# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1725&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:** 1726 --- ## [Necktie, vest and french cuffs, stylish or faux pas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necktie-vest-and-french-cuffs-stylish-or-faux-pas/433864)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necktie-vest-and-french-cuffs-stylish-or-faux-pas/433864 "2008-01-18T18:24:56Z")
I’ve got a holiday party coming up, the invitation specifies “black-and-white attire”. A clarification went out that that wasn’t to be taken literally (we’re geeks, we use language carefully, and aren’t masters of socia… --- ## [Why can't men take responsibility for their own depraved desires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-men-take-responsibility-for-their-own-depraved-desires/246542)
**Author:** [@Scarf-Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarf-Ace)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-men-take-responsibility-for-their-own-depraved-desires/246542 "2004-05-30T02:26:16Z")
I was reading an interview with the author of “The Deil’s Ain”, a look at the persecution of witches in Scotland, and one of the points he made was that women would frequently be raped and then be accused of using magic … --- ## [An Elf Speaks Out on North Pole Inspections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-elf-speaks-out-on-north-pole-inspections/140701)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-elf-speaks-out-on-north-pole-inspections/140701 "2002-12-25T22:24:20Z")
shuffles papers Thank you for coming today. I can take a few questions, but first I have a statement. We have decided to allow the U.N. inspectors into the North Pole…simply because we have nothing to hide. However, … --- ## [legal question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question/567040)
**Author:** [@monjb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monjb)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question/567040 "2011-01-12T22:59:28Z")
Hi my finance was involved in a hit and run accident he left the scene and then turned himself in around 8 hrs later.He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and wreckless driving and was sentenced to 4yrs. i… --- ## [Ridiculos rabbit movie in the Matrix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculos-rabbit-movie-in-the-matrix/341990)
**Author:** [@booklyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklyn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculos-rabbit-movie-in-the-matrix/341990 "2006-02-07T04:54:13Z")
the scene with the orphans at the Oracles house, behind the kid bending the spoons, on the TV there is a movie of giant rabbits running down an average street. What movie is that? Come on, one of must know! :confused: … --- ## [Is it not possible to get rid of file extensions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-not-possible-to-get-rid-of-file-extensions/560731)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-not-possible-to-get-rid-of-file-extensions/560731 "2010-11-17T19:00:42Z")
One of the recurring problems that I deal with at work is people renaming files and deleting the file extension while doing so. Then the file gets sent to important people who respond in a rage that they can’t open it ca… --- ## [How the blazes can Sanders' UHC plan cost $32T?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-blazes-can-sanders-uhc-plan-cost-32t/818889)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-blazes-can-sanders-uhc-plan-cost-32t/818889 "2018-08-09T16:27:05Z")
That’s for 10 years, mind, so $3.2T a year. I suspect I have hit on a hit-piece. Links: https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/blahous-costs-medicare-mercatus-working-paper-v1\_1.pdf I look at the UK where we pay appro… --- ## [U.S. Men's Basketball gets ass handed to them by Puerto Rico. How cool is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-mens-basketball-gets-ass-handed-to-them-by-puerto-rico-how-cool-is-that/259976)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-mens-basketball-gets-ass-handed-to-them-by-puerto-rico-how-cool-is-that/259976 "2004-08-29T21:34:58Z")
Yeah, yeah, i’ll probably be eating my words in a week or so. The US team will probably go undefeated from here on, and win the gold medal. But, fuck it was sweet seeing those guys get eaten up by the Puerto Ricans. An… --- ## [Blue hat, green hat, red hat, Sandra Boynton fans can I get an OOPS!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-hat-green-hat-red-hat-sandra-boynton-fans-can-i-get-an-oops/635356)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-hat-green-hat-red-hat-sandra-boynton-fans-can-i-get-an-oops/635356 "2014-01-07T21:19:28Z")
A cow says, “Moo.” A sheep says, “Baa.” Three singing pigs say “La la la!” “No, no,” you say. “That isn’t right. The pigs say ‘oink’ all day and night.” :smiley: --- ## [Ask a waiter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-waiter/248928)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-waiter/248928 "2004-06-10T19:31:35Z")
