# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1658&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:** 1659 --- ## [Whom are duty-free shops in airports for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-are-duty-free-shops-in-airports-for/775660)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-are-duty-free-shops-in-airports-for/775660 "2017-01-01T01:04:34Z")
This is one of those “explain it to me like I’m ten years old” questions. I’m an American and have never left the continental 48 states, so I’m extremely international-travel-ignorant and naive. I don’t have a passport,… --- ## [Alright, this is how my hamburger(s) should be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-this-is-how-my-hamburger-s-should-be/822737)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-this-is-how-my-hamburger-s-should-be/822737 "2018-10-12T19:03:54Z")
Take two slices of bread. Take a patty of grilled ground beef, done right. Arrange the three correctly and you have a hamburger. You are not supposed to spread onto it any of the following: anything reddish anything ye… --- ## [Science errors in Batman the Brave and the Bold. Why can’t they get these things right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811)
**Author:** [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-errors-in-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-why-can-t-they-get-these-things-right/657811 "2013-05-09T23:17:56Z")
The bad guy (Major Force) has stolen a quantum vacuum energy backpack, to power it up he flies to a nuclear power plant. He hovers over a cooling tower and uses the quantum vacuum energy backpack to collect the gas comi… --- ## [What's the correct way to pronounce Ramanujan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-correct-way-to-pronounce-ramanujan/754504)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-correct-way-to-pronounce-ramanujan/754504 "2017-01-13T17:47:15Z")
I’ve heard English people call him rama-NEW-jin, but most Americans I’ve heard call him ra-MON-uh-jon. Which is correct? (Or is it neither?) --- ## [Evolution VS ID. As a practical matter, what difference does it make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-vs-id-as-a-practical-matter-what-difference-does-it-make/382231)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-vs-id-as-a-practical-matter-what-difference-does-it-make/382231 "2006-12-07T10:28:51Z")
This is something that often occurs to me when I’m reading a thread on creationism or evolution. Inevitably, the whole thread boils down to people talking past each other, usually because they are not coming from a commo… --- ## [Contact Lens Solution & Eye Drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lens-solution-eye-drops/535914)
**Author:** [@Ascent\_Detained](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ascent_Detained)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lens-solution-eye-drops/535914 "2010-04-13T15:14:50Z")
Can contact lens solution be used in place of eye drops for dry, itchy eyes? --- ## [bannings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannings/72505)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2001, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannings/72505 "2001-07-18T14:19:34Z")
Out of all these 15,000 members, how many have been banned? --- ## [How strictly should speed limits be enforced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strictly-should-speed-limits-be-enforced/1003276)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-strictly-should-speed-limits-be-enforced/1003276 "2024-07-11T19:07:14Z")
Yesterday at a social gathering I found myself talking with a police officer in our town. We discussed speed limits. On one sorta major road, he said the speed limit was 30 MPH. (I can pretty much guarantee I’ve NEVER… --- ## [GOP Nominee 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-nominee-2020/754099)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-nominee-2020/754099 "2016-05-11T11:13:37Z")
Assuming Trump loses this November (which is the most likely scenario as of now, but by no means a sure thing), who will be the most likely and strongest Republican frontrunner when Hillary runs for re-election in 2020? --- ## [What do you use for seriously dry lips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-for-seriously-dry-lips/561107)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-for-seriously-dry-lips/561107 "2010-11-20T07:24:20Z")
Usually Burt’s Bees gives me all the lip hydrofication I need, you know? But for some reason this fall the bee is just not cutting it. My lips don’t look chapped, and they look just a little dry, but last night when I … --- ## [What would happen if you cut the cables on the Golden Gate Bridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-cut-the-cables-on-the-golden-gate-bridge/631428)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-cut-the-cables-on-the-golden-gate-bridge/631428 "2012-08-17T17:05:42Z")
Would it collapse? Are those vertical cables used to actually hold up the road portion or are they just for decoration? If they’re actually structural, does that mean those two horizontal cables actually hold up the ent… --- ## [Poll: What is Your IQ and Penis Size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-iq-and-penis-size/494886)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-your-iq-and-penis-size/494886 "2009-05-04T14:44:32Z")
Obviously this post is directed at male posters. I’m doing an informal survey. Thanks for your participation! Sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum. --- ## [Do OB/GYNs Tape Posters Of Naked Men On The Ceiling To Help 'Relax' Their Patients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ob-gyns-tape-posters-of-naked-men-on-the-ceiling-to-help-relax-their-patients/374161)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ob-gyns-tape-posters-of-naked-men-on-the-ceiling-to-help-relax-their-patients/374161 "2006-09-30T00:14:59Z")
