# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1684&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:** 1685 --- ## [Episcopal Church Bishop Salvo on Personal Salvation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episcopal-church-bishop-salvo-on-personal-salvation/502549)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episcopal-church-bishop-salvo-on-personal-salvation/502549 "2009-07-22T20:30:05Z")
From USA TODAY, Faith and Reason Article: http://http://content.usatoday.com/communities/religion/post/2009/07/68494086/1 The Episcopal Church’s presiding bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori. Wednesday, she threw a gren… --- ## [Political Compass #45: Punishment should be more important than rehabilitation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-45-punishment-should-be-more-important-than-rehabilitation/280770)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-45-punishment-should-be-more-important-than-rehabilitation/280770 "2004-12-21T15:36:13Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [A Facebook friend expresses a bigoted opinion. You...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-facebook-friend-expresses-a-bigoted-opinion-you/593039)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-facebook-friend-expresses-a-bigoted-opinion-you/593039 "2011-08-18T14:49:16Z")
If you don’t use Facebook, and this is why you don’t use Facebook, and you think Facebook is stupid anyway, that’s nice, and maybe you could go find some other thread to discuss that in. Let’s say that one of your Faceb… --- ## [Reducing a college thesis to 1 sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-a-college-thesis-to-1-sentence/677904)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reducing-a-college-thesis-to-1-sentence/677904 "2014-01-10T18:55:30Z")
There’s a new website called “LOL My Thesis,” where people who have written a thesis in university reduce their thesis to just one sentence. The results can be pretty funny, for example: \* “Sometimes organic farmers sh… --- ## [grammar: subject/verb agreement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-subject-verb-agreement/583274)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-subject-verb-agreement/583274 "2011-05-28T02:13:30Z")
“none of us knows” or “none of us know” ? “any of you know” or “any of you knows” … --- ## [What time do you eat Thanksgiving dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-do-you-eat-thanksgiving-dinner/561451)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-do-you-eat-thanksgiving-dinner/561451 "2010-11-22T19:02:14Z")
I grew up eating Thanksgiving dinner around 1:00 PM. I always thought that was normal, but almost everyone else I know eats it around 6:00. I can’t imagine this. It seems then your whole evening is cleaning. I know o… --- ## [Root Beer Floats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-beer-floats/369065)
**Author:** [@mischievous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mischievous)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/root-beer-floats/369065 "2006-08-23T21:36:27Z")
I’m staying up all night to prepare for lab meeting, and to keep my spirits up I’ve been making myself root beer floats. When I make root beer floats, I use Stewart’s root beer and coffee Haagen-Dazs ice cream. While t… --- ## [Name the movie from the quoted dialog, part II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-from-the-quoted-dialog-part-ii/601509)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-from-the-quoted-dialog-part-ii/601509 "2011-11-07T14:36:41Z")
t1: I guess the laws of physics cease to exist on top of your stove t2: Lays down a monster. The fuck did you lay that down? t3: We got a dollar ninety-eight, and you’re laughing! t4: Oh terrific, I’ve got three choi… --- ## [If I can't stop coughing, could I at least not pee with each one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-cant-stop-coughing-could-i-at-least-not-pee-with-each-one/113340)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-cant-stop-coughing-could-i-at-least-not-pee-with-each-one/113340 "2002-06-13T03:01:29Z")
Pretty please? I don’t have any Depends and it’s really uncomfortable sitting here with a wad of paper towels down my pants :frowning: --- ## ["Pat Tillman is not a hero: he got what was coming to him."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-tillman-is-not-a-hero-he-got-what-was-coming-to-him/242745)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-tillman-is-not-a-hero-he-got-what-was-coming-to-him/242745 "2004-05-02T10:08:15Z")
A UMass student wrote an opinion piece about former NFL star Pat Tillman’s death in Afghanistan in his school’s paper. Here’s a few choice nuggets: Correct me if I’m wrong (and I’m sure someone will), but the reaso… --- ## [Which 20th Century books wil be widely read in 300 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-20th-century-books-wil-be-widely-read-in-300-years/504865)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-20th-century-books-wil-be-widely-read-in-300-years/504865 "2009-08-03T09:32:44Z")
