# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1653&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:** 1654 --- ## [software engineers, please comment on this personnel issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-engineers-please-comment-on-this-personnel-issue/553294)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-engineers-please-comment-on-this-personnel-issue/553294 "2010-09-12T23:10:08Z")
I’m a new IT supervisor (lead). Not manager-level. I have over 14 years of enterprise development in various MS shops. This is my first supervisory role. I have a developer that is quite enthusiastic about coding, to… --- ## [What's your favoured explanation for the Fermi paradox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favoured-explanation-for-the-fermi-paradox/697546)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favoured-explanation-for-the-fermi-paradox/697546 "2014-09-06T18:49:28Z")
The Fermi paradox\*, per wiki, is While I could construct various explanations, the internet has done it already(and done it well), so I’ll re-use. I’ll try to make the poll options self explanatory, but the quoted mate… --- ## [If you get bitten forcibly by a crocodile...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-bitten-forcibly-by-a-crocodile/619876)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-bitten-forcibly-by-a-crocodile/619876 "2013-02-14T11:48:04Z")
If you get bitten forcibly by a crocodile on the limb (leg or arm), then will your brachial plexus be severed and permanently damaged? Does the crocodile’s teeth and jaw have enough power to pull your arm off? How much w… --- ## [Next Elder Scrolls game is an MMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-elder-scrolls-game-is-an-mmo/617358)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-elder-scrolls-game-is-an-mmo/617358 "2013-09-09T20:29:48Z")
Announcement here. Disappointing but not unexpected. I am wondering if single player PC games are going extinct. --- ## [How can the U.S. regain International goodwill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-u-s-regain-international-goodwill/387946)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-the-u-s-regain-international-goodwill/387946 "2026-04-21T11:13:52Z")
At the end of his ‘Napalm’ speech Col. Kilgore says, ‘Someday this war’s gonna end.’ After the WTC/Pentagon attacks we had the world’s support. I thought then, and think now, that invading Afghanistan was the correct m… --- ## [Where did the Longines Symphonette Society go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-longines-symphonette-society-go/74233)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-longines-symphonette-society-go/74233 "2012-09-06T12:46:47Z")
My wife has had a boxed set of Nat “King” Cole records, as released by the Longines Symphonette Society, ever since she was she was in high school. For What It’s Worth, she bought it directly from the Society, so now I’m… --- ## [The day you turned 10.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-you-turned-10/611109 "2012-02-05T14:07:27Z")
We’ve had threads about events happening on the day you were born, so here’s a twist: What’s the most noteworthy thing that happened on the day you turned 10? (If you haven’t turned 10 yet, you’re SOL.) This link should… --- ## [Furred animals and vitamin D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furred-animals-and-vitamin-d/535725)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furred-animals-and-vitamin-d/535725 "2010-04-12T16:04:32Z")
Humans make vitamin D by a reaction of UV light from the sun with certain chemicals in the skin. How does this work with furred animals? I see a few possibilities: Fur is transparent to UV light. Pretty sure this in n… --- ## [I just watched Gandhi. Help me understand this slur.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-gandhi-help-me-understand-this-slur/318306)
**Author:** [@RitzyRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitzyRae)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-gandhi-help-me-understand-this-slur/318306 "2005-08-25T15:42:45Z")
After completing a self-guided reading of The Bhagavad Gita for class, I put some “Indian-themed” movies on my Netflix list. I just finished \*Gandhi \*last night. Wonderful, powerful, moving. Kingsley was fantastic. B… --- ## [Lord of the Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-pants/145774)
**Author:** [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-pants/145774 "2003-02-18T17:33:56Z")
I’ve had an idea for a Lord of the Rings game. I haven’t seen any games in the forums, so if it’s not allowed, do let me know and shut me down. My idea is thus: Take a line from Lord of the Rings (any novelization or th… --- ## [Quick Kato! To the Jewelers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-kato-to-the-jewelers/262214)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-kato-to-the-jewelers/262214 "2004-09-04T15:29:23Z")
