# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1689&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:** 1690 --- ## [Question for food servers: One person takes order, someone else brings it - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-food-servers-one-person-takes-order-someone-else-brings-it-why/593308)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-food-servers-one-person-takes-order-someone-else-brings-it-why/593308 "2011-08-20T16:15:50Z")
You place your orders with one person, then a while later some else comes and hovers over your table and calls the orders back out in question form. Everyone has to raise their hand when their order is called so this new… --- ## [Crazy niggers all set to kill white people. ----- Liberal Media ignores it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-niggers-all-set-to-kill-white-people-liberal-media-ignores-it/228414)
**Author:** [@Pepsi\_Classic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pepsi_Classic)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2004, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-niggers-all-set-to-kill-white-people-liberal-media-ignores-it/228414 "2004-02-11T11:12:50Z")
Thank God we have you, WND. I am so glad that you are brave enough to let the world know what those crazy niggers in South Africa have planned. Sure it sounds insane but we all know you can’t trust niggers. Thank you WND… --- ## [How Did French Become Soft and Melodious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-french-become-soft-and-melodious/783205)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-french-become-soft-and-melodious/783205 "2017-04-21T19:04:46Z")
(This is a tough one. It involves language. I assume it goes in Cafe. Please correct me if I am wrong:).) Panati’s BROWSER BOOK OF BEGINNINGS ©1984 Charles Carroll Hudson, ISBN 0-395-56238-4 (pbk.) Okay, that is clear… --- ## [Are a Legs or Breast man? Which do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-a-legs-or-breast-man-which-do-you-prefer/301190)
**Author:** [@huk24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huk24)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-a-legs-or-breast-man-which-do-you-prefer/301190 "2005-04-29T21:23:58Z")
Legs or Breast? --- ## [Cultural fit and job interviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-fit-and-job-interviews/743567)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-fit-and-job-interviews/743567 "2016-01-22T18:23:07Z")
I have had a couple of interviews recently that I thought went well. A few days later, they told me I wasn’t a good cultural fit. What does this mean, and how can I avoid it in the future? --- ## [90s dance party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-dance-party/729883)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-dance-party/729883 "2015-09-17T21:24:29Z")
You’re at the club/a party/wedding reception on any given night in the 1990s. What gets you and your friends out on the dance floor? Only stipulation: the song has to be from the 90s. Second only stipulation: Let’s \*not … --- ## [Shopping mall riots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-mall-riots/708393)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-mall-riots/708393 "2014-12-30T09:56:32Z")
I’ve heard about at least a half-dozen in the last two days, including one at a mall less than a mile from my house. :confused: Anyone know what’s up with that? They seem to be centered around the food courts; my loca… --- ## [Origin of Jingle Bells, Batman Smells...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-jingle-bells-batman-smells/289061)
**Author:** [@hornblower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hornblower)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-jingle-bells-batman-smells/289061 "2005-02-10T11:14:33Z")
Any educated guesses as to the origins of this popular parody Christmas song? --- ## [an adult threatened my son with violence from his son who is a minor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004)
**Author:** [@jsapone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsapone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adult-threatened-my-son-with-violence-from-his-son-who-is-a-minor/609004 "2012-02-28T05:55:23Z")
What is the law in NJ? --- ## [How Many 1930's Movie Stars Are Still Alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1930s-movie-stars-are-still-alive/283424)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-1930s-movie-stars-are-still-alive/283424 "2005-01-08T04:38:57Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of old movies on TCM and AMC, and I wonder if there is a site somewhere with the names of old time movie stars who are still alive…anyone know? Mickey Rooney is the only one I know who is still … --- ## [Why do some lenses (binoculars, rifle scopes) have a green or redish color to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-lenses-binoculars-rifle-scopes-have-a-green-or-redish-color-to-them/145701)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-lenses-binoculars-rifle-scopes-have-a-green-or-redish-color-to-them/145701 "2002-12-31T18:14:26Z")
Not when you look through them, but if you look at them, some seem to have a color to them. Why is this? I assume they are coated with something? I seem to recall seeing this mostly on “higher end” products. --- ## [Which side takes defeat harder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-takes-defeat-harder/827119)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-takes-defeat-harder/827119 "2019-01-13T03:27:36Z")
This question may be kind of like asking whether Chernobyl was worse than Fukushima - they’re both meltdowns - but meltdowns still come in degrees. ISTM that both sides have reacted with greater and greater intensity to… --- ## [Did the Pontiac Silverdome really sell for only $500,000?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-pontiac-silverdome-really-sell-for-only-500-000/518780)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-pontiac-silverdome-really-sell-for-only-500-000/518780 "2009-11-28T08:41:59Z")