Is it true that it is not uncommon for gynecologists to tape posters onto the ceilings of their examination rooms for their patients to view while they are being examined? Generally, what themes are used for OB/GYN ceil… --- ## [Would you go to the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-the-moon/472398)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-to-the-moon/472398 "2008-11-19T13:05:56Z")
I would. I’d do almost anything to go to the moon. If I had a million dollars and a ticket to the moon cost a million and five, I’d give everything I had and borrow 5 bucks off someone. I cannot imagine a greater technol… --- ## [Does Wikipedia have an article on your high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-wikipedia-have-an-article-on-your-high-school/347009)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-wikipedia-have-an-article-on-your-high-school/347009 "2006-03-08T02:04:32Z")
In a fit of curiosity, I determined tonight that Wikipedia does have an article on my high school. It’s a fairly small school, and not necessarily famous, so I was somewhat surprised to see it up there. How about yours… --- ## [I made a mistake this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-mistake-this-morning/680756)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-mistake-this-morning/680756 "2014-02-12T14:34:10Z")
Woke up, showered, then made the crucial error of thinking about what order to dry myself with the towel. Does it go: head, chest, arms, then feet-climb out of tub, back, or head, chest arms, back, then feet-climb out o… --- ## [Coffee in the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-in-the-office/616060)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-in-the-office/616060 "2012-03-21T20:46:21Z")
Just about every office I’ve ever worked in had a provision for coffee in the office. Either there was a big coffee urn type pot (like you see at wedding receptions) or a Mister Coffee type (grounds in paper filter, pour… --- ## [Who outside of Germany knew about the Holocaust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-outside-of-germany-knew-about-the-holocaust/658536)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-outside-of-germany-knew-about-the-holocaust/658536 "2013-05-24T15:37:24Z")
This question has stuck in my mind since I first learned about the Holocaust as a child. When I asked an adult I usually got the answer that nobody was aware of it until the Allies liberated the concentration camps. Gi… --- ## [Automatic redirect on mobilr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-redirect-on-mobilr/723534)
**Author:** [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-redirect-on-mobilr/723534 "2015-07-17T17:52:58Z")
While opening pages on this message board (including while trying to create this thread), the page will launch a redirect following this URL: http://c.hwoxt.com/?a=500897&c=1374312&m=24&E=Uv1mB1Yizoo%3D&s1=&s2=YTo5OntpOj… --- ## [Pronunciation of "St. John"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-st-john/352265)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-st-john/352265 "2006-04-15T17:57:15Z")
I’m rereading Jane Eyre , wherein there is a character whose surname is St. John. I recall some years ago in a British film or two it being pronounced something like “sin’ shan.” Is that the proper pronunciation of th… --- ## [Map of safe places in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-safe-places-in-america/527089)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/map-of-safe-places-in-america/527089 "2010-02-02T14:21:05Z")
This is both a factual & opinion question so here goes~ what are the safest areas to live in America in terms of weather & other natural disasters? A friend asked me & I’m at a loss. Tornadoes & hurricans don’t worry her… --- ## [mistaken for an employee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistaken-for-an-employee/574267)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistaken-for-an-employee/574267 "2011-03-15T05:31:22Z")
Yesterday was a rainy day so I went to the movie theater to see a film I intended to see while in its first run. While waiting in the lobby, an elderly women approached me and asked me, “Do you need special glasses to se… --- ## [What's the minimum-level miracle it would take you to convince you God exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-minimum-level-miracle-it-would-take-you-to-convince-you-god-exists/968443)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-minimum-level-miracle-it-would-take-you-to-convince-you-god-exists/968443 "2022-08-04T12:42:23Z")
If one day the Atlantic Ocean were split in half such that people could walk across on dry land, I’m sure the vast majority of people would acknowledge something un-scientific and unusual had happened. For smaller-level… --- ## [Your Favorites Films of 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorites-films-of-2011/606345)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorites-films-of-2011/606345 "2011-12-28T09:32:26Z")
I’ve seen a couple of top 10 type lists popping up lately in on-line media. Since I see most of my films on airplanes or Netflix, I’m always hopelessly behind and look to these sorts of things to figure out what to watc… --- ## [So this guy has the power to cure cancer, but there's this tiny little problem...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-guy-has-the-power-to-cure-cancer-but-theres-this-tiny-little-problem/531657)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-guy-has-the-power-to-cure-cancer-but-theres-this-tiny-little-problem/531657 "2010-03-10T00:34:06Z")
Yes, it’s another Rhymer speculative! Persons who don’t like them are encouraged to go someplace else. Here’s the sitch. Let’s say that a patient in a state-run hospital is discovered to have the ability to cure cancer.… --- ## [What chick flicks are also good movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chick-flicks-are-also-good-movies/510039)