This weekend, the Little Woman and I did something we’ve only talked about. We went to the jewelers and ordered replacement wedding rings. This has been in the works for at least three years. I say “in the works” because… --- ## [Can a free market work if everyone's an idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-free-market-work-if-everyones-an-idiot/514622)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-free-market-work-if-everyones-an-idiot/514622 "2009-11-02T05:11:02Z")
Does a free market require a certain amount of intelligence in the populace in order to function? Does it require a certain amount of education in the populace? If so for either of these, what’s the lower boundary? If… --- ## [Are affluent people more attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-affluent-people-more-attractive/620300)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-affluent-people-more-attractive/620300 "2012-04-30T23:47:41Z")
The other day I was involved in a Facebook conversation with somebody who made a statement to the effect that children who attended a particular elementary school were “beautiful.” I responded that this isn’t too surpris… --- ## [If cigarettes or tobacco became an illegal drug tomorrow, what would you do (poll for everyone).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cigarettes-or-tobacco-became-an-illegal-drug-tomorrow-what-would-you-do-poll-for-everyone/583074)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cigarettes-or-tobacco-became-an-illegal-drug-tomorrow-what-would-you-do-poll-for-everyone/583074 "2011-05-26T08:40:43Z")
First of all, this is hypothetical. I’m not going to hold you to your answer if it actually happens. Assume that cigarettes (or tobacco in general) becomes an illegal drug where you live. Emigrating to another place w… --- ## [Your Favorite Big Ideas summed up in small quotes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-big-ideas-summed-up-in-small-quotes/601418)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-big-ideas-summed-up-in-small-quotes/601418 "2011-11-03T14:39:39Z")
After a long and rewarding conversation with a good friend yesterday I am thinking about some favorite words that have meant a LOT to me in recent years. They haven’t just been Deep Thoughts, they’ve been the verbal exp… --- ## [McCain's no vote on the skinny repeal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccains-no-vote-on-the-skinny-repeal/792331)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccains-no-vote-on-the-skinny-repeal/792331 "2017-07-30T18:53:14Z")
I just read this article about the reaction when McCain voted no on the so called skinny skinny repeal of Obamacare. My understanding is that this sort of thing doesn’t happen these days. Do you all think that McConne… --- ## [U.S. - The Evil Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-the-evil-empire/75961)
**Author:** [@HairyPotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HairyPotter)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-the-evil-empire/75961 "2001-08-26T04:03:38Z")
It occurs to me that the U.S. has evolved into a thoroughly evil empire. We have elected a recently born-again moron who was snorting coke and wild partying into his 30’s. While the majority of U.S. citizens believe that… --- ## [Pushing Daisies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-daisies/421396)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-daisies/421396 "2007-10-10T21:49:04Z")
The show premiered Tuesday night in Canada, and I absolutely totally loved it. The premise is very cool, and in practice comes across like Six Feet Under meets Pleasantville, with a dash of detective work thrown in for … --- ## [Trump won WI, MI and PA by a combined 117k votes. Comey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-won-wi-mi-and-pa-by-a-combined-117k-votes-comey/771769)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-won-wi-mi-and-pa-by-a-combined-117k-votes-comey/771769 "2016-11-18T07:46:54Z")
120,000 votes between HRC and the White House. If there was no Comey letter on Oct. 28th, could she have reversed that tiny margin? Also, most successful October Surprise ever? You really have to hand it to the republic… --- ## [Movies far worse than you remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-far-worse-than-you-remember/744111)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-far-worse-than-you-remember/744111 "2016-01-27T02:23:08Z")
I actually mean movies that you thought were really good or decent, but when you re-watch them(maybe years later), you realize they are not good at all. I suggest, but by no means require, that we avoid movies we liked a… --- ## [Is there anyone popular whose real ID isn't known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-popular-whose-real-id-isnt-known/536565)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-popular-whose-real-id-isnt-known/536565 "2010-04-19T15:38:44Z")
