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**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/332967 "2010-09-30T22:46:38Z")
Oh Lord, deliver me from this fucking puppy. It seems my neighbors have recently acquired a new puppy over Thanksgiving. One that does not know how to SHUT THE FUCK UP. Imagine the sound a puppy makes of it were to get … --- ## [Growing up, what TV shows did your parents not let you watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-up-what-tv-shows-did-your-parents-not-let-you-watch/795096)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/growing-up-what-tv-shows-did-your-parents-not-let-you-watch/795096 "2017-09-02T00:36:13Z")
Having grown up in a very conservative Christian household, my mom wouldn’t let us watch “Bewitched” because witches. “I Dream of Jeannie” was fine and also held my attention much better. What was verboten at your hous… --- ## [Q: How do you take your coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-how-do-you-take-your-coffee/543976 "2010-07-04T19:05:50Z")
My standard coffee at home was Folgers with Skim-plus milk and 2 blue packets, but I’ve recently decided that when my supply of blue gives out, I’m swtching to Splenda’s yellow packets. Sure, thats a pretty tame & borin… --- ## [Most WTF Endings in Classic Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-wtf-endings-in-classic-books/836972)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-wtf-endings-in-classic-books/836972 "2019-07-19T16:31:24Z")
I’ve just finished reading The Grapes of Wrath, which I had picked up years ago on a flea market (one of the many “might-as-well-read-this books” that I buy second-hand) and ended up liking it quite a bit more than I exp… --- ## [SDMB Challenge: Name an Anime without any fanservice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-challenge-name-an-anime-without-any-fanservice/304443)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-challenge-name-an-anime-without-any-fanservice/304443 "2005-06-05T19:16:06Z")
Trigun? --- ## [Lovely! They found I have a tumor in my kidney!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436 "2017-03-01T23:00:10Z")
Well, this past tuesday and wednesday I had a full medical check-up, wherein they had a gander at everything that could be important… And they found out that I have a big-ass tumor in my left kidney. In fact it is rough… --- ## [A friendly Challenge - SD's oldest Hotmail account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friendly-challenge-sds-oldest-hotmail-account/625959)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-friendly-challenge-sds-oldest-hotmail-account/625959 "2014-06-04T10:05:20Z")
I was changing my Hotmail password(s) and noticed the account info showed my account creation date. The account in my personal name was created November 02, 1998. I have two other hotmail accounts that were created in F… --- ## [Is this not the ugliest horse ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-not-the-ugliest-horse-ever-seen/798713)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-not-the-ugliest-horse-ever-seen/798713 "2017-10-15T00:56:52Z")
The breeders say it is ‘close to perfection’. To me its face looks more like that of a seahorse or the victim of a severe beating with a metal pole. They shoot horses to put them out of their misery, but perhaps they sho… --- ## [What is the best brand of toilet paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540)
**Author:** [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-brand-of-toilet-paper/535540 "2010-04-15T00:33:30Z")
So, what is your favorite brand of toilet paper? (If your brand has more than one variety, please specify which one.) I’m looking for something that is strong (won’t fall apart) and soft (not like sandpaper). Thanks! --- ## [Provide Four People Who Will Give Me Your Identifying Information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provide-four-people-who-will-give-me-your-identifying-information/751871)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provide-four-people-who-will-give-me-your-identifying-information/751871 "2016-04-18T15:51:45Z")
I question the wisdom of these threads: Either one allows me to determine the birthday and high school of the poster, and those are both frequently used as security questions for password retrieval, or other security… --- ## [Can you commit battery without commiting assault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-commit-battery-without-commiting-assault/350806)
**Author:** [@ArnoldIsNumeroUno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArnoldIsNumeroUno)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-commit-battery-without-commiting-assault/350806 "2006-04-02T03:31:51Z")
Since assault is the threat of violence and battery is the actual act of violence…say I walked up to a guy and slugged him with no warning…would I just be charged with battery since I never made a threat? --- ## [Help me remember how to spell the word 'separate'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-how-to-spell-the-word-separate/583569)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-how-to-spell-the-word-separate/583569 "2011-06-01T15:08:29Z")
There’s a lot of words in english that, growing up, you learn how to spell using some kind of trick. My teacher back in elementary school used to say that in order to remember how to spell ‘friend’, it’s ‘fri-end’. ‘Pr… --- ## [The Panama canal Is 100 Years Old, Has It Caused Any Ecological Disasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-panama-canal-is-100-years-old-has-it-caused-any-ecological-disasters/729912)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-panama-canal-is-100-years-old-has-it-caused-any-ecological-disasters/729912 "2015-09-08T14:10:40Z")
