# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1716&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:** 1717 --- ## [What music was popular the year you graduated high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-was-popular-the-year-you-graduated-high-school/490368)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-was-popular-the-year-you-graduated-high-school/490368 "2009-04-02T04:36:12Z")
There may be better sites than this one to find the data for your year. There may even be some that would have the month’s top x-number. If you can actually remember any unassisted, more’s the better. Anyway, what are … --- ## [Best glue for plastic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-glue-for-plastic/656752)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-glue-for-plastic/656752 "2013-04-27T12:34:00Z")
My fridge, which is less than 10 years old has four door shelves, two of which have cracked. The place where they cracked is on the part that fits in to the door. It is a mm or two in thickness. I tried epoxying one o… --- ## [The Fat Man Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-rants/328779)
**Author:** [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fat-man-rants/328779 "2005-11-04T17:51:11Z")
Don’t you even think about talking to me when I’m at the Gym Hey you! You with the flat arse, pert breasts and finely chiselled cheekbones! Don’t even begin with the “looking good! Gonna sweat today! How ya doin’? Got y… --- ## [Help Me Like Yankee Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-like-yankee-food/326185)
**Author:** [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-like-yankee-food/326185 "2005-10-20T18:52:40Z")
I was raised in Arkansas, and thus have been exposed almost exclusively to Southern Cuisine: fried catfish, fried okra, cornbread, biscuits and the like. Despite having lived in the St. Louis area for thirteen years, I… --- ## [Greentree Servicing - scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greentree-servicing-scam/668789)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greentree-servicing-scam/668789 "2014-10-09T00:54:31Z")
The in-laws are in financial trouble. They haven’t paid the mortgage in nearly a year and know that it’s a matter of time before being foreclosed on. A few weeks ago, they got a letter from Greentree Service LLC. Some e… --- ## [The Princess Diana Phenomenon: Can someone please explain it to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-diana-phenomenon-can-someone-please-explain-it-to-me/467704)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-diana-phenomenon-can-someone-please-explain-it-to-me/467704 "2008-10-16T00:50:19Z")
I was watching “The Queen” last night which was a very good movie for the record. The movie showed a huge outpouring of grief and love for Diana that seemed accurate from what I remember of the time. It appeared the Quee… --- ## [What was your favorite Schoolhouse Rock cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-schoolhouse-rock-cartoon/407549)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-schoolhouse-rock-cartoon/407549 "2007-06-14T20:13:00Z")
I always liked the history-themed ones best. To me, “No More Kings” is the seminal SR moment. Two American aristocrats are staring at each other holding their teacups, looking extremely pissed off. Cue music: During … --- ## [What is the most carcinogenic substance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-carcinogenic-substance/391952)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-carcinogenic-substance/391952 "2007-02-14T06:37:42Z")
What is the most carcinogenic substance? Aside from radiation, what should I stay away from? I assume some type of radiation could give me cancer in short order. Is there anything else that I could get cancer from in s… --- ## [So a funny thing happened when I got pulled over today . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-funny-thing-happened-when-i-got-pulled-over-today/813666)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-a-funny-thing-happened-when-i-got-pulled-over-today/813666 "2018-05-15T16:06:10Z")
I was tooling around town today and the local cops pulled me over for an expired registration. I swear I renewed it a few months ago, so I’ll be visiting the DMV this week. I didn’t have a valid paper insurance card, I … --- ## [Rumsfeld to Resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumsfeld-to-resign/379582)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rumsfeld-to-resign/379582 "2006-11-10T14:56:43Z")
Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out, you smug, sanctimonious sack of crap. On second thought, let it. --- ## [Stupid radio station names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-radio-station-names/394521)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-radio-station-names/394521 "2007-03-05T20:51:51Z")