By this, I mean someone famous enough to have a Wikipedia article written about him/her. My first thought was Banksy, and Wiki says there are reports of names, but they conflict, and there doesn’t seem to be a consensus. … --- ## [Slate article--“Trump, Carson, or Cruz”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-trump-carson-or-cruz/740858)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-trump-carson-or-cruz/740858 "2015-12-24T04:14:24Z")
It will be interesting to see how many people agree with the reasoning. I would pick Cruz, because I think he’s both principled and willing to learn. Trump is a demagogue, pure and simple. Carson is principled, but… --- ## [Why did Truman's approval ratings seesaw so wildly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-trumans-approval-ratings-seesaw-so-wildly/628651)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-trumans-approval-ratings-seesaw-so-wildly/628651 "2012-07-21T16:11:59Z")
Three times in his presidency, his approval dropped 25 points or more in a span of less than a year. And twice, he rebounded from those drops by shooting up in popularity by 30 points or more in less than six months! … --- ## [I think I would like a Crow as a pet. Is this a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-would-like-a-crow-as-a-pet-is-this-a-good-idea/518222)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-would-like-a-crow-as-a-pet-is-this-a-good-idea/518222 "2009-11-21T20:13:28Z")
Crows can be highly intelligent, or so I have read. I would like to raise one from a baby/chick for about a year, or maybe less, until it is old enough to fly away and not decide to come back to captivity. The two hard… --- ## [I've been cooking my steak wrong all these years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-cooking-my-steak-wrong-all-these-years/660935)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-cooking-my-steak-wrong-all-these-years/660935 "2013-06-18T17:26:26Z")
I honestly don’t recall how/why I did a Google search that yielded this simple, sublime technique. I think I might have seen someone do it on a cooking show. No matter. Being 46, I have cooked steaks in many ways. Direct… --- ## [The state of Colorado is on fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-of-colorado-is-on-fire/626392)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-of-colorado-is-on-fire/626392 "2012-07-03T14:18:51Z")
First was the fire west of Ft. Collins that is now approaching 100,000 acres and is still only 55% contained. It is the second largest fire in state history and the most destructive with over 250 homes destroyed. It ha… --- ## [Chemical Weapons found in Iraq....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-weapons-found-in-iraq/331287)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chemical-weapons-found-in-iraq/331287 "2005-11-28T17:02:23Z")
…trouble is, they are in the possession of and being used by US Forces: White Phospherus shells were used as anti-personnel weapons. This could be in contravention of the rules on Chemical Weapons- the very rules we … --- ## [Axis & Allies boardgame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axis-allies-boardgame/648217)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axis-allies-boardgame/648217 "2013-01-28T18:50:08Z")
My wife wants to get me a new boardgame for my birthday - she’s never been a game player but my kids are finally old enough to start playing some interesting games (they are 6 and 8 and have learned to play games like ba… --- ## [Revisited: Is there a gender-neutral substitute for "his or her"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisited-is-there-a-gender-neutral-substitute-for-his-or-her/376994)
**Author:** [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisited-is-there-a-gender-neutral-substitute-for-his-or-her/376994 "2007-11-16T18:06:07Z")
Is there a gender-neutral substitute for “his or her”? Personally, I prefer “hisher”(pronounced hizer) for “his or her”, “heshe”(pronounced hishee) for “he or she”, and “himherself”(pronounced himerself) for “him or her… --- ## [Wii, X box, or Play Station?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-x-box-or-play-station/519746)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-x-box-or-play-station/519746 "2009-12-05T01:00:58Z")
We are thinking of getting a gaming system for the kids for Christmas. The kids are 5, 7, 10, and 12 years old. Which do you think would be best… the X Box, Wii or Play Station? --- ## [What result would make you satisfied tomorrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-result-would-make-you-satisfied-tomorrow/770942)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-result-would-make-you-satisfied-tomorrow/770942 "2016-11-09T09:19:57Z")