**Author:** [@Giltathriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giltathriel)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chick-flicks-are-also-good-movies/510039 "2009-09-17T23:33:28Z")
I’m hosting ‘girlie movie night’ for some of my fellow grad student ladies this weekend. I’m in a male-dominated field, so it’s been forever since I’ve hung out with just girls and I thought it was time to change that. I… --- ## [The music video is not dead! Great modern music videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-video-is-not-dead-great-modern-music-videos/606316 "2012-03-10T14:55:59Z")
I just discovered this one, but it became an instant favorite: Avicii - Levels I especially love the surreal interlude @1:23. Another epic entry in the “Unconventional Protagonist Dancing in an Unconventional Setting”… --- ## [Significant figures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-figures/578629)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-figures/578629 "2011-04-26T03:36:42Z")
In another thread I asked about graphing Excel data. Reply graciously helped me by researching how to do it, and then doing it for me. I noticed that the calculated mpg numbers on the tables next to his graphs are out … --- ## [Let's list often confused terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-often-confused-terms/592762)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-list-often-confused-terms/592762 "2011-08-20T14:04:10Z")
Let’s list often confused terms. Terms that are spelled or sound the same, and are for that reason inadvertently confused. Mine: organic. Yeah… the CHEMICAL term means it has carbon in it’s molecules. But the agricult… --- ## [Who thinks "iron chef" Bobby Flay blows high calorie chunks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-thinks-iron-chef-bobby-flay-blows-high-calorie-chunks/451217)
**Author:** [@Crackhead06](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crackhead06)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-thinks-iron-chef-bobby-flay-blows-high-calorie-chunks/451217 "2008-06-06T15:05:06Z")
ten reasons why I’m pitting Bobby Flay. He can never cook anything that is not full of fat, cream, fat, butter, and did I say fat? Then the judges compare him to someone else’s undrenched cuisine. This is like compari… --- ## [Would it be possible for abuse victims to sue the Catholic church, or a part of it ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-for-abuse-victims-to-sue-the-catholic-church-or-a-part-of-it/535261)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-for-abuse-victims-to-sue-the-catholic-church-or-a-part-of-it/535261 "2010-04-09T18:07:01Z")
Would it be possible, in the US, for abuse victims to sue the Catholic church, or a part of it ? And actually win? And who would pay the compensation money? In the Netherlands, it made headlines last month that the Dutc… --- ## [The Movie "Zulu"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-zulu/406298)
**Author:** [@Zambini57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zambini57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-zulu/406298 "2007-06-02T06:38:08Z")
This is a great movie, made in 1963 I think it was way ahead of it’s time. Based on a true battle in 1879 (and I have read several books that indicate that the movie is quite accurate) this movie is something that anyon… --- ## [Yoda Lightsaber up for bidding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoda-lightsaber-up-for-bidding/622770)
**Author:** [@Filmbufflistener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filmbufflistener)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoda-lightsaber-up-for-bidding/622770 "2012-05-25T04:19:52Z")
Seems like that c0ck sucker George Lucas wants to sale off a prop that was not used by Yoda in Star Wars episode II as he was created in the computer CGI Yoda and lightsaber, yet there is prop that is up for bidding and … --- ## [Do you change your clothes after work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-change-your-clothes-after-work/388346)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-change-your-clothes-after-work/388346 "2007-01-19T14:50:39Z")
I do. I generally wear a skirt to work, so at a minimum I’ll take off my tights and swap the skirt for jeans when I get home, and put on my nice warm fleece slippers. If I’m wearing a dress, obviously I’ll change my top … --- ## [Meanwhile in Australia.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-in-australia/649779)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meanwhile-in-australia/649779 "2013-02-15T07:49:12Z")
So my friend found this in her shed… (don’t click if you don’t like snakes or spiders) (I have warned you) Fukin oath --- ## [Why the FUCK do we have to sing?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-have-to-sing/294204)
**Author:** [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-have-to-sing/294204 "2005-03-18T05:51:49Z")
Okay. Disgruntled Coldstone employee here. I am a teen, and as such my job experience is zilch. So, while desperately looking for a job, I noticed that coldstone is hiring. In my infinite wisdom, I apply. Later I am hire… --- ## [Your degrees of separation from a historical figure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-degrees-of-separation-from-a-historical-figure/604115)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-degrees-of-separation-from-a-historical-figure/604115 "2012-02-02T18:52:35Z")
How many degrees are you separated from a long-deceased historical figure? List the number of people (preferably a friend or relative) and the year the historical figure died. (There may have been a SDMB thread like th… --- ## [Biggest City Near Active Volcano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-city-near-active-volcano/508832)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-city-near-active-volcano/508832 "2009-09-04T21:30:58Z")
