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**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-dogs-so-afraid-of-storms/663201 "2013-07-11T23:33:19Z")
In particular, thunder and lightning? I have a beagle that starts to shake and hides underneath the bed when she hears thunder. I had a golden retriever that did the same thing. It’s like, we’ve got plenty of shelter.… --- ## [Credit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-cards/469430)
**Author:** [@Vision4BG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision4BG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credit-cards/469430 "2008-11-03T03:33:23Z")
from Is it safer not to sign the back of your credit cards? - The Straight Dope “First, the signature on the back of the card isn’t intended as a security measure;” I’m not sure what makes you think it’s not a security… --- ## [Family Guy: 9/27/09 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-9-27-09-open-spoilers/511811)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-9-27-09-open-spoilers/511811 "2009-10-05T21:35:22Z")
Pretty good. The multiverse gags were alot better than I thought they’d turn out. Big improvement over the usual cut to some random overly long sight gags. When they got to Planet of the Dogs was anyone else thi… --- ## [Bathroom per bedroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-per-bedroom/612622)
**Author:** [@ballardfam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ballardfam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-per-bedroom/612622 "2012-02-16T15:07:40Z")
I’ve noticed that there seems to be a increased ideal in real estate land where each bedroom gets its own bath. I guess I can see how a lot of people would like a master bath but one per bedroom just seems silly (imo). … --- ## [Nodding/Shaking your head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nodding-shaking-your-head/502316)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nodding-shaking-your-head/502316 "2009-07-10T07:01:58Z")
We nod for yes and shake for no. Why and how did this come about ? --- ## [Is it expensive to have a house's heating/cooling ducts cleaned out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-expensive-to-have-a-houses-heating-cooling-ducts-cleaned-out/486272)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-expensive-to-have-a-houses-heating-cooling-ducts-cleaned-out/486272 "2009-02-26T03:34:42Z")
My wife’s doctor suggested we clean out the heating ducts of our house in order to help her feel better. Is this a good idea? Is it expensive? By the way, our house is from 1975 and I actually think it has been done bef… --- ## [mini rant... Winter packages on new cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-winter-packages-on-new-cars/749524)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-rant-winter-packages-on-new-cars/749524 "2016-03-27T17:31:02Z")
So… Picked up my Wifes new Subaru Outback yesterday. 3.6R Limited. Wow what a car. It’s loaded. Closer to a space ship than a car. For where we live, we got the winter package. Oh, heated seats, all weather floor m… --- ## [Yes! Dolphins and Whales have hair all over their body! Cuz they are Mammals! Jeez!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447 "2004-06-14T17:49:35Z")
I went to a function at the Aquarium near my home last evening… and I overheard this conversation: Insert thick Brooklyn Accesnt here Look at the fish! See Billy, Look at the big fishy! Oh…WOW!! Daddy…Look at the Big … --- ## [masturbation in space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-in-space/215698)
**Author:** [@madonnaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madonnaman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-in-space/215698 "2003-12-04T04:43:07Z")
Through the entire history of the space age, through the countless hours, days, weeks, and months that astronauts and cosmonauts have spent in space, it seems plausible, even probable that an astronaut or cosmonaut has a… --- ## [Mod warning mistake...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976 "2015-03-28T17:29:18Z")
3 days ago I received this message from Gaudere: \[QUOTE=Gaudere\] Dear iiandyiiii, You have received a warning at Straight Dope Message Board. Reason: Personal Insults If you want to call him “Dribble”, do it in the … --- ## [Best sports announcers/commentators/analysts who are ex-players (pro)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sports-announcers-commentators-analysts-who-are-ex-players-pro/687894)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sports-announcers-commentators-analysts-who-are-ex-players-pro/687894 "2014-05-10T16:53:12Z")
Who, in your opinion, are the best sports announcers, commentators, analysts, etc. who used to be professional players? And, to expand the discussion a bit, who’s not so good? Who’s a current player who you think would… --- ## [The sanction for disrupting a Presidential address should be immediate removal from the chambers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sanction-for-disrupting-a-presidential-address-should-be-immediate-removal-from-the-chambers/509633)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sanction-for-disrupting-a-presidential-address-should-be-immediate-removal-from-the-chambers/509633 "2010-05-23T09:17:36Z")
I don’t care what or how you express an opinion privately, but we should not let that particular forum be turned into a circus. There should be a follow-on policy to Mr Wilson’s recent rudeness: Disrupt a presidential … --- ## [Ask the Screenwriter with the Master List - How many Episodes Left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-screenwriter-with-the-master-list-how-many-episodes-left/431286)