So it’s 2309. Assuming people still read literature, which books from the 20th century are still widely read? I’ll start by suggesting The Lord of the Rings and Animal Farm, possibly 1984 too. --- ## [Can we finally get rid of the female sideline reporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-finally-get-rid-of-the-female-sideline-reporter/561652)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-finally-get-rid-of-the-female-sideline-reporter/561652 "2010-11-28T02:04:10Z")
I’m watching the Sunday Night Game, between the Giants and Eagles, and some guy gets hurt on the field. This guy is out of it for 20 minutes or so… laying on the field with a clear neck injury. The replays show that h… --- ## [Thanks december](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-december/134074)
**Author:** [@oliversarmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliversarmy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-december/134074 "2002-11-07T23:57:46Z")
I have been a member of this board for a long time. Since 1997 or 1998. I changed my user name a couple of years ago with moderator permission for no sinister reason. I used to post under the name Ag80. I say this becaus… --- ## [Does the GOP Subvert Democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-gop-subvert-democracy/198234)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-gop-subvert-democracy/198234 "2003-09-18T14:15:57Z")
In this article, Timothy Noah prods the notion that the Republican Party is actively seeking to overturn elections with recalls, impeachments, and redistricting tricks. Or, as Grey Davis said: Noah looks at five speci… --- ## [Are mint berries edible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mint-berries-edible/562372)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mint-berries-edible/562372 "2010-12-03T03:30:57Z")
Our new house has some mint plants, which seem to be a cross between spearmint and peppermint. Great, I can have mint in my tea whenever I please. These mint plants have some dark purplish blue berries on them. Are th… --- ## [I pit a really stupid t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-a-really-stupid-t-shirt/434113)
**Author:** [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-a-really-stupid-t-shirt/434113 "2008-01-28T20:03:08Z")
OK, used to be my least favorite t-shirt slogan was “Navy Wife: Toughest Job In The Navy.” I hated this slogan when I was a young sailor and, later, when I was myself a Navy Wife. First of all, ‘Wife’ isn’t a job in th… --- ## [Who Is Tracy "Square Pegs" Nelson Talking About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-tracy-square-pegs-nelson-talking-about/527343)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-tracy-square-pegs-nelson-talking-about/527343 "2011-05-29T01:48:55Z")
In this DVD commentary Tracy “Jennifer” Nelson and Claudette “LaDonna” Wells talk about their audition for Square Pegs In it Nelson \[and Wells\] say this: See video at 3:50 Does anyone have any guesses to whom she may… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 4/24--The Closure Alternative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-4-24-the-closure-alternative/656702)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-4-24-the-closure-alternative/656702 "2013-04-27T23:33:39Z")
Sheldon feels lost after one of his favorite TV shows gets canceled too soon and Amy tries to help him get over his compulsive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new love interest, Lucy. --- ## [My hair is thinning. Any proven solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762)
**Author:** [@chadtrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chadtrench)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762 "2015-03-27T07:01:33Z")
So I’m having problems with my hair. I’m wondering if there’s anyone here who’ve had the same problem as I do and came out victorious. I’ve been thinking about using either Rogaine or Bosley. Any suggestions or feedback?… --- ## [Sdmb D&d](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-d-d/107750)
**Author:** [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-d-d/107750 "2002-05-11T13:22:49Z")
After many days’ journey, you now stand outside the cave the old man in the tavern described. So far the map he sold you seems to be correct. Shining your lantern into the depths, you can make out the carved stone steps … --- ## [Has anybody ever died from a period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-died-from-a-period/160974)