Those of us in the SF Bay Area just got a brand spanking new country radio station: “The Wolf.” :rolleyes: It’s among the stupidest names for a radio station I’ve heard since, weel, “The Bear.” We’ve got “The Bone” (… --- ## [If monkeys evolved into people, then how come there are still monkeys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-monkeys-evolved-into-people-then-how-come-there-are-still-monkeys/378443)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-monkeys-evolved-into-people-then-how-come-there-are-still-monkeys/378443 "2006-11-03T16:29:46Z")
Every now and then we have a thread on The Stupidest Thing you Overheard or something like that. The question posed in the OP invariably finds its way into such threads. The thing is, is it really that stupid of a questi… --- ## [If I put healthy stuff on a pizza, does that make the pizza health food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-healthy-stuff-on-a-pizza-does-that-make-the-pizza-health-food/544432)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-put-healthy-stuff-on-a-pizza-does-that-make-the-pizza-health-food/544432 "2010-06-25T21:20:44Z")
Last night, I ordered a pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut. I put mushrooms, olives, and red onions (raw) on it. My questions: Are olives and mushrooms vegetables? Would it count as a serving on the FDA nutritional value … --- ## [From A to Z, your first and last iPod song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-to-z-your-first-and-last-ipod-song/585033)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-a-to-z-your-first-and-last-ipod-song/585033 "2011-06-17T15:59:29Z")
For me, it’s “Abacab” by Genesis and “Zorba the Greek” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (or “1812 Overture” if you include tunes whose titles begin with numbers). And you? --- ## [Garden Club names needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-club-names-needed/112846)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-club-names-needed/112846 "2002-06-09T12:58:13Z")
So my wife and her partner in crime are planning on forming a garden club. The hoity-toity traditional clubs have waiting lists. They want to form an alternative Scrappy Doo of garden clubs. (I assume it is just an ex… --- ## [Chocolate arcing in microwave oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-arcing-in-microwave-oven/663474)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-arcing-in-microwave-oven/663474 "2013-07-15T23:56:42Z")
I was melting squares Trader Joe’s Bittersweet Chocolate in the microwave oven last night, and there was a rather large electrical discharge within the chamber. There was no metal in the chocolate or bowl. Why the arci… --- ## [Ignorance fights back: Facts that you refuse to remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-fights-back-facts-that-you-refuse-to-remember/699693)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-fights-back-facts-that-you-refuse-to-remember/699693 "2014-10-01T00:35:28Z")
Some examples: The Guelphs and the Ghibellines were, of course, factions backing the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries. However, I stubbornly refuse to remember which is which. Unf… --- ## [Does anyone else think good looking people tend to be nicer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-good-looking-people-tend-to-be-nicer/690812)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-good-looking-people-tend-to-be-nicer/690812 "2014-06-16T15:43:33Z")
I know it sounds shallow but it seems like people who are mean are usually fat or ugly or look weird. Like when you see a criminal caught on the news, they tend to look strange. You do have exceptions like Ted Bundy and … --- ## [Use of 'fink' as pejorative in olden times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-fink-as-pejorative-in-olden-times/566748)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-fink-as-pejorative-in-olden-times/566748 "2011-01-08T23:28:22Z")
Did people typically refer to contemptible people as “finks” back in the old timey days? Background: Saw the movie “Requiem for a Heavyweight” again recently. In one scene, one of the characters (Rooney, I think) is h… --- ## [Fuck Vista!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-vista/463442)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-vista/463442 "2008-09-17T23:39:56Z")
Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck Vista! Fuck… --- ## [Anybody who’s on the fence about Biden, or think he’s “lost a step” mentally should listen to this interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-who-s-on-the-fence-about-biden-or-think-he-s-lost-a-step-mentally-should-listen-to-this-interview/995049)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-who-s-on-the-fence-about-biden-or-think-he-s-lost-a-step-mentally-should-listen-to-this-interview/995049 "2023-12-27T20:58:28Z")