And if so, how could it go for so little? They had a bit about this on the Daily Show last week. I know that property values in Detroit are shitty…but that shitty? That’s about what it would cost you for a house (and no… --- ## [A little hazy on New York geography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-hazy-on-new-york-geography/524378)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-hazy-on-new-york-geography/524378 "2010-01-14T04:22:00Z")
It’s very early in the year but our workplace may have gotten our dumbest phone call of 2010 already. This one will be hard to top. A woman called up and told us she was in Manhattan. She asked how she could get to us. … --- ## [Liberals more intelligent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-more-intelligent/69933)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Goo\_Fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Goo_Fee)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-more-intelligent/69933 "2001-07-04T23:41:34Z")
Why does it seem that most university faculty are politically liberally oriented? Are college professors smarter than the average slug? Why are most university towns in the USA populated mainly by liberal folks? Is thi… --- ## [The Feud: Completely Random Categories v 2.0 by anyrose (game over)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-completely-random-categories-v-2-0-by-anyrose-game-over/521949)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-completely-random-categories-v-2-0-by-anyrose-game-over/521949 "2009-12-28T20:56:25Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be… --- ## [Hilarious Product Instructions Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-product-instructions-thread/126725)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-product-instructions-thread/126725 "2002-09-15T04:24:04Z")
Today I went to the student organization fair and picked up a hilarious brochure about a female condom called “Reality.” Honest-to-goodness product name. The instructions and information in the brochure, when read aloud,… --- ## [Have I freaked about "would of" yet? Allow me to do so now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-freaked-about-would-of-yet-allow-me-to-do-so-now/488048)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-freaked-about-would-of-yet-allow-me-to-do-so-now/488048 "2009-03-09T09:52:41Z")
I am beside myself. Grammar Nazi that I am, as undone as I can be over things like less vs. fewer, “continue on” (ugh, even typing it in quotes make me shudder like I’m gonna hurl) the long past rectifying extreme uniqu… --- ## [What do you do... really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-really/344750)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-really/344750 "2006-02-19T06:37:15Z")
First of all, long-time lurker and new member here. I’ve pretty much grown up on the internet and I have to say I have yet to come across a community of such bright, helpful, and humorous people anywhere, either in cyber… --- ## [Sensations you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensations-you-hate/589792)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensations-you-hate/589792 "2011-07-29T15:02:27Z")
This thread was about sounds that you absolutely hate but nobody else thinks twice about. For me, it’s the feeling of trying to pull or untangle a loose hair from something (e.g., when it’s stuck between a coffee table … --- ## [Lets Talk Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-race/705432)
**Author:** [@mustudent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mustudent)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-race/705432 "2014-11-26T09:34:50Z")
How do people feel about Diversity and how it plays a role in America/culture? --- ## [Could I drive to Russia? (North America to Russia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-drive-to-russia-north-america-to-russia/833220)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-drive-to-russia-north-america-to-russia/833220 "2019-05-08T06:33:24Z")
I’m currently in Wisconsin and in search of a good road trip. Let’s say I bought a 4x4 with the beefiest tires I could find and an infinite fuel supply. Could I drive straight up through Canada, Nunavut, across the tun… --- ## [Copyright Infringement: Your Recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-infringement-your-recommendation/500267)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-infringement-your-recommendation/500267 "2009-06-25T00:20:56Z")
Distribution rights are automatically ceded. Anyone can distribute any number of copies of any musical work to anybody else. Pros: Makes the buying public happy. Cons: There’s no motive to pay the originating artist o… --- ## [Why has my soup congealed in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-soup-congealed-in-the-fridge/471823)
**Author:** [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-my-soup-congealed-in-the-fridge/471823 "2008-11-08T22:37:28Z")
So I spent about six hours making chicken noodle soup yesterday. Whenever there’s leftover bones from fried chicken or rotiserrie chicken, I throw them in a bag and freeze 'em. I finally had enough to make a stock, and… --- ## [Are morals entirely arbitrary...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-morals-entirely-arbitrary/653934)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-morals-entirely-arbitrary/653934 "2013-03-26T21:44:40Z")
and simply creation of a culture? In other worlds can you meaningfully argue that one moral system is better than another or do you have to make completely arbitrary choice of one moral system and you are only capable o… --- ## [Take Away Women's Rights to Vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-away-womens-rights-to-vote/34216)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2000, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-away-womens-rights-to-vote/34216 "2000-09-27T18:15:37Z")