**Author:** [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-screenwriter-with-the-master-list-how-many-episodes-left/431286 "2008-01-01T15:23:17Z")
I’ve had a few private requests for this information over the last few weeks, so I figured hey, what the heck – I’ll put it up here. Ask away – got a favorite show? Maybe a movie coming up? A favorite screenwriter wor… --- ## [Did you know the Swedish Crown Princess got married yesterday (Saturday)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-the-swedish-crown-princess-got-married-yesterday-saturday/543866)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-the-swedish-crown-princess-got-married-yesterday-saturday/543866 "2010-07-06T03:15:49Z")
The Swedish Crown Princess got married this Saturday with a bloke called Daniel. This has been all over the news in Sweden, naturally, but I’m interested in whether anyone outside Scandinavia knew about this. Please hit… --- ## [Simpsons Jokes You Didn't Get The First TIme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jokes-you-didnt-get-the-first-time/302079)
**Author:** [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jokes-you-didnt-get-the-first-time/302079 "2005-05-06T22:28:23Z")
(Mods: Maybe more of an IMHO, but Cafe-topical, so do as you will. I took a shot.) One of the things that makes the Simpsons the show that it is, is the density of jokes present (well, sometimes). Many of these blow rig… --- ## [Odd Things You've Seen Recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-youve-seen-recently/561865)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-things-youve-seen-recently/561865 "2010-12-01T19:23:44Z")
1)Last Monday–I saw my very first drunk driver. White pickup truck (painted with housepaint, naturally), going down Murfreesboro Road, through the middle of Smyrna. Swerving through both lanes, going 20 mph lower than th… --- ## [Two dead in Boston. But many more dead elsewhere.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dead-in-boston-but-many-more-dead-elsewhere/655810)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-dead-in-boston-but-many-more-dead-elsewhere/655810 "2013-04-17T06:44:35Z")
Why do we (meaning the public and the media) react the way we do to terrible events like the deaths and injuries from the bombs in Boston today? Is it the “T” word, Terrorism, that makes these tragedies ‘big news’. There… --- ## [Chilton vs. Haynes (Car Repair Manuals)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilton-vs-haynes-car-repair-manuals/429818)
**Author:** [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilton-vs-haynes-car-repair-manuals/429818 "2007-12-14T02:27:02Z")
Which one’s better? Is Chilton worth the extra $5 (30%), or does it just cost more so people will think it’s better than Haynes? I’m looking at the one for Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum '05-'07 if it matter… --- ## [Heroes Season 3 Finale 4/27/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-season-3-finale-4-27-09/494579)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-season-3-finale-4-27-09/494579 "2009-05-04T21:46:08Z")
Hmm… Wait… Hmmmmmm… I thought… Can’t Claire’s blood bring people back from the dead? Didn’t that happen when Noah died in season 2? So…Nathan? --- ## [Any reason we can't have compulsory voting in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-we-cant-have-compulsory-voting-in-the-uk/758813)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-reason-we-cant-have-compulsory-voting-in-the-uk/758813 "2016-07-27T03:45:11Z")
In the aftermath of Brexit, I’ve seen lots of haughty posts on my Facebook feed proclaiming that “THE OLD HAVE BETRAYED THE YOUNG!!!”. This fatuous, judgemental nonsense is typically followed by some pious jeremiad argu… --- ## ["Our Kids!" (Ft. Hood Shootings - ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-kids-ft-hood-shootings-ed-title/516680)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-kids-ft-hood-shootings-ed-title/516680 "2009-11-10T02:01:23Z")
Not only are they in harm’s way over there, now they are in harm’s way over here! Time to bring 'em back home, Mr. President! It’s another Viet Nam, it really IS! Jesus, we can’t win this one, I swear it.:frowning: Q … --- ## [Which Foreign Languages Did Your High School Offer?-Post Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foreign-languages-did-your-high-school-offer-post-here/654158)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-foreign-languages-did-your-high-school-offer-post-here/654158 "2013-04-01T16:15:29Z")
Which foreign languages did/does your high school (or any sort of secondary school you attended). Note that only foreign languages count, not the lingua franca of your area although I’m classifying languages that are spo… --- ## [How long are you trapped on the desert island with the hottie before you ... you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-you-trapped-on-the-desert-island-with-the-hottie-before-you-you-know/476974)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-you-trapped-on-the-desert-island-with-the-hottie-before-you-you-know/476974 "2008-12-16T08:00:26Z")
Actually, let’s turn the question around a bit. Your S.O. is one of two survivors on a “Castaway” type South Pacific island. The other is a reasonably attractive member of the sex that interests your S.O., and, as luck w… --- ## [Is the United States a police state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-a-police-state/643964)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-a-police-state/643964 "2012-12-19T06:30:56Z")
Those of libertarian bent (like those who comment on Slashdot articles) think so. Heck, even here there are many who say that the default reaction to the police should be terror and hatred. What do you think of the cur… --- ## [What does "football" or "football shaped" mean outside North America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-football-or-football-shaped-mean-outside-north-america/778379)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-football-or-football-shaped-mean-outside-north-america/778379 "2018-04-22T17:24:48Z")