And that interview is a recent episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast. I have to admit, I was a little nervous at first to listen to it; I’ve been so inundated with depictions in the media of Biden being … --- ## [Which Olympians have the lowest percentage of body fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-olympians-have-the-lowest-percentage-of-body-fat/261187)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-olympians-have-the-lowest-percentage-of-body-fat/261187 "2004-08-25T16:06:23Z")
I’m guessing the marathon runners. They all look like running toothpicks. On the other hand, the male gymnasts have bulging sculpted muscles which indicates very little subcutaneous fat. The swimmers seem to be a cros… --- ## [Why are Cheerios more expensive than Honey Nut Cheerios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cheerios-more-expensive-than-honey-nut-cheerios/600333)
**Author:** [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cheerios-more-expensive-than-honey-nut-cheerios/600333 "2011-10-23T17:54:14Z")
In my experience, a 260 or 400 gram box of original, plain Cheerios costs the same as a 330 or 460 gram box of Honey Nut Cheerios, respectively. I can’t imagine how the Honey Nut variety costs less for General Mills to… --- ## [how fast do vitamins build up in your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-vitamins-build-up-in-your-body/493815)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-vitamins-build-up-in-your-body/493815 "2009-12-06T22:04:32Z")
Well, according to my most recent blood test, I am deficient in vitamin D. Since I know that even if I try I probably won’t get enough direct sunlight, I got myself a bottle of vitamin D pills. How long will it take to… --- ## [IBM 360: Happy 50th Birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibm-360-happy-50th-birthday/685569)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibm-360-happy-50th-birthday/685569 "2014-12-13T16:52:48Z")
A whole generation of analyst programmers cut their teeth on the IBM 360. It all started April 7, 1964. Anyone with IBM mainframe experience had their choice of jobs. I never was lucky enough to get IBM experience. I wo… --- ## [How did they build RMS Queen Mary 2? What is it like on board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-build-rms-queen-mary-2-what-is-it-like-on-board/539608)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-build-rms-queen-mary-2-what-is-it-like-on-board/539608 "2010-05-17T00:24:59Z")
Take a look at a ship that dwarves even what the mighty Titanic was once: File:En mary titanic.svg - Wikipedia How did they build this behemoth to begin with? The ship is so immense and filled with apparently comfy pass… --- ## [Needs help with an injured bunny fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needs-help-with-an-injured-bunny-fast/624002)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needs-help-with-an-injured-bunny-fast/624002 "2012-06-17T08:30:07Z")
One of my stray cats got into it with a big floopy eared bunny. Both of them are injured and the vet had to put a lot of work into my stray. Bunny is stitched up as well. Now I have bunny in a cage, she seems to use t… --- ## [Opus Dei Apologist Writes OpEd, Lemur's Mind Boggles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opus-dei-apologist-writes-oped-lemurs-mind-boggles/359183)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opus-dei-apologist-writes-oped-lemurs-mind-boggles/359183 "2006-06-06T17:00:14Z")
I was pointed to this via Andrew Sullivan: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/opinion/02fortunato.html?\_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin So let’s see. You’re a sex-hating english professor who lives with a bunch of other m… --- ## [This whole brontosaurus/apatosaurus nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-whole-brontosaurus-apatosaurus-nonsense/768812)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-whole-brontosaurus-apatosaurus-nonsense/768812 "2016-10-24T22:59:19Z")
Okay so when I was growing up we all knew about four or five kinds of dinosaurs—tyrannosaurus rex, of course. Triceratops, stegosaurus, pterodactyl. But No. 1 or No. 2 was brontosaurus. It was very easily recognized, ap… --- ## [Are there any "good" options for pro-Palestine voters (as opposed to "choose between bad vs. worse")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-options-for-pro-palestine-voters-as-opposed-to-choose-between-bad-vs-worse/1000714)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-options-for-pro-palestine-voters-as-opposed-to-choose-between-bad-vs-worse/1000714 "2024-05-31T20:30:05Z")
Anytime pro-Palestine voters mention being disgruntled with Biden, the immediate - and only - reply to them is “If Trump wins, he’ll be even worse for Palestine than Biden.” Which is true, but as someone else pointed ou… --- ## [Someone offers you a free car, with a catch...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-offers-you-a-free-car-with-a-catch/538774)