Apparently, these fuckwads think it’s a good idea. http://fathers.ourfamily.com/19th.htm :rolleyes: I wasn’t sure where this should go. I’m sure everyone would probably not be inagreement with this, but I still though… --- ## [New York to issue letters of marque / Cuomo might have gone insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-to-issue-letters-of-marque-cuomo-might-have-gone-insane/813596)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-to-issue-letters-of-marque-cuomo-might-have-gone-insane/813596 "2018-05-08T16:56:50Z")
source source This seems … crazy. I’m wondering if Cuomo is drunk, high, insane, or some combination of the three. On the upside, I would pay cold hard cash to watch Antifa’s navy square off against a bunch of oil w… --- ## [A bygone era: candy & other snacks you miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bygone-era-candy-other-snacks-you-miss/59076)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bygone-era-candy-other-snacks-you-miss/59076 "2020-05-26T21:03:17Z")
As a kid, I ate candy such as Big Time, Forever Yours, Seven-Up (seven kinds of filling covered by one layer of chocolate), Candy Buttons (the sweet, colored lumps sold stuck to adding-machine tape), and a brande of malt… --- ## [When did European monarchs stop jousting, wearing ceremonial armor, etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-european-monarchs-stop-jousting-wearing-ceremonial-armor-etc/493370)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-european-monarchs-stop-jousting-wearing-ceremonial-armor-etc/493370 "2009-04-17T18:34:17Z")
For some reason that I cannot fathom at all, I’ve recently become obsessed with Medieval knights and armor. I don’t know why I suddenly took an interest in this; it certainly isn’t something I cared very much about befor… --- ## [Where have you been published?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-published/616072)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-published/616072 "2012-03-21T01:39:14Z")
In response to this, I thought I’d do a poll to see where and how people on the board actually have been published. Multiple selections are allowed. Being published on a BBS is assumed, of course. --- ## [How loud is a blimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-a-blimp/712063)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-loud-is-a-blimp/712063 "2015-02-09T16:33:36Z")
Despite the title, I’m asking about any type of rigid, semi-rigid, or non-rigid aircraft. Just take blimp as shorthand. From what I’ve read, blimps normally fly at about 1500 feet. At that height how loud would they be … --- ## [What can the GOP do to attract more minorities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-the-gop-do-to-attract-more-minorities/500881)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-the-gop-do-to-attract-more-minorities/500881 "2009-07-02T05:03:11Z")
A poll in the L.A. Times today found that, at least in Los Angeles, black and Hispanic voters are more likely than whites to identify themselves as conservative. I know many Hispanics, including some within my own fami… --- ## [Best Version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-the-first-time-ever-i-saw-your-face/714941)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-the-first-time-ever-i-saw-your-face/714941 "2015-03-17T15:47:26Z")
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is one of the best love songs ever written. imho :slight\_smile: Its been recorded by over thirty major artists. Everyone from Mel Torme, Diana Ross, to modern acts like Ol’ Dirty B… --- ## [Why are there so many freaking retards in the Republican party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-freaking-retards-in-the-republican-party/253433)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-freaking-retards-in-the-republican-party/253433 "2004-07-09T07:23:40Z")
From Slate There is not much to say, really. Just that it seems that an awfully high number of Republicans think like this. It’s truly pathetic. Not that the Democrats in Tennessee are any brighter Yes, you morons, … --- ## [Genetic basis of race uncovered.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-basis-of-race-uncovered/117001)
**Author:** [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genetic-basis-of-race-uncovered/117001 "2002-07-10T07:21:58Z")
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/04/olson-p1.htm “\>\>\>\>Genetics research is demonstrating that the differences in appearance among groups are profoundly incidental, but these differences do have a genetic basis…… T… --- ## [Something You Thought Would be Awful But It Turned Out to Be Great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-thought-would-be-awful-but-it-turned-out-to-be-great/835079)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-you-thought-would-be-awful-but-it-turned-out-to-be-great/835079 "2019-06-11T05:34:18Z")
I remember when my theater told us they were switching to assigned seating. We hated it. I liked sitting in a certain section and always made sure I got there early to get the seat(s) I want. Why should someone else wal… --- ## [Ok, fine, I am a laundry Nazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-fine-i-am-a-laundry-nazi/569382)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-fine-i-am-a-laundry-nazi/569382 "2011-02-01T21:32:14Z")
Godwins law, right off the bat. :smiley: So my partner did a load of laundry. Clothes. Including my work clothes. On hot, with towels mixed in, and then left in the dryer for god knows how long, with a dryer sheet. Am … --- ## [Recently divorced friend being scammed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-divorced-friend-being-scammed/794651)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recently-divorced-friend-being-scammed/794651 "2017-08-30T17:51:05Z")
I don’t know what the scam is but I have a recently divorced middle aged friend I know is being scammed. He is on some kind of dating web site where girls from Central and South America are contacting him. All of these w… --- ## [Parents go on strike-protest lazy teenage kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-go-on-strike-protest-lazy-teenage-kids/279088)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-go-on-strike-protest-lazy-teenage-kids/279088 "2004-12-14T04:13:57Z")