(When referring to things that aren’t footballs, I mean.) Every so often in British writing I come across the word football used to describe the shape of something, or to say that a thing resembles a football. So for e… --- ## [WWI: Why did the general keep throwing their troops into meatgrinders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwi-why-did-the-general-keep-throwing-their-troops-into-meatgrinders/793742)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwi-why-did-the-general-keep-throwing-their-troops-into-meatgrinders/793742 "2017-09-02T23:09:21Z")
I was recently listening to Dan Carlin’s series on World War I, Blueprint for Armageddon. World War I is a fascinating subject but one thing that really leaps out at you is just how violent and gruesome the war was. Ce… --- ## [US manufacturers claim no skilled workers even at top notch salaries - Is this claim plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-manufacturers-claim-no-skilled-workers-even-at-top-notch-salaries-is-this-claim-plausible/606132)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-manufacturers-claim-no-skilled-workers-even-at-top-notch-salaries-is-this-claim-plausible/606132 "2011-12-16T16:23:43Z")
This Financial Times article offers the following vignette below. Something does not seem right here. At those salaries he should be covered up with applicants. --- ## [Karl Lagerfeld says "Apart from fashion, jewellery, perfumes and wine France is not competitive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-lagerfeld-says-apart-from-fashion-jewellery-perfumes-and-wine-france-is-not-competitive/638345)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-lagerfeld-says-apart-from-fashion-jewellery-perfumes-and-wine-france-is-not-competitive/638345 "2012-10-24T15:04:12Z")
Does he have a point or is he blowing smoke? Quoted here Designer Lagerfeld calls French president “idiot” over taxes --- ## [Funny stuff you misunderstood/misconceptions about movies as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-you-misunderstood-misconceptions-about-movies-as-a-kid/414416)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-stuff-you-misunderstood-misconceptions-about-movies-as-a-kid/414416 "2007-08-09T07:28:12Z")
When I was a kid (6’ish), I somehow completely missed that Big Trouble in Little China took place in an American Chinatown and didn’t understand why a guy was driving a big rig truck through China. I also saw Full Metal… --- ## [A (simple ?) probability question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-probability-question/656348)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-probability-question/656348 "2013-04-25T07:29:49Z")
I’m not good at figuring probability beyond the most basic. Here’s the problem: A pair of standard six-sided dice. You get one throw. If either of the die show a 6 you win. If either of the die show a 4 you g… --- ## [Should I tell my husband???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-husband/655399)
**Author:** [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-my-husband/655399 "2013-04-13T12:20:40Z")
Short Version (as short as I can): My husband and his older sister, Kate, have never gotten along. She has a lot of issues. They had a rough childhood (crappy parents, mom depressed, dad workaholic, mom died young fro… --- ## [One of my sillier patients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-sillier-patients/212098)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-my-sillier-patients/212098 "2003-11-12T17:54:19Z")
As many of you may recall, I am a maximum security prison physician. It’s a job I find quite rewarding, and I find that quite often, I am able to make a difference for inmates, at least as far as their health goes. But… --- ## [Socially acceptable ways of talking about below average looks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socially-acceptable-ways-of-talking-about-below-average-looks/688178)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socially-acceptable-ways-of-talking-about-below-average-looks/688178 "2014-05-14T06:21:48Z")
What do you think about this photo? Perhaps if you can’t say anything good it is better not to say anything at all? What if this woman was attracted to you - what would you think? --- ## [Rosemary's Baby (just saw for first time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-just-saw-for-first-time/503606)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-just-saw-for-first-time/503606 "2009-08-03T19:04:29Z")
What a stinking pile! Long, boring, and stupid. For dreck like this we are supposed to pardon Polanski for raping a little girl? Did I mention how long it was? The rape I can almost forgive, but the boredom of that movie… --- ## [Actors who play the same role in every movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-play-the-same-role-in-every-movie/83693)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-play-the-same-role-in-every-movie/83693 "2012-04-08T13:31:49Z")
Jeff Goldblum Tom Arnold --- ## [Fun Time Flu Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-time-flu-time/292285)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2005, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-time-flu-time/292285 "2005-03-06T11:34:35Z")
For the past week, Soupo has been home sick from school. A. Whole. Week. Luckily for him, he got better and I’m unloading him onto the school system so he can get some much-needed book-learnin’, and more importantly he w… --- ## [What kind of car/vehicle do you drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-vehicle-do-you-drive/511568)
**Author:** [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-car-vehicle-do-you-drive/511568 "2009-10-01T16:53:47Z")
What kind of car/vehicle do you drive? --- ## [Friday Night Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-night-lights/613594)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-night-lights/613594 "2013-02-06T22:03:28Z")