My self-serving fifteen minutes of fame are finally here! I hope, anyway… I’m a waiter at Ruby Tuesday (www.rubytuesday.com) in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. Got questions? Fire away! Apologies if this has been done… --- ## [Redistributing passengers from delayed flights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redistributing-passengers-from-delayed-flights/699685)
**Author:** [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redistributing-passengers-from-delayed-flights/699685 "2014-10-02T23:01:20Z")
Apparently there was a kerfuffle at O’Hare today and 200 flights were cancelled. Assuming flights return to normal tomorrow, how do the airlines find space to get these people to their destinations? These days, flights… --- ## [5 of 8 planets in our solar system have gravity apx 1 G. Reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-of-8-planets-in-our-solar-system-have-gravity-apx-1-g-reason/724388)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-of-8-planets-in-our-solar-system-have-gravity-apx-1-g-reason/724388 "2015-07-07T20:26:57Z")
Venus Earth Saturn, Uranus & Neptune all have have gravity in the general range of 1 G. Is there a known reason or theory for why a majority of planets seemed to ‘mature’ at this level? and vastly different types of pla… --- ## [If you were kidnapped, kept prisoner for years, raped, and impregnated...what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-kidnapped-kept-prisoner-for-years-raped-and-impregnated-what-would-you-do/556899)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-kidnapped-kept-prisoner-for-years-raped-and-impregnated-what-would-you-do/556899 "2010-10-16T09:07:12Z")
Please excuse the morbidity of the question. I’m thinking of situations like Elizabeth Fritzl or Jaycee Duggard, or the fictionalized one in Emma Donoghue’s Room. Assuming the psychopath rapist/kidnapper doesn’t really c… --- ## [Has any President taken such a big hit to his program so early in his term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-president-taken-such-a-big-hit-to-his-program-so-early-in-his-term/779437)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-president-taken-such-a-big-hit-to-his-program-so-early-in-his-term/779437 "2017-02-28T19:38:24Z")
Not sure if it’s factual or GD, but it’s Trump, so GD. Trump just took a hit, bigly, to his platform, less than 3 weeks from taking office. The ban was one of his earliest campaign promises that he repeated all through… --- ## [Abortion isn't the only "choice"! (yeah, another Palin inspired thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-isnt-the-only-choice-yeah-another-palin-inspired-thread/462361)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-isnt-the-only-choice-yeah-another-palin-inspired-thread/462361 "2008-09-09T06:41:38Z")
Okay, that probably looks real odd coming from me - a rabidly pro-choice to just this side of infanticide supporter. But come on. It’s coming from posters, from blogs, even my beloved Daily Show has fallen for this one, … --- ## [Would it be legal for a pharmaceutical co. to withhold a cancer cure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-legal-for-a-pharmaceutical-co-to-withhold-a-cancer-cure/732769)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-legal-for-a-pharmaceutical-co-to-withhold-a-cancer-cure/732769 "2015-10-03T15:34:25Z")
Let’s say a drugs company comes up with a one shot jab for a type of cancer. However, they figure they could make more money by patenting it, keeping it under lock and key, and continuing to sell the sort drugs we curren… --- ## [Nice guys never get the girl....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guys-never-get-the-girl/39303)
**Author:** [@Rook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rook)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guys-never-get-the-girl/39303 "2000-11-30T22:02:33Z")
I have a friend whom I tried to hook up with a female for 6 months but failed miserably because of the “nice guy” reputation he held. After telling him what the general consensus was, he asked me what he should do. I sug… --- ## [What major US cities still allow smoking in bars/restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-us-cities-still-allow-smoking-in-bars-restaurants/506647)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-us-cities-still-allow-smoking-in-bars-restaurants/506647 "2009-08-18T16:39:39Z")
I don’t want to get into another debate on smoking bans. I was trying to think of some major cities which still allow smoking in bars and restaurants. I think Las Vegas has a few more restrictions than it used to, but … --- ## [Is it possible to create lightning by human means ? If so , can we someday use it for energy ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-lightning-by-human-means-if-so-can-we-someday-use-it-for-energy/559541)