**Author:** [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-died-from-a-period/160974 "2003-03-14T07:05:06Z")
OK, I’m being a bit hyperbolic, but I wonder just how severe menstrual problems can get. In my own case- last month, when Aunt Flo paid her monthly visit, I landed in the emergency room because the cramps got so severe … --- ## [The flesh-eating equivalent to vampires as monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flesh-eating-equivalent-to-vampires-as-monsters/636973)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flesh-eating-equivalent-to-vampires-as-monsters/636973 "2012-10-09T08:40:50Z")
Since today’s vampires are sparkly emos, Dracula-like movies may have to move away from vampires for a bit. In the game Vampires: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, there’s a character which is much like vampires but eats flesh… --- ## [puns that make you groan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puns-that-make-you-groan/16534)
**Author:** [@randomlyblanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomlyblanks)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puns-that-make-you-groan/16534 "2000-04-28T19:29:00Z")
It’s time for a thread just for stupid puns. This one was told by my retiring 8th grade teacher in an effort to waste time: Jim Konowicz and Sam Frank were best friends from childhood. They did everything together. Jim … --- ## [Filming on-duty cops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filming-on-duty-cops/539626)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filming-on-duty-cops/539626 "2010-05-19T16:00:47Z")
What exactly is the law’s position on a citizen filming an on-duty cop going about his duties? I’ve heard that it’s legal, but I’ve also seen things on the internet where the cop gets very threatening and menacing to ma… --- ## [The ethics of health insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-health-insurance/1011177)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 357\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-health-insurance/1011177 "2025-01-07T21:17:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in Manhattan \[2024-12-04\]: So … United healthcare has a very bad reputation, and perhaps that’s true of it. But as best as i can tell, the people who inv… --- ## [Words that aren't negative in themselves but have taken on negative connotations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-arent-negative-in-themselves-but-have-taken-on-negative-connotations/659727)
**Author:** [@Renifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renifer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-arent-negative-in-themselves-but-have-taken-on-negative-connotations/659727 "2013-07-01T14:03:43Z")
Title explains it. Some examples: Naive – Though there are many cases of willful ignorance, genuinely not knowing something isn’t necessarily bad. Nobody can be expected to know everything, and often those naive peopl… --- ## [Bill Bryson's latest book, "At Home"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-brysons-latest-book-at-home/556309)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-brysons-latest-book-at-home/556309 "2010-10-26T06:08:09Z")
Just finished reading this and thoroughly enjoyed it- just as good as A Short History Of Nearly Everything, if dealing with a more mundane (but still fascinating) subject- namely, the house. Anyone else here had a chanc… --- ## [Naked Men on Television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-men-on-television/34653)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-men-on-television/34653 "2000-09-29T21:59:22Z")
Ok, riddle me this. Why do they never, ever show a man naked in a sex scene on television? I’ve had HBO, for around three years. During sex scenes, they’d show a woman’s breasts flopping about and their vagina fully exp… --- ## [Interested in Dark Beers - Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-dark-beers-suggestions/493957)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-in-dark-beers-suggestions/493957 "2009-04-27T23:17:59Z")
I’ve just started drinking beer seriously. I mean that I’ve started drinking it as a hobby and form of deep pleasure - not as a way of getting hammered. I had my first stout a few weeks ago. It was a Bridgeport Black … --- ## [What happens if Japan cancels the Olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-japan-cancels-the-olympics/943038)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-japan-cancels-the-olympics/943038 "2021-06-14T19:35:56Z")
The Japanese public is strongly against holding the Olympic games later this summer, but the IOC is adamant that the games are going to happen: Assuming the Japanese government is representing the will of its people, … --- ## [An open letter to Mercedes drivers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-mercedes-drivers/98045)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-mercedes-drivers/98045 "2014-11-16T23:35:05Z")