I just opened my copy of FNL that I received from Christmas and saw the words “Music may differ from televised version.” Is there anybody here who has seen the show in both versions who can comment about whether the sho… --- ## [The inherent problem with 2nd Amendment debates \[tactics\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inherent-problem-with-2nd-amendment-debates-tactics/839983)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inherent-problem-with-2nd-amendment-debates-tactics/839983 "2019-09-12T17:32:57Z")
There have been an uncountable number of 2nd Amendment debates through the years(7.2 septillion on this board alone) about the meanings of “militia”, “arms”, “well regulated” etc., but in my personal opinion these debate… --- ## [A special kind of Jerk: people who are "aggressively nice".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-special-kind-of-jerk-people-who-are-aggressively-nice/780842)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-special-kind-of-jerk-people-who-are-aggressively-nice/780842 "2017-03-06T12:18:58Z")
This interaction happened on my Facebook feed. I’m going to give them names just to make it easier to discuss. John posts that he’s at a relatively famous greasy spoon well known for yummy but terrible for you burgers, … --- ## [I Love Lucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-lucy/726216)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-lucy/726216 "2015-08-06T23:13:52Z")
Some old shows don’t age well…but I’ve been on an “I Love Lucy” kick (which has been showing on channels here regularly, still, sometimes five-six episodes in a row) lately and it’s occurred to me that this show isn’t on… --- ## [What makes carrots slimey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-carrots-slimey/507918)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-carrots-slimey/507918 "2009-08-27T19:50:05Z")
I often buy “baby” carrots to snack on. Sometimes the contents of an entire bag will be “slimey” - which I find disgusting. It is hard to judge purely from appearance, as at other times, they will simply be wet, but no… --- ## [Will this car pass inspection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-car-pass-inspection/497287)
**Author:** [@Cattitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cattitude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-car-pass-inspection/497287 "2009-05-24T17:33:12Z")
The husband was just given a 2000 Saturn and the air conditioning doesn’t work. So when not driving on the highway, it tends to overheat. The temperature indicator swings all the way to H. Will this cause it to fail? … --- ## [Difference Between Temporal and Spatial Dimensions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-temporal-and-spatial-dimensions/370108)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-temporal-and-spatial-dimensions/370108 "2006-08-25T09:10:46Z")
Can someone say, or point to a page somewhere that says, what the difference is, exactly, between a temporal and a spatial dimension? I assume there’s an answer to this which is relatively noncontroversial, since I see … --- ## [Three Stooges Trailer Released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-stooges-trailer-released/605542 "2011-12-13T21:16:02Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749\_162-57339265-10391698/three-stooges-trailer-unveiled/ Thoughts? --- ## [Bush "We gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-we-gave-him-a-chance-to-allow-the-inspectors-in-and-he-wouldnt-let-them-in/188728)
**Author:** [@eutactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eutactic)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-we-gave-him-a-chance-to-allow-the-inspectors-in-and-he-wouldnt-let-them-in/188728 "2003-07-17T12:20:40Z")
Say what? Someone better ask the CIA if they vetted this speech! Debate topic: What the hell is going on in the White House? --- ## [Why you're not gonna get your flying car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-youre-not-gonna-get-your-flying-car/659545)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-youre-not-gonna-get-your-flying-car/659545 "2013-05-29T19:26:53Z")
The number of magazine covers that have predicted that we will have flying cars in our future number in the hundreds(if not thousands), and yet I think they are all wrong(at least for the near future). The problem isn’t… --- ## [You have a fever. Do you medicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-fever-do-you-medicate/591326)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-a-fever-do-you-medicate/591326 "2011-08-06T02:56:47Z")
A fever (in the absence of excessive ambient temps) is one of your immune system’s responses to infection. Antipyretics are medications that reduce fever. The wikipedia page indicates there is some debate about whether… --- ## [SVU fans: are Benson & Stabler in love, or do they simply love one another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/svu-fans-are-benson-stabler-in-love-or-do-they-simply-love-one-another/516343)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/svu-fans-are-benson-stabler-in-love-or-do-they-simply-love-one-another/516343 "2009-11-05T19:26:03Z")
Elsewhere in Cafe Society there is a thread current on “will they or won’t they” couples. Someone has mentioned Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson as having unresolved sexual tension. I don’t agree; I see their relation… --- ## [Ask the uber Hetro-Male](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-uber-hetro-male/389678)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-uber-hetro-male/389678 "2007-02-07T03:18:25Z")
Inspired by this thread I have been empowered to answer all questions regarding Hetro-Males especially the Ultra Male. So go ahead and ask. Chicks are invited. Sgt Schwartz [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1663&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1665&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)