**Author:** [@Tuna-Tart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuna-Tart)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-lightning-by-human-means-if-so-can-we-someday-use-it-for-energy/559541 "2010-11-06T02:17:53Z")
Lightning forms from the build up of electrons or negative charges in the cloud or the ground and needs to get rid of atoms. Since protons and electrons attract, it sends atoms down to the ground creating heat and light.… --- ## [What kind of (American English) accent is this? Is it an accent or an affectation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-american-english-accent-is-this-is-it-an-accent-or-an-affectation/804358)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-american-english-accent-is-this-is-it-an-accent-or-an-affectation/804358 "2018-07-10T23:35:19Z")
From Blood in the Face, a 1991 documentary about white supremacists. The documentary is both horrifying and hilarious. There are a variety of kooks depicted, explaining their heartfelt racist beliefs with some of the mos… --- ## [I do not like To Kill A Mockingbird.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-to-kill-a-mockingbird/76809)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-like-to-kill-a-mockingbird/76809 "2001-08-21T03:06:13Z")
Yeah, it was allright the first two times I was forced to read it for school. I don’t get it. What and where is the cosmic greatness that’s supposed to be inherent in this novel? --- ## [Your Alcoholic Beverage Choice and Famous People's if you know any](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-alcoholic-beverage-choice-and-famous-peoples-if-you-know-any/610355)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-alcoholic-beverage-choice-and-famous-peoples-if-you-know-any/610355 "2012-01-27T20:34:17Z")
I’ve been mostly a beer lover since high school days. I still love beer (Beck,s or the likes) but as beer messes with my stomach so much I’ve been switching over to hard drinks: either whisky shooters or martini (I’m not… --- ## [Is passing gas while using a urinal considered acceptable in your neck of the woods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-passing-gas-while-using-a-urinal-considered-acceptable-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/848983)
**Author:** [@The\_Maple\_Leaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Maple_Leaf)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-passing-gas-while-using-a-urinal-considered-acceptable-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/848983 "2020-04-04T22:59:53Z")
We’re not supposed to pass gas in public if we can help it. In Canada I don’t think I would ever have thought to do it when standing with other men at the urinals in a public toilet. However, when I moved to the Czech Re… --- ## [Why, why, WHY are the pockets sewn shut on some clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-why-why-are-the-pockets-sewn-shut-on-some-clothes/384971)
**Author:** [@HoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoosierMama)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-why-why-are-the-pockets-sewn-shut-on-some-clothes/384971 "2006-12-21T12:18:34Z")
This seems to be more prevalent on suits or “dressy” clothes that I spend a little more for. They usually aren’t just a few light stitches either, but TOTALLY sewn shut. This is most frustrating when already out in publi… --- ## [Crafty Dopers, share your projects!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-dopers-share-your-projects/452303)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crafty-dopers-share-your-projects/452303 "2008-06-28T00:58:40Z")
This thread is for any knitters, crocheters, quilters, sewers, cross stitchers, etc. to share their recent projects. Here are two pairs of baby booties that I knitted for my nephew, who is due to be born in a few weeks.… --- ## [Weird things that have happened to you in restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-that-have-happened-to-you-in-restaurants/473039)
**Author:** [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-that-have-happened-to-you-in-restaurants/473039 "2008-11-19T18:50:13Z")
So here I am, in my third or fourth year of college and in Amsterdam coming off of an incredibly powerful mushroom trip. I’m tired, confused, and easily freaked out by an already freaky city. I settle into some gross p… --- ## [Whatever happened to IT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-it/95885)
**Author:** [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2001, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-it/95885 "2001-12-05T00:50:07Z")
Wasn’t that supposed to “change the world?” Whatever happened? Did I miss it? It was a scooter, right? --- ## [Why does my telephone cord get tangled up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-telephone-cord-get-tangled-up/302728)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-telephone-cord-get-tangled-up/302728 "2005-05-07T17:21:30Z")
At work, I have an office so no one else uses my phone. When it rings, I answer it with my left hand, and when I’m done talking, I put it back the same way. Yet, every couple of weeks, I notice that it’s tangled up aga… --- ## [Ibuprofen as a sleep aid? WTF!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibuprofen-as-a-sleep-aid-wtf/205063)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ibuprofen-as-a-sleep-aid-wtf/205063 "2019-11-08T17:38:42Z")