With the wildfires in California, you hear about “Why do people live in those areas?” Of course people reply, “Why do people live in coastal areas, subject to hurricanes, or near rivers etc, etc.” I was wondering what … --- ## [32 foot limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-foot-limit/185992)
**Author:** [@Anga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/32-foot-limit/185992 "2003-08-07T11:24:36Z")
I can vaguely recall from a hydrodynamics class I took many years ago that water can be pumped straight up only 32 feet (a bit more or less, depending on atmospheric pressure). I was having a conversation recently with a… --- ## [Ghostbusters III on the way for 2020.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-iii-on-the-way-for-2020/828024)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-iii-on-the-way-for-2020/828024 "2020-04-01T17:28:56Z")
Set to be directed by Ivan Rietman’s son, and a direct sequel to the last Ghostbusters movie from 1984. --- ## [Order any checks lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-any-checks-lately/996498)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-any-checks-lately/996498 "2024-07-12T14:04:33Z")
We don’t use very many checks, but do still write the occasional one. 40 over the last year. Used to write them for music lessons, and still do to include in birthday/holiday cards. And the occasional doctor/tradesper… --- ## [More than 50% of Americans polled don't know Romney's religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-50-of-americans-polled-dont-know-romneys-religion/590429)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-50-of-americans-polled-dont-know-romneys-religion/590429 "2011-07-28T22:38:19Z")
This is unbelievable: How can you not know ths? You may not know his standing on different issues, but his religion has been all over the news for years now. Just so he won’t feel lonely, the same poll finds that h… --- ## [Disappointment from an author you generally like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointment-from-an-author-you-generally-like/624713)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disappointment-from-an-author-you-generally-like/624713 "2012-06-13T21:32:14Z")
I read all kinds of fiction, sci-fi, thrillers, mysteries, and so on. Lately I’ve been reading John Grisham, and in spite of some absurd plot lines or improbable characters I really like his work. It’s fantasy in the r… --- ## [Exp with Pergo aka laminate flooring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exp-with-pergo-aka-laminate-flooring/729642)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exp-with-pergo-aka-laminate-flooring/729642 "2015-09-06T15:20:35Z")
We’re in the process of building a lakehouse and are getting to the point where we need to order floors. My initial thought was to install tile that looks like wood so that we can mop it and not have to worry about wear… --- ## [How to rotate a function about the origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-rotate-a-function-about-the-origin/525314)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-rotate-a-function-about-the-origin/525314 "2010-01-18T21:42:54Z")
I am trying to model something as an exponential function. The exponential function I first came up with is y = b^x However, I needed to reflect that curve across the x axis. That was easy: y = b^(-x) Now I need to … --- ## [What's the most "clean rinsing" brand of liquid hand soap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-clean-rinsing-brand-of-liquid-hand-soap/690810)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-clean-rinsing-brand-of-liquid-hand-soap/690810 "2014-06-19T08:03:19Z")
I have very sensitive skin and I think I might even be somewhat allergic to soap. If I don’t rinse off every little bit of residue it dries my skin out horribly and irritates it. What’s the most “clean rinsing” brand … --- ## [Maintaining speed on the highway is a lost art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maintaining-speed-on-the-highway-is-a-lost-art/692090)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maintaining-speed-on-the-highway-is-a-lost-art/692090 "2014-07-03T18:26:20Z")
I have about a 50 mile commute to work. It’s about 90% 2-lane highway, and since most people are heading west when I head east, there’s hardly ever traffic. What I like to do is stay in the right lane and set my cruise… --- ## [Was the bullet from JFK's fatal head shot ever recovered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bullet-from-jfks-fatal-head-shot-ever-recovered/154163)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-bullet-from-jfks-fatal-head-shot-ever-recovered/154163 "2003-02-11T00:35:21Z")
Not an invitation for conspiracy adherents to “prove” their point–just a simple “yes” or “no.” The person who “borrowed” my Case Closed several years ago never returned it–and I don’t remember what it said. --- ## [When America was Great.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-america-was-great/777293)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-america-was-great/777293 "2017-01-24T02:53:50Z")
I believe this rested on four pillars: Get good grades in school and you would accepted to college. (and there was some mechanism to pay for it). You had access ti Healthcare for life. If you worked hard and saved; yo… --- ## [Where on earth do I weigh the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-earth-do-i-weigh-the-most/484122)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-earth-do-i-weigh-the-most/484122 "2009-02-06T04:04:39Z")
It is commonly said around here that the closer you are to the center of a gravity source (e.g. the earth) the more you weigh. So on top of a mountain you weigh an eensy bit less than you do at sea level. However, if I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1657&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1659&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)