**Author:** [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-offers-you-a-free-car-with-a-catch/538774 "2010-05-10T23:40:46Z")
Okay, so lets just say that you are walking along the street and a person walks up to you. They offer you a free, brand new car. For the sake of this poll, lets say a mid-range vehicle of the type you would normally dr… --- ## [How To Make My Voice Sound Deeper or Sexier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-my-voice-sound-deeper-or-sexier/251021)
**Author:** [@Certainly\_If\_You\_Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Certainly_If_You_Please)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-my-voice-sound-deeper-or-sexier/251021 "2004-06-19T03:46:21Z")
Does anyone know how I could make my phone voice sexier or deeper? (I’m a guy). The only possibility that comes to mind is being sick…my voice sounds deeper before I’m going to get a sore throat or cold and after I’m re… --- ## [Was war in Afghanistan unavoidable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-war-in-afghanistan-unavoidable/715167)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-war-in-afghanistan-unavoidable/715167 "2015-03-19T14:26:24Z")
Was war in Afghanistan unavoidable? I have always assumed we had to go because of the fact that they had terrorist training camps there. I was completely against the war in Iraq. Was I wrong to support the war in Afghani… --- ## [What Food Sources Could Be Produced With Minimal Light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-sources-could-be-produced-with-minimal-light/618716)
**Author:** [@Weaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weaver)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-sources-could-be-produced-with-minimal-light/618716 "2012-04-20T20:59:14Z")
Say you have a large group of people living underground. The only light available is artifical and while it is possible to use to to grow some crops, due to the high energy requirements it is not possible to do so on a … --- ## [left groceries in the trunk for 2 hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-groceries-in-the-trunk-for-2-hours/766132)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-groceries-in-the-trunk-for-2-hours/766132 "2016-09-22T18:47:28Z")
After work I went grocery shopping and picked up a few items. On the way home, I got a call from work and had to go back. I was irritated that I had to deal with the issue and totally forgot about my groceries! I was … --- ## [If the polar ice caps were to melt away entirely](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-polar-ice-caps-were-to-melt-away-entirely/664188)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-polar-ice-caps-were-to-melt-away-entirely/664188 "2013-07-25T20:51:08Z")
Are there any estimates as to how much land would actually end up under water in such a situation? Would there be a net loss of land above water? Or is there a possibility that land uncovered by the melting ice caps wou… --- ## [Is there anything Carter could/should have done to prevent the Iranian Revolution of 1979?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-carter-could-should-have-done-to-prevent-the-iranian-revolution-of-1979/537026)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-carter-could-should-have-done-to-prevent-the-iranian-revolution-of-1979/537026 "2010-04-28T19:10:19Z")
I don’t see how the Shah’s regime could have been preserved, unpopular as it was. But was it inevitable that it would be replaced by an Islamic theocracy/mullahcracy? --- ## [Hatin' on Christmas music!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hatin-on-christmas-music/994897 "2026-01-12T22:28:59Z")
'Tis the season … for retail workers, customer service agents, etc. to be subjected to endless rounds of 50-year-old renditions of “Jingle Bell Rock,” plus all the new! fresh! yay! reworkings by yesterday’s has-beens. W… --- ## [Procedure for one person to fold the American flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procedure-for-one-person-to-fold-the-american-flag/249428)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/procedure-for-one-person-to-fold-the-american-flag/249428 "2004-06-09T22:02:07Z")
For the past school year Mr. S has been working as an elementary school custodian, which means that he is in charge\* of raising the flag in the morning and taking it down if it starts raining. (The night custodian takes… --- ## [Another thread about Cliven Bundy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-cliven-bundy/686845)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-thread-about-cliven-bundy/686845 "2014-05-14T19:35:12Z")
His father bought the Bunkerville ranch in 1948; they began renting BLM land in 1954. This is the first I read about that. What a bullshitter, and his militia of weenies too. --- ## [A Story Start for Your Judgement - The Horror at Cecil Cove (with FAQ)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-start-for-your-judgement-the-horror-at-cecil-cove-with-faq/42945)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2001, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-story-start-for-your-judgement-the-horror-at-cecil-cove-with-faq/42945 "2001-04-23T03:36:37Z")