I mean, have any Pacific Ocean species invaded the Caribbean, or the opposite? I know that ships must travel through fresh water, which should kill anything hitching a ride. But, in 100 years, has anyone noticed any bad … --- ## [How could people in a society live with pedophiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-people-in-a-society-live-with-pedophiles/744068)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-people-in-a-society-live-with-pedophiles/744068 "2016-01-31T18:22:52Z")
I’m thinking of a country like Afghanistan where its openly accepted to have young boys as concubines or in other countries where girls are married off to old men. Or other countries with child prostitution. Or in countr… --- ## [Houseplant Dopers: Do you tell your houseplants when you leave the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houseplant-dopers-do-you-tell-your-houseplants-when-you-leave-the-house/583745)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houseplant-dopers-do-you-tell-your-houseplants-when-you-leave-the-house/583745 "2011-05-31T23:49:49Z")
My cactus always can sense when I’m about to leave on an errand. His spikes perk up, and he starts looking thirsty. I always tell him where I’m going (“I’m going to the store. I’m going to the bank.”) and that I’ll be h… --- ## [What do you think of Stephen Colbert's interviewing style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-stephen-colberts-interviewing-style/570634)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-stephen-colberts-interviewing-style/570634 "2015-12-10T16:03:29Z")
Frankly, it’s getting hard to listen to his interviews. He frequently asks questions and then cuts people off before they get a chance to answer. They might say three or four words and then he’s immediately asking anot… --- ## [Gladiator (2000)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiator-2000/689289)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiator-2000/689289 "2014-05-30T12:18:56Z")
I think the blowback on it winning Best Picture is fairly ridiculous. It has a great soundtrack, great sound design, immense attention to detail. The scenes with Richard Harris and Oliver Reed were poignant as it was Re… --- ## [Mr. and Mrs. Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-and-mrs-smith/307823)
**Author:** [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-and-mrs-smith/307823 "2005-06-18T16:51:33Z")
(Didn’t see a thread on this movie yet.) I went to see most of Mr. and Mrs. Smith today while my car was in the shop – I had to leave about an hour and half through to pick up the car. I chose that one to kill time bec… --- ## ["Kneeling" chairs - use one? How precisely do you sit in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneeling-chairs-use-one-how-precisely-do-you-sit-in-it/527280)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kneeling-chairs-use-one-how-precisely-do-you-sit-in-it/527280 "2010-02-02T19:50:30Z")
I just bought a kneeling chair to use at work, where I sit all day. It looks like this. I thought I knew how to sit in it, with my toes on the ground and my shins resting on the lower pads (and my hips and thighs restin… --- ## [What would a competent tyrant do that Trump didn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-competent-tyrant-do-that-trump-didnt/937488)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-competent-tyrant-do-that-trump-didnt/937488 "2021-03-18T09:58:24Z")
Over the past few years, there has been a constant refrain: We’re lucky that Trump is incompetent. A competent tyrant could have done far more damage. It’s a given that a competent tyrant would have avoided Trump’s nega… --- ## [Does magneto-therapy work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-magneto-therapy-work/553041)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-magneto-therapy-work/553041 "2011-11-15T20:13:45Z")
here I’d like to start a discussion about such kind of physiotherapy as magneto-therapeutic method of treatment different disease. do you know something about it? have you ever tried it? I’ve found about magnetotherapy … --- ## [Pitting Ed Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ed-zotti/303802)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-ed-zotti/303802 "2005-05-16T05:41:54Z")
I’m not impressed with the way you treat your customers. I received notification on April 25 that my access was about to expire. This was the first time that I was made aware of a request for re subscribing. Shortly the… --- ## [Quebec - French/English signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-french-english-signs/417954)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-french-english-signs/417954 "2011-12-12T03:17:33Z")
Under what circumstances is the Quebec government and are Quebec businesses allowed to have signs in English? Yesterday, as a reward to myself for going smoke-free for a month, I took a road-trip to the Granby Zoo. A ba… --- ## [The team-building paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-team-building-paradox/519116)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-team-building-paradox/519116 "2009-12-01T20:56:26Z")
The company I recently I started working for is doing quite well and from next year we’re doing the team-building thing. I’ve done it before at previous companies and I just don’t see the point. Take paint-ball for exam… --- ## [The last MMP of 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-mmp-of-2018/826976)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-mmp-of-2018/826976 "2019-01-07T03:21:41Z")
Are you a ‘firster’ or a ‘laster’? I’d rather look back at the memories of what isn’t there anymore; therefore, I’m a laster. (now back to sleep with me.) --- ## [Horses Are Prejudiced (And Other Interesting Things) - MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-are-prejudiced-and-other-interesting-things-mmp/250268)