Two Florida parents have moved out of their own home onto the front lawn in an effort to get their kids to do housework. They claim they’ve tried everything. I don’t think they’ve tried everything, in that my parents w… --- ## [Jeep Compass and non-functional cruise control.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-compass-and-non-functional-cruise-control/600335)
**Author:** [@King\_Bobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Bobo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeep-compass-and-non-functional-cruise-control/600335 "2011-10-21T17:06:38Z")
My Jeep Compass is about 3 years old and has about 25,000+ km in usage. My last trip out on the highway I could not seem to get my cruise control to work. I use this vehicle about 95% for to and from work (about 15 km e… --- ## [What Does Sweden Know That We Don't? \[The Swedish Welfare State\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sweden-know-that-we-dont-the-swedish-welfare-state/829954)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sweden-know-that-we-dont-the-swedish-welfare-state/829954 "2019-02-25T19:42:36Z")
After just reading this article (and yes, I am still a little excited about it, so bear with me), I have to wonder. What does Sweden know that we don’t? My question is not a rhetorical one. I am serious. What do they kn… --- ## [Gamer Question: Why does everybody hate EA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamer-question-why-does-everybody-hate-ea/415501)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamer-question-why-does-everybody-hate-ea/415501 "2007-09-07T06:12:12Z")
I few months ago I got myself an Xbox 360, which led me to some gaming forums. And since I enjoy sports games EA is a company often referred to. Now, (not hanging out on EA forums 'couse I aint got an EA game) I notice … --- ## [An RTF blusterfuck: a dumb, ignorant troll too lazy to read before shitting in GD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-rtf-blusterfuck-a-dumb-ignorant-troll-too-lazy-to-read-before-shitting-in-gd/385527)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-rtf-blusterfuck-a-dumb-ignorant-troll-too-lazy-to-read-before-shitting-in-gd/385527 "2006-12-28T14:40:07Z")
\*\*Or: An object lesson on why the shit-stupid and ignorant shouldn’t spew the contents of their colons all over a Great Debate. \*\* -RTF raising his flag of “Shit, I sure am ignorant and have no place in a debate. But b… --- ## [Motivation for July 13th Trump shooting: speculation, conjecture, moving to evidence supported hypothesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motivation-for-july-13th-trump-shooting-speculation-conjecture-moving-to-evidence-supported-hypothesis/1004219)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motivation-for-july-13th-trump-shooting-speculation-conjecture-moving-to-evidence-supported-hypothesis/1004219 "2024-09-10T21:12:18Z")
Thread devoted to motives of the accused and deceased Trump shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. My take: We’re here to fight ignorance, so all posters lose 3 internets for unsubstantiated c… --- ## [Is it rude to scoop someone else's litterboxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-scoop-someone-elses-litterboxes/648503)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-scoop-someone-elses-litterboxes/648503 "2013-02-01T04:27:15Z")
I’m on my phone and can’t figure out how to set up a poll, so I’m going to just ask for opinions. Today, I was at my best friend’s house and while I was using the restroom, I noticed that their kitteh had recently used … --- ## [2015 An MLS Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-an-mls-thread/716241)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-an-mls-thread/716241 "2015-04-20T19:09:07Z")
As I’ve fallen in love with football and think you should support your local(ish) side, I’ve started following an Columbus Crew Soccer Club in addition to the club that’ll be mine till I die, MCFC. (I’m also keeping an … --- ## [Should forced induction cars be quicker at altitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-forced-induction-cars-be-quicker-at-altitude/614748)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-forced-induction-cars-be-quicker-at-altitude/614748 "2012-03-06T16:16:49Z")
It’s very rare that I have driven over a couple of thousand feet so I haven’t tested this for myself; I understand that normally aspirated cars are pretty shoddy at altitude due to the lack of oxygen. However, I would ha… --- ## [What Songs Make You "Tear Up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-make-you-tear-up/247676)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-make-you-tear-up/247676 "2008-05-19T07:15:47Z")
That’s the long “ea” up there, my fellow little heathens. :smiley: For me it’s Happy Trails by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. When my Dad brought me and Mom and little bro to the States in 60, that was one of the first sho… --- ## [Am I reading a codeword or am I just a liberal douchebag? Or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-reading-a-codeword-or-am-i-just-a-liberal-douchebag-or-both/728523)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-reading-a-codeword-or-am-i-just-a-liberal-douchebag-or-both/728523 "2015-08-26T12:07:08Z")
This is a poll about possibly irrational gut reactions, and acting on them or not. I’m about to go on a road trip. My first planned stop is Savannah, Il. It’s right along the east bank of the Mississippi, a little mor… --- ## [Why is New York NOT a part of New England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-new-york-not-a-part-of-new-england/541943)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-new-york-not-a-part-of-new-england/541943 "2010-06-07T18:11:01Z")
Born and bred in New England I’ve got cider mills, clear clam chowder and MacIntoch Apples running through my veins and Chedder cheese on my Apple Pie - I have my guesses as to why New York is not a part of New England b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1688&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1690&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)