I’ve been married to this beautiful, but crazy \[ethnicity deleted\] woman for over 23 years. So inferring that she’s out of her mind will only be met with agreement. When my wife can’t get to sleep she takes an Ibuprofen… --- ## [Best instrumentals of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-instrumentals-of-all-time/135043)
**Author:** [@Crazy\_Boob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Boob)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-instrumentals-of-all-time/135043 "2002-11-10T21:59:09Z")
Im curious what you think some of the best instrumentals are (of any music style). Lets hear what they are :slight\_smile: --- ## [Women's Viagra: apparently Viagra has an effect, but women interpret it differently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-viagra-apparently-viagra-has-an-effect-but-women-interpret-it-differently/748534)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-viagra-apparently-viagra-has-an-effect-but-women-interpret-it-differently/748534 "2020-07-23T12:59:25Z")
Listening to NPR this morning. Piece on that new “women’s Viagra” (Flibanserin??) - it is being reported to have a minimal increase in a woman’s amount of good sex, or something thereabouts. On NPR, they were talking… --- ## [Shepherd's Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherds-pie/706615)
**Author:** [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shepherds-pie/706615 "2014-12-10T12:28:03Z")
I’m reading a novel in which the protagonist is being hosted in a secluded and very traditional Scottish estate by stereotypically dour country folk. At lunch he is served “a dish of minced lamb with a potato crust whic… --- ## [I pit Hyatt Hotels (KC skywalk disaster)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hyatt-hotels-kc-skywalk-disaster/605516)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hyatt-hotels-kc-skywalk-disaster/605516 "2011-12-13T02:41:33Z")
Hyatt Hotels has decided not to contribute to a memorial in a park across the street from the hotel in Kansas City where a skywalk collapse in the summer of 1981 killed 114 people. Their lame-ass reason? “It’s not our h… --- ## [How many men do/would wear their wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-men-do-would-wear-their-wedding/394907)
**Author:** [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-men-do-would-wear-their-wedding/394907 "2007-03-11T02:28:37Z")
I was having a discussion at the pub last night. A friend of mine is getting married and her husband-to-be has said that he probably won’t wear his wedding ring as he is a tradesman, and it’s likely to get in the way. N… --- ## [Matter-Antimatter explosion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matter-antimatter-explosion/541746)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matter-antimatter-explosion/541746 "2010-06-05T01:58:05Z")
Was watching Angels & Demons. Obviously the matter-antimatter explosion in that movie was subject to Hollywood. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the supposed yield of the antimatter material. In the book and the movie, if… --- ## [Mass Killings in the United States (2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2022/957844)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-killings-in-the-united-states-2022/957844 "2022-12-29T20:42:05Z")
Mass killings in the United States, 2022 Four or more dead (Suicides Indicated by an asterisk) By a single killer (The killer is charged, or would have been charged had he lived.) By any criminal means ==2022== 3 … --- ## [Kill animal shelters and a basic ecological model](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-animal-shelters-and-a-basic-ecological-model/724603)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-animal-shelters-and-a-basic-ecological-model/724603 "2015-07-18T11:06:58Z")
Ok, so in Houston, apparently, the animal shelters kill 90% of the animals given to them. This is an upsetting bit of news, and I’m trying to think of it their way. Ok, so there’s stray dogs and cats in Houston. Someo… --- ## [Your favorite British "cozy" mystery writer(s), and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-british-cozy-mystery-writer-s-and-why/696047)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-british-cozy-mystery-writer-s-and-why/696047 "2014-08-25T16:15:56Z")
As epitomized by the Detection Club, founded in 1930 by several then-popular mystery authors. They established a “fair code” of mystery writing, reproduced here from Wikipedia: \[QUOTE=Detection Club Decalogue\] The crim… --- ## [Dad's going into a nursing home. I'm upset.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dads-going-into-a-nursing-home-im-upset/608100)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dads-going-into-a-nursing-home-im-upset/608100 "2012-01-13T12:56:23Z")
2-3 years ago, Dad was seriously ill. In a coma for a month. Afterwards, my sister Heather pressured him to sell the house & move in with her. Today, January 1, 2012, I phoned Dad to wish him a Happy New Year, & to cha… --- ## [More evidence Libertarianism doesn't work in practice: Private Prisons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-evidence-libertarianism-doesnt-work-in-practice-private-prisons/763445)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-evidence-libertarianism-doesnt-work-in-practice-private-prisons/763445 "2016-08-24T21:19:20Z")