Dear Mercedes drivers, You see that little stick by the steering wheel? That’s an indicator. Using it gives other drivers an indication of where you’re going to go next. It stops us from having to brake really heavily. … --- ## [Adult children of alcoholics, or Why did my guy stand me up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-children-of-alcoholics-or-why-did-my-guy-stand-me-up/126523)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-children-of-alcoholics-or-why-did-my-guy-stand-me-up/126523 "2002-09-11T16:38:31Z")
I’m at a complete loss to explain this. Four weeks ago today, I met a great guy through my personal ad…we’ve been seeing each other a couple of times a week, swapping cute, lighthearted, and linguistically quirky e-mail… --- ## [Taxes on selling used goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-selling-used-goods/580898)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-selling-used-goods/580898 "2011-05-10T20:46:47Z")
My sister in law lives in West LA and buys clothing at estate sales in nearby Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Hollywood, etc. She sells them on her online boutique. Two points: One, these clothes were purchased retail by some o… --- ## [Grade School "high tech" from the 1970's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-high-tech-from-the-1970s/442205)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-high-tech-from-the-1970s/442205 "2014-10-11T16:41:21Z")
I have been on a nostalgia kick lately, reminiscing about grade school. In the mid 70’s when I was in school we would take special classes with the latest “high tech” equipment. One such machine was called “systems 80”. … --- ## [Recommend Omni a Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-omni-a-book/353590)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-omni-a-book/353590 "2013-10-07T01:55:30Z")
Before I get down to it, lemme give a little background on me. I was the kid in school who hated reading, I have a wide collection of Cliff’s Notes for so called “literature” assigned in school. It just never took. A few… --- ## [Of Yankees and Southerners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-yankees-and-southerners/454115)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-yankees-and-southerners/454115 "2008-06-29T21:53:47Z")
As a Hoosier transplanted to KNoxville, I saw fit to clear up a few misconceptions found in this thread. First off, Southerners often see everyone who fought against them in the Civil War as Yankess. This is Bullshit, a… --- ## [Most boring live webcam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-boring-live-webcam/495317)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-boring-live-webcam/495317 "2013-02-04T21:48:40Z")
I wish I could remember which recent thread led me to the pitch drop experiment webcam, but this is the most boring webcam I can conceive of. It is, literally, watching dried tar drip, at a rate of about one drop per ni… --- ## [Complaining about being caught speeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaining-about-being-caught-speeding/395750)
**Author:** [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaining-about-being-caught-speeding/395750 "2007-03-21T20:46:41Z")
There’s been a large amounts of complaints recently in the UK about the Police (or the Government depending on who’s complaining) using speed cameras as a ‘Stealth Tax’. Naturally followed by calls to stop this practice. … --- ## [Bra sizes. Please explain to this feeble male.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-sizes-please-explain-to-this-feeble-male/777286)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bra-sizes-please-explain-to-this-feeble-male/777286 "2017-01-24T01:50:57Z")
I should have paid more attention at some point in my life, but I didn’t. I have no idea what a “D” versus an “A” versus a “Q” even is. I’m sure Google will take me to very interesting places, which frankly I wouldn’t … --- ## [Really bad, geeky, uncool songs you absolutely love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-bad-geeky-uncool-songs-you-absolutely-love/213853)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-bad-geeky-uncool-songs-you-absolutely-love/213853 "2003-11-29T19:10:08Z")
I admit it: I can’t help but crank the volume up when I hear Belinda Carlisle singing “Heaven is a Place on Earth” --- ## [Good performances by otherwise "bad" actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-performances-by-otherwise-bad-actors/637212)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-performances-by-otherwise-bad-actors/637212 "2012-10-11T18:50:38Z")
Yes I know “bad” is subjective but Madonna in Evita Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days Hayden Christensen in Shattered Glass\* and Life as a House Justin Timberlake in Social Network Stallone in… damn there must have bee… --- ## [Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-are-frequently-secretly-fond-of-each-other/344601)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-are-frequently-secretly-fond-of-each-other/344601 "2006-03-05T20:21:25Z")