Of course if there’s a total sweep by your party you’ll be happy, but that’s not what I’m going for here. What’s the minimum result where you’d think, “Okay, we did all right, had a good night.” I don’t have much of a s… --- ## [How could anyone find this arousing? (Ridiculously non-worksafe links, and maybe TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-anyone-find-this-arousing-ridiculously-non-worksafe-links-and-maybe-tmi/216980)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-anyone-find-this-arousing-ridiculously-non-worksafe-links-and-maybe-tmi/216980 "2003-12-11T23:05:59Z")
While reading another thread, I noticed a few posters talking about Dolcett’s Comics. (Not worksafe. At all.) I felt I had to see them for myself to prove they were actually real, and man, are they ever. I’ve never had … --- ## [My Real Name Is "Arthur", And I Love You With All My Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-real-name-is-arthur-and-i-love-you-with-all-my-heart/680699)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-real-name-is-arthur-and-i-love-you-with-all-my-heart/680699 "2014-02-24T15:57:47Z")
Also I am very sorry If I have hurt anyone here. That was never my intent, but you tell me in your bylaws never to be a “jerk” and you have created a forum (The Pit) for that explicit purpose. Where is the sense in that,… --- ## [we need a cure or something for cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-cure-or-something-for-cancer/611589)
**Author:** [@razzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/razzle)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-cure-or-something-for-cancer/611589 "2012-02-05T19:23:10Z")
This has been going on to long … lets take a vaccine like we did for POLIO adn small pox … --- ## [Is the Christian Children's fund a Good Charity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-christian-childrens-fund-a-good-charity/476951)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-christian-childrens-fund-a-good-charity/476951 "2008-12-15T00:26:56Z")
I ask because it seems like a good idea-you sponsor a poor child in a 3rd world country, and the money goes direct to the child’s parents. Has anyone ver done this? And is the charity recognized as a well-run one? --- ## [There are gorillas in Africa - non-falsifiable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-gorillas-in-africa-non-falsifiable/668907)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-gorillas-in-africa-non-falsifiable/668907 "2013-09-17T23:31:41Z")
In trying to explain the concept of falsification in science I keep running into my own lack of expertise in the philosophy of science and when looking for answers online I confuse myself. I grasp that a falsifiable sta… --- ## [Are there foods that don't go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-foods-that-dont-go-bad/450067)
**Author:** [@iturntoyou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iturntoyou)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-foods-that-dont-go-bad/450067 "2008-06-01T18:21:40Z")
After cleaning out my fridge I got to wondering if there are any foods that don’t go bad or spoil ever? I’m talking strictly in terms of safety. In otherwords you can eat it. I don’t mean the food won’t tast good, but i… --- ## [I'm getting a stupid phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-stupid-phone/706497)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-a-stupid-phone/706497 "2014-12-09T04:51:35Z")
I’m fed up with my smart phone. I look around at everyone with their heads buried in their little pads of light, constantly hypnotized like a bunch of chimps-- at restaurants, at the beach, at the store, in the car, in t… --- ## [Escalator death in China: possible in US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escalator-death-in-china-possible-in-us/727206)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escalator-death-in-china-possible-in-us/727206 "2015-08-08T04:06:06Z")
A woman in China was killed in an escalator accident last month. At the top of the escalator, she fell through a loose floor panel and just managed to hand her toddler off to store employees before her legs got caught i… --- ## [A coworker walked off the job yesterday...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-walked-off-the-job-yesterday/337084)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-coworker-walked-off-the-job-yesterday/337084 "2005-12-31T17:56:20Z")
… and I’m not pitting him. Instead, I pit my employer. I work for a computer game company. We’ve been working crunch lately- I mean MASSIVE crunch. I’ve not been hit too hard by it… but the programmers, particularly … --- ## [Selfish SOB Hub](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfish-sob-hub/320424)
