Your University/College Major?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-your-university-college-major/971083)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regret-your-university-college-major/971083 "2023-04-05T18:01:37Z")
I do not personally. But 25-45% of students do, at least according to this. That said, the majority of students are presumably pleased with their choices, and the gap between different subjects is actually surprisingly … --- ## [Crows are fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crows-are-fun/700718)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crows-are-fun/700718 "2015-03-18T22:32:01Z")
We had the most amusing thing happen at my job today. There’s a little area outside the back door of the kitchen at the retirement home where I cook, where the employees who smoke go to … smoke. I was busy in the kitch… --- ## [How do you stop thread derailment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-stop-thread-derailment/704247)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-stop-thread-derailment/704247 "2014-11-12T15:41:14Z")
I’ve seen threads with actually interesting and non offensive questions get totally derailed, how do you stop this? It even happens in GQ sometimes. I’d like to not have it happen to myself, unless it is intentional. On… --- ## [Take Five - Pakistan style. You have \*got\* to see this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-five-pakistan-style-you-have-got-to-see-this/584437 "2011-06-14T02:35:37Z")
Sachal Studio in Lahore has taken Dave Brubeck’s clasic Take Five and treated it with traditional South Asian instruments and a western classical arrangement, to produce this absolutely stunning piece of fusion. I can’t… --- ## [Disney Fantasia vs Fantasia 2000 & 'Uncut Anniversary Edition'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-fantasia-vs-fantasia-2000-uncut-anniversary-edition/269841)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-fantasia-vs-fantasia-2000-uncut-anniversary-edition/269841 "2004-10-19T01:09:01Z")
I’m thinking about investing in a DVD of Disney’s Fantasia, but I’m confused; what exactly is Fantasia 2000 - a remake, or an entirely different work? What is the Uncut Anniversary Edition? Help! --- ## [Alphabetical how long to close the trail because of bears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetical-how-long-to-close-the-trail-because-of-bears/986176)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabetical-how-long-to-close-the-trail-because-of-bears/986176 "2023-08-07T20:56:53Z")
So a popular trail nearby in Asheville is closed for two weeks due to “aggressive bear” behavior. This got me to thinking: How long do you think a trail should be closed for other types of bear behavior? So if Aggressiv… --- ## ["It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it!" Pt. 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-do-anything-thats-the-beauty-of-it-pt-2/508597)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-do-anything-thats-the-beauty-of-it-pt-2/508597 "2011-09-15T20:31:11Z")
So I’m (re)reading a book this evening (weird, I know, but hey, it’s my thing) and I stumble across something. It jogs a neuron, then another, then a whole cascade of memory later I’m flogging the hamsters to dig up this … --- ## [Movies or shows with same theme released at same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-same-theme-released-at-same-time/670605)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-same-theme-released-at-same-time/670605 "2014-12-29T14:53:32Z")
A friend and I were discussing the phenomenon of movies or TV shows that deal with the same story or theme, and get released around the same time, without coordination between the two productions (and without one obvious… --- ## [Dealership Refusing to Refund Deposit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealership-refusing-to-refund-deposit/393730)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealership-refusing-to-refund-deposit/393730 "2007-02-27T14:06:04Z")
My mother recently changed her mind about buying a new Mercedes B-class. She made the agreement verbally and paid a deposit over the phone with her Visa, but hadn’t yet signed or returned the contract that the salesman s… --- ## [Showdown #2: Harper's Magazine vs Atlantic Monthly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showdown-2-harpers-magazine-vs-atlantic-monthly/338461)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showdown-2-harpers-magazine-vs-atlantic-monthly/338461 "2006-01-05T14:44:47Z")
Showdown #2: Harper’s Magazine vs Atlantic Monthly In the second of a series of completely random one on one battles we have a battle of preferred magazines… In this corner is Harper’s Magazine: half of each issue cons… --- ## [How efficient is the human digestive system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-efficient-is-the-human-digestive-system/438003)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-efficient-is-the-human-digestive-system/438003 "2008-03-05T22:46:30Z")
As I was “taking care of business” this morning, a passing thought stuck in my caffeine-starved brain. Just how efficient, on average, is the human digestive system? Meaning: there must be some caloric value in our waste… --- ## [Can depression make you a dick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-depression-make-you-a-dick/500134)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-depression-make-you-a-dick/500134 "2009-06-20T12:15:27Z")
I’m mainly thinking about chronic, long-term depression and any changes in personality it may cause. Or is being a dick always a personal, conscious choice, and, as such, unrelated to depression? You may define “being … --- ## [So, I'm having LASEK in a couple of weeks...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-having-lasek-in-a-couple-of-weeks/561868)
**Author:** [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-having-lasek-in-a-couple-of-weeks/561868 "2010-12-17T14:12:55Z")
…and I’m scared shitless. I’ve had glasses for the last twenty years and contact lenses for the last fourteen, so between SCUBA diving, MMA fighting and spending every other night at my girlfriend’s, I’m bloody tired of… --- ## [Mother Theresa a fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-theresa-a-fraud/364672)
**Author:** [@LeftFootRightFoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeftFootRightFoot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-theresa-a-fraud/364672 "2006-07-17T19:27:20Z")
So I was watching an episode of Penn and Teller’s Bullshit tv series, and in it they said that Mother Theresa (not her real name, nor is she an actual mother) is a catholic fundamentalist fraud. They also said that her … --- ## [Nuclear subs collide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-subs-collide/486077)
**Author:** [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-subs-collide/486077 "2009-03-02T19:08:11Z")
A question based on this story : Is it really possible for subs, nuclear or not, to collide these days? I can understand that one of the sonar guys messing up but wouldn’t it take both sonar guys on each sub’ to mess up… --- ## [Why so many mirror image pictures on the web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-mirror-image-pictures-on-the-web/608135)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-mirror-image-pictures-on-the-web/608135 "2012-01-03T15:10:30Z")
I’m seeing a trend on blogs and social media sites for people to post their images flipped like in a mirror. Is my sampling horribly skewed or is this an actual trend? And what’s the reason? And no, I’m not talking abou… --- ## ["Hymn of Hate" -- Why did the Germans (in 1914) hate England so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hymn-of-hate-why-did-the-germans-in-1914-hate-england-so-much/577515)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hymn-of-hate-why-did-the-germans-in-1914-hate-england-so-much/577515 "2011-04-09T03:28:33Z")
Ernst Lissauer wrote the following at the outbreak of WWI. It got him a medal from the Kaiser. Why was that? Why did German patriots/nationalists of the time hate England so particularly? --- ## [Can anybody easily understand Leo Bloom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-easily-understand-leo-bloom/816203)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-easily-understand-leo-bloom/816203 "2018-07-12T21:31:39Z")
Prompted by https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856802 This isn’t meant to be an all out attack, but since it’s asking a question about another poster with a negative tint to it, the Pit is the only ap… --- ## [Disillusionment, disorientation, and lack of focus with eyeglasses for astigmatic eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disillusionment-disorientation-and-lack-of-focus-with-eyeglasses-for-astigmatic-eyes/665427)
**Author:** [@TheVoraciousVegan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheVoraciousVegan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disillusionment-disorientation-and-lack-of-focus-with-eyeglasses-for-astigmatic-eyes/665427 "2013-08-08T15:54:32Z")
Hi all - I’m new to the forum and am going to start out with something that’s been driving me nuts for about 1.5 years. I’ve experienced this phenomena with my current eyeglasses, which are about 6 months old, and also m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1650&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1652&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)