Willie Nelson’s new song, “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other,” is out, and is available for download at iTunes. I just bought it, my first iTunes purchase. I wanted to be sure to show my support; I doubt… --- ## [At local Coke, Pepsi, etc., bottlers, do they use and buy the same water everyone uses locally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-local-coke-pepsi-etc-bottlers-do-they-use-and-buy-the-same-water-everyone-uses-locally/653147)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-local-coke-pepsi-etc-bottlers-do-they-use-and-buy-the-same-water-everyone-uses-locally/653147 "2013-03-18T13:39:26Z")
See subject. I ask based on two presumptions–which I happily would hear corrected. Uniformity of the products of each huge player is the point. You want to taste the USA in Outer Mongolia, and you find a Coke, it’s ju… --- ## [Why is outright lying by the President, in public, over and over, ok but quid pro quo isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-outright-lying-by-the-president-in-public-over-and-over-ok-but-quid-pro-quo-isnt/843399)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-outright-lying-by-the-president-in-public-over-and-over-ok-but-quid-pro-quo-isnt/843399 "2019-12-10T17:20:26Z")
I’m kind of wondering how a government official can possibly perform their role if they lie over and over again. Yes, in the case of protecting known secret information, I can see that a government official making an of… --- ## [You're stuck in the Mirror universe for six months minimum. Can you survive? What's your plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-stuck-in-the-mirror-universe-for-six-months-minimum-can-you-survive-whats-your-plan/599785)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-stuck-in-the-mirror-universe-for-six-months-minimum-can-you-survive-whats-your-plan/599785 "2011-10-19T01:51:11Z")
You knew what this was when you came in, so kwityerbitching. Anyway … Let’s say that for whatever unfathomable reason you have accepted an invitation to a weekend houseparty at the RhymerLair. Exhausted from a session… --- ## [Ticking Bomb Scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticking-bomb-scenario/443662)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticking-bomb-scenario/443662 "2008-04-11T14:11:53Z")
(I am really looking for a factual answer, but the question is sort of hot.) Some People say that it is OK to put a prisoner’s lips in a food processor if he has information about a ticking bomb that will go off in the… --- ## [Leaving mesh dog harness on dogs all day and night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-mesh-dog-harness-on-dogs-all-day-and-night/668113)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-mesh-dog-harness-on-dogs-all-day-and-night/668113 "2013-09-07T03:28:22Z")
I walk my two dogs twice a day. When I wake up in the morning, the very first thing I do is put on something resembling clothes, shoes, and take them for their walk. We stumble out the door and wake up as we go. I walk t… --- ## [Home Depot doesn't do exchanges. I wonder if Lowes and Walmart is the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-doesnt-do-exchanges-i-wonder-if-lowes-and-walmart-is-the-same/626768)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-depot-doesnt-do-exchanges-i-wonder-if-lowes-and-walmart-is-the-same/626768 "2012-07-04T20:51:49Z")
Note I said Exchanges. Home Depot has a generous return policy. This just cracks me up. I love bureaucracy. It’s so easy to laugh at. Thursday, I bought some galvanized pipe fittings. Including a 8 inch nipple. Go… --- ## [What do you call your boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-boss/393132)
**Author:** [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-your-boss/393132 "2007-02-26T18:29:44Z")
“Mr./Mrs. LastName” “FirstName” “Nickname” “Other” If it’s Nickname or Other, can you tell us what it is? Now the fun part. What do you call your boss behind his/her back? --- ## [Is There Anything To Stop A US State From Having A Parliamentary Style of Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-to-stop-a-us-state-from-having-a-parliamentary-style-of-government/586624)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-to-stop-a-us-state-from-having-a-parliamentary-style-of-government/586624 "2011-06-29T04:39:52Z")
With a few differences US state governments are similar to the national government. Nebraska being unique with only one house not two at the state level. But is there any reason why a state couldn’t adopt a parliamentar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1683&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1685&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)