**Author:** [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horses-are-prejudiced-and-other-interesting-things-mmp/250268 "2004-06-20T14:50:33Z")
I did not know that horses were prejudiced. I am six beers into an impromptu cookout to which I was not invited when I discover this amazing fact. The person who is educating me is the uncle of a friend named Steve (th… --- ## [Cycles Per Second vs Hertz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycles-per-second-vs-hertz/643712)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycles-per-second-vs-hertz/643712 "2012-12-13T18:52:40Z")
Why did we switch from CPS to Hz? More importantly, why? Cycles per second seems much more descriptive than Hertz. Any particular reason or is this just scientific mumbo-jumbo? And who was Hertz anyway? (No, don’t me… --- ## [Tingling sensation from Macbook Pro case when power adapter is plugged in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tingling-sensation-from-macbook-pro-case-when-power-adapter-is-plugged-in/567325)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tingling-sensation-from-macbook-pro-case-when-power-adapter-is-plugged-in/567325 "2014-02-04T03:25:22Z")
My Macbook Pro (aluminium case) gives me a very mild electrical tingle when I rest my arms on the palm rests either side of the track pad. I’ve noticed similar sensations from other things such as my home theatre receive… --- ## [Finish the wooden-navy story: A Raking Broadside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-wooden-navy-story-a-raking-broadside/292148)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-wooden-navy-story-a-raking-broadside/292148 "2006-06-27T18:26:21Z")
English Harbour stank. There wasn’t a breath of wind to disturb the foetor that hung on the hot afternoon air, a combination of rotting rubbish and sewage from on shore and the sickening smells of a ship that had not lo… --- ## [Price gouging or just capitalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-gouging-or-just-capitalism/850529)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-gouging-or-just-capitalism/850529 "2020-04-13T11:21:15Z")
With the current, strange, state of affairs markets for goods are thrown in to turmoil (toilet paper being an obvious one). Since my company is working from home I was tasked with recommending a webcam everyone could bu… --- ## [What is the best drug song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-drug-song/291633 "2005-03-08T05:55:47Z")
Someting by Cheech and Chong? Don’t bogart that joint? I pick Down to seeds and Stems again by Commander Cody. Your choice? --- ## [Do some households actually stay generally clean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-households-actually-stay-generally-clean/740294)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-households-actually-stay-generally-clean/740294 "2015-12-16T20:09:47Z")
I have discovered over the course of nearly 20 years of marriage that there is something very petty that genuinely infuriates me: Cleaning up after someone else. This is, as I said, very petty, and I recognize it is no… --- ## [WTF, TSA? Is it 3 oz or 3.4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-tsa-is-it-3-oz-or-3-4/565006)
**Author:** [@Fell\_through\_the\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fell_through_the_Ice)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-tsa-is-it-3-oz-or-3-4/565006 "2010-12-24T01:20:45Z")
From your own website: Liquids Rule | Transportation Security Administration Which is it? 3 ounces of liquids permitted in carry-on or 3.4. Your stupid website says both. I just bought bunch of 3.2-oz plastic bottle… --- ## [Best Suspense Films With Surprise Endings: NO SPOILERS, PLEASE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-suspense-films-with-surprise-endings-no-spoilers-please/153859)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-suspense-films-with-surprise-endings-no-spoilers-please/153859 "2003-02-11T00:03:36Z")
I love to see films that have an ending you cannot spot a mile away. First nominees: SLEUTH (great plot twists to the surprising end) WAIT UNTIL DARK (will have you jump) REBECCA (didn’t see that coming) Give me som… --- ## [Just what exactly got thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-exactly-got-thrown-off-the-tallahatchie-bridge/648876)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-exactly-got-thrown-off-the-tallahatchie-bridge/648876 "2013-02-01T18:39:12Z")
In “Ode To Billy Joe” the narrator’s mama says that Brother Taylor the preacher saw a girl that looked just like you (the narrator) up on Choctaw Ridge…and she and Billy Joe was throwin’ somethin’ off the Tallahatchie Br… --- ## [College courses without final exams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-courses-without-final-exams/708746)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-courses-without-final-exams/708746 "2015-01-10T01:13:09Z")
A thread over on IMHO reminded me of something from college; pretty much every academic course had a final exam - except for what would probably be called English 101 & 102 (at Cal, introductory undergraduate courses int… --- ## [Why sail with the tide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-sail-with-the-tide/401680)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-sail-with-the-tide/401680 "2007-04-26T15:25:39Z")
Often in the movies, people will declare that there is this urgent deadline for characters to get to a ship, because ‘it sails with the tide’. What’s that all about? Does a boat sail at high tide? Low tide? With the … --- ## [What's so important about being professional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-important-about-being-professional/362975)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-important-about-being-professional/362975 "2006-07-09T15:45:55Z")
Especially if people get their jobs done regardless. I don’t understand the concept that much. How does the following interfere with performance? \*Gum chewing \*Cursing \*Wearing jeans and t-shirts \*Listening to heav… --- ## [Suicide by Living Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-living-will/512348)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-living-will/512348 "2009-10-12T20:49:15Z")