The Horror at Cecil Cove by Una Persson Introduction - August 12, 1928: A bleary-eyed Una woke to the sound of a phone ringing. And ringing. And RINGING… “Homer! Kindly answer that!” she yelled, wincing as the sound … --- ## [Compressed air for pressurized beverage dispenser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressed-air-for-pressurized-beverage-dispenser/633827)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compressed-air-for-pressurized-beverage-dispenser/633827 "2012-09-06T22:55:52Z")
I want to store a beverage in a bottle and pressurize it so it flows where I want it to. I’ve seen people recommend CO2 or Nitrogen bottles to do this, but couldn’t I just use an oil-less air compressor/tank for this ins… --- ## [Mediocre Products With Undeserved Reputations: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-products-with-undeserved-reputations-why/253374)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mediocre-products-with-undeserved-reputations-why/253374 "2004-07-15T05:58:54Z")
Anybody remember when Coors Beer was thought to be something special? You could only buy it in Colorado and the West Coast-people used to praise it to the skies! Only when it was distributed around the country, people re… --- ## [Christmas Cards for Doper Kids - 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-for-doper-kids-2013/674787)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-cards-for-doper-kids-2013/674787 "2014-01-16T01:01:15Z")
I haven’t seen a thread yet this year. Is anyone planning to co-ordinate? I’d like to participate this year, if possible. Last year’s thread. StG --- ## [So, I'm watching "The Breakfast Club" on TV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-watching-the-breakfast-club-on-tv/701158)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-watching-the-breakfast-club-on-tv/701158 "2014-10-19T08:10:08Z")
And actually it’s a pretty good movie. I’m surprised how much I like this movie. And Molly Ringwald is an amazing actor. Molly is right into the character and can tear up on command. I’m embarrassed to say that I’m l… --- ## [Industry: What does "SAP" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industry-what-does-sap-mean/209479)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industry-what-does-sap-mean/209479 "2003-10-26T14:05:48Z")
Several advertised positions in industry require SAP, such as a SAP technician, for one. What does “SAP” stand for? For example, what would a SAP technician be doing? I know the old saying: “If you have to ask…”, but… --- ## [Mutually annoying sayings in the Anglosphere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutually-annoying-sayings-in-the-anglosphere/750762)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutually-annoying-sayings-in-the-anglosphere/750762 "2016-04-09T14:04:01Z")
People would seem to be endlessly interested and engaged by the quirks and oddities of English language use; including their being irritated by certain of same, favoured by other English-speakers. Annoyance and exasperat… --- ## [15-pin serial adapter for USB not possible? Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-pin-serial-adapter-for-usb-not-possible-help/74264)
**Author:** [@Fillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fillet)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2001, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-pin-serial-adapter-for-usb-not-possible-help/74264 "2001-07-31T23:26:57Z")
I recently bought a used NEC MobilePro H/PC, and I love it. Getting it to sync with my Macs has been a challenge, though. I’ve been able to do it so far by running Virtual PC on my PowerBook 3400, which has a high-densit… --- ## [Yeah, I'm gonna get firfed from work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-im-gonna-get-firfed-from-work/609429)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-im-gonna-get-firfed-from-work/609429 "2012-01-19T15:40:34Z")
Ok, the tittle was in jest. I’m not going to get fired. But still, what the hell was my friend and I thinking? At work we have this conference room where all the upper management folk have there daily meetings. In orde… --- ## [Teenagers solve centuries-old math problem. What exactly did they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-solve-centuries-old-math-problem-what-exactly-did-they-do/981750)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenagers-solve-centuries-old-math-problem-what-exactly-did-they-do/981750 "2023-04-24T23:46:03Z")
One source with video of the students: The assertion is that it is impossible to prove the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry and they proved that this assertion is false by developing such a proof. This assertion … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1715&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1717&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)