**Author:** [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfish-sob-hub/320424 "2005-09-08T20:55:36Z")
I am dumbfounded. After giving birth in July '05 to my second son, I faced a pretty fierce case of PPD. Felt literally like driving my car into a wall. Fortunately, once I called to get help, it was quick in coming. … --- ## [Reservoir Dogs- Who lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-who-lived/280313)
**Author:** [@The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-who-lived/280313 "2004-12-18T15:11:21Z")
Its been several years since I saw reservoir dogs. Which character/s survives at the end. I somehow remember steve buscemi’s character surviving and thats about it. Also if possible could you refer to the characters b… --- ## [Crash -- Deserving of Best Picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-deserving-of-best-picture/347223)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-deserving-of-best-picture/347223 "2006-03-19T13:38:24Z")
Since the general Oscar thread is already at 7+ pages, I think this topic might deserve its own place. So – “Crash” wins Best Picture. Did it deserve it? If not, what should have won? --- ## [You're sitting around mind your own business in a public area...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sitting-around-mind-your-own-business-in-a-public-area/575664)
**Author:** [@Kewk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kewk)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sitting-around-mind-your-own-business-in-a-public-area/575664 "2011-04-01T14:35:33Z")
… and someone comes up to you and politely asks you if you would give him the bird so he could photograph you. Would you do it? What would make you give someone the bird? Not an action but if someone asked you to give t… --- ## [Any Kelly (the Onion Editorial Cartoon artist) fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-kelly-the-onion-editorial-cartoon-artist-fan/763943)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-kelly-the-onion-editorial-cartoon-artist-fan/763943 "2016-08-28T13:43:56Z")
I’ve got to admit I love the toons. And I love even more how, even though they appear in the Onion, a lot of folks can’t seem to understand that it’s satire. Summary: The cartoonist represents himself as an old school… --- ## [Regionalisms in Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regionalisms-in-language/66628)
**Author:** [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2001, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regionalisms-in-language/66628 "2001-06-13T10:21:38Z")
I started a thread a little while ago about the Minnesotan version of the children’s game “Duck, Duck, Goose!” (Or, as they call it “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck!”) It turns out there was already a thread on this subject. But I… --- ## [The Wonderous Mundane; Or, Grocery Stores Are Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonderous-mundane-or-grocery-stores-are-amazing/546528)
**Author:** [@A.Selene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Selene)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonderous-mundane-or-grocery-stores-are-amazing/546528 "2010-07-16T08:27:24Z")
I love grocery stores. Not only do I love eating, I also enjoy looking at all the foods available. Every once in a while, I just stand there in awe. I know it sounds silly, but I really do. We’ve got salmon, hambur… --- ## [What is good for defeating insomnia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-good-for-defeating-insomnia/604433)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-good-for-defeating-insomnia/604433 "2011-12-04T12:42:27Z")
I try: meditiating in a dark room with only a single candle lit reading listening to peaceful music in the dark sleep aids All of these have worked for me on different days with varying degrees of effectiveness. Wh… --- ## [British English "what?" vs. "pardon?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-english-what-vs-pardon/400982)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-english-what-vs-pardon/400982 "2007-04-24T08:13:11Z")
I read in the newspaper here in California that Prince William’s ex-girlfriend’s mother says “pardon?” instead of “what?” when she doesn’t understand what has been said to her. And that this is a “low class” kind of resp… --- ## [OK, I give up: What is with corporations asking us to give $1 at the register?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-corporations-asking-us-to-give-1-at-the-register/501697)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-corporations-asking-us-to-give-1-at-the-register/501697 "2009-07-07T14:33:47Z")
Everytime, without fail, I am subjected to the cashier at the CVS, or Safeway, or other stores, asking me “Would you like to donate ONE DOLLAR \[you cheapskate!\] to \[say\] deaf & dumb orphans?” To make things worse, the l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1652&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1654&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)