I was reading the following article and thought it was worthy of kicking around here on GD. The upshot, essentially, is a woman drank antifreeze in order to commit suicide. She then called an ambulance and upon arrival… --- ## [Is there any downside ?to unionizing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-downside-to-unionizing/700329)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-downside-to-unionizing/700329 "2014-10-20T11:58:29Z")
I am talking about for an individual, not in the macroeconomic sense. For example, if a place was not unionized, and a union rep came and said it would be better for everyone if they were unionized, what would be possib… --- ## ["Will a menu be necessary?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-menu-be-necessary/361502)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-menu-be-necessary/361502 "2006-06-24T02:04:35Z")
You know, I realized I’ve ranted a lot about disability related issues here on the Dope - I guess it’s my theme. I apologize if my tirades are getting a little repetitive, but I need a place to rant. Last Saturday eveni… --- ## [Coffee at home in British crime shows: French press?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-at-home-in-british-crime-shows-french-press/702211)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-at-home-in-british-crime-shows-french-press/702211 "2014-11-07T06:59:52Z")
I’ve been binge-watching British crime shows for a few months. Whenever the police visit suspects, witnesses, random people at home, usually the hosts serve tea. But whenever they serve coffee, it’s virtually always Fren… --- ## [Obama to propose structural reform of U.S. Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-propose-structural-reform-of-u-s-government/569015)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-propose-structural-reform-of-u-s-government/569015 "2012-01-14T23:45:33Z")
From the State of the Union Address tonight: \*…We cannot win the future with a government of the past. We live and do business in the information age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the… --- ## [Experiments that failed in the late 60s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiments-that-failed-in-the-late-60s/302511)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiments-that-failed-in-the-late-60s/302511 "2012-05-02T06:07:24Z")
There were lots of bizarre things going on in the late 60s. Can anyone remember things people did back then that just kind of fizzled out? --- ## [Who was the greater scientific genius: Albert Einstein or Charles Darwin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-greater-scientific-genius-albert-einstein-or-charles-darwin/695117)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-greater-scientific-genius-albert-einstein-or-charles-darwin/695117 "2014-08-14T18:19:20Z")
In one corner: Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist responsible for the Theory of Relativity. In the other corner: Charles Darwin, naturalist responsible for the Theory of Evolution. In your opinion, which of these t… --- ## [Do you carry your cell phone with you at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-with-you-at-home/999390)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-carry-your-cell-phone-with-you-at-home/999390 "2024-03-30T05:35:38Z")
poll The question is when you are at home, do you always have your cell phone with you even when going from room to room? Or does your phone live mostly in one spot, occasionally taken with you, like maybe to the bathroo… --- ## [Inconsiderate medical offices and morning talk shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsiderate-medical-offices-and-morning-talk-shows/491683)
**Author:** [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsiderate-medical-offices-and-morning-talk-shows/491683 "2009-04-07T20:09:05Z")
So, we see this thread every month or so. For me it was the dentist, not the doctor. It’s my first appointment with them, scheduled for 10am. I took a wrong turn, so i show up at 9:58 instead of the planned 10 minutes ea… --- ## [Does Being Gay Shorten Your Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-gay-shorten-your-life/430533)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-gay-shorten-your-life/430533 "2007-12-27T22:41:47Z")
I have heard the claim that being gay presents some health risks; are there any reliable studies that prove this? And, if this is true, can life insurance companies demand higher premiums for gay clients? --- ## [It's a war for oil, Tony Benn tells protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-war-for-oil-tony-benn-tells-protesters/94106)
**Author:** [@Adil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adil)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-war-for-oil-tony-benn-tells-protesters/94106 "2001-11-30T17:21:18Z")
It’s a war for oil, Benn tells protesters Dear all. Would any of you kindly do me a favour and refute this insidious claim that the current war is ultimately about oil, and that insofar as the purpose of eradicating t… --- ## [How to Achieve True Global Unity On Planet Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-true-global-unity-on-planet-earth/667287)
**Author:** [@thepillar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thepillar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-true-global-unity-on-planet-earth/667287 "2013-08-30T23:09:11Z")
Ok, so with the advent of the internet and other telecommunications networks that has, by far, brought people from all walks of life and continents together, one would’ve thought that by now humans would’ve had began the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1704&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1706&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)