Libertarians like to think that anything a government agency can do, the private sector can do better. It’s kind of their thing. However most of it is in the realm of the theoretical. You can compare how things work in d… --- ## [Candy from Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-from-australia/620597)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-from-australia/620597 "2012-05-05T09:29:23Z")
On the Dope, several years ago, we did a “candy exchange” and I got some candy from an Australian poster. I really loved all three items, and I’ve only found them one place here in the States, although they’re probably … --- ## [Why does tuna fish smell like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tuna-fish-smell-like/142226)
**Author:** [@capnfutile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capnfutile)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tuna-fish-smell-like/142226 "2002-12-15T19:59:53Z")
…you-know-what, or more accurately, vice-versa? And why does the flora of the said item tend to smell more appealing in younger women than in older women? I confess my sampling base isn’t really extensive, but does ra… --- ## [Help me get back into sci-fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-back-into-sci-fi/538881)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-back-into-sci-fi/538881 "2010-05-11T15:48:41Z")
In my youth, I devoured sci-fi in great amounts. And another thread about sci-fi suggestions reminded me that I should dive back in to find some great ideas to think about. So… anthing or anyone that was well known in … --- ## [Diablo 3: Blizzard brings gold farming to its gamers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-blizzard-brings-gold-farming-to-its-gamers/591087)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-blizzard-brings-gold-farming-to-its-gamers/591087 "2011-08-12T04:25:39Z")
Diablo 3 will feature auction houses much like that in World of Warcraft, but with the choice of transactions either with in-game gold or real world dollars. Blizzard has explicitly stated that the company will not sell … --- ## [We need a new series to binge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-series-to-binge/849810)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-series-to-binge/849810 "2020-08-31T13:24:01Z")
Okay, we’re in the Bay Area and under semi-lockdown until at least the first week of April, and we’ve run out of things to watch. Usually we pick a series and watch one episode each night with dinner, or record current s… --- ## [Please Help Me Identify This Car Used In The Burglary Of My Friend's House!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-car-used-in-the-burglary-of-my-friends-house/657591)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-car-used-in-the-burglary-of-my-friends-house/657591 "2013-05-14T05:51:18Z")
Good evening everyone! I need the help of car buffs and internet sleuths. On Friday night the home of a friend of mine was broken into. I happened to catch video of the car used on my home security system. Here is the … --- ## [A 9 hour Terry stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-9-hour-terry-stop/666913)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-9-hour-terry-stop/666913 "2013-08-28T19:12:10Z")
Rapper 2 Chainz was arrested in Oklahoma City after a concert. AIUI, the police wanted to search the bus but the driver shut and locked the door. 9 hours later, a warrant was issued and the bus was searched and impound… --- ## [Please help me locate this old Canadian poem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-locate-this-old-canadian-poem/541918)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-locate-this-old-canadian-poem/541918 "2018-01-25T19:55:15Z")
I heard the poem back in elementary school in the 50s. Its about a short-stop in a baseball game and spoofs the position. I have little memory left of the poem, except for the fact that I enjoyed it and that it was wri… --- ## [Where has the harmony gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-has-the-harmony-gone/668035 "2013-09-13T01:54:06Z")
Call me old-fashioned, if you want, but one of the things I like about music from my parents’ generation is the vocal harmony. Groups like the Beach boys knew how to harmonize, and did it well. I like barbershop quartet… --- ## [Simple, but Tough: Finding the Name of a Model in an Amazon ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-tough-finding-the-name-of-a-model-in-an-amazon-ad/708277)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-tough-finding-the-name-of-a-model-in-an-amazon-ad/708277 "2014-12-29T12:08:30Z")
Dopers - I am sure this will be far easier than I have found it to be. This is one of those silly things that, once I realized I couldn’t do it, has been nagging me ever since. A few weeks ago (a few months?), Amazon c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1724&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1726&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)