# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1731&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:** 1732 --- ## [What's your town famous for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-town-famous-for/270285)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-town-famous-for/270285 "2004-10-25T20:01:33Z")
And now for a mundane and pointless poll. Anything important ever happen in your town? If you told someone where you live, will they say “oh yea, that’s where \_\_\_\_ happened”? If tourists come to your town, will they be… --- ## [Who are Special Dopers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-special-dopers/551052)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-special-dopers/551052 "2010-08-24T14:21:31Z")
In this post, Cat Whisperer pointed out that Super Kapowzler is a Special Doper who does not have to conform to normal conventions. Who else deserves this accolade? --- ## [Alright, that's it- fuck cars, and the stupidity of the human race for using them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-thats-it-fuck-cars-and-the-stupidity-of-the-human-race-for-using-them/334155)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-thats-it-fuck-cars-and-the-stupidity-of-the-human-race-for-using-them/334155 "2005-12-10T22:51:36Z")
The other thread in this forum speaks of a teen driver who killed a bicyclist because he was distracted while text-messaging a friend when driving. As pointed out in the thread, and as we all know, the training that Ame… --- ## [Summarise a Film In a Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarise-a-film-in-a-limerick/295520)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarise-a-film-in-a-limerick/295520 "2005-04-19T16:19:44Z")
Following the staggering success of case sensitive’s uber-thread, I thought I’d try and bring in those who seldom read books, but love their movies. “A case of mistaken identity Everyone’s after a non-entity A hero pl… --- ## [CalMeacham has Books coming out this year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calmeacham-has-books-coming-out-this-year/827110 "2021-05-31T01:53:58Z")
I’m happy to announce that I have one definite and one possible book coming out this year, along with a story in an anthology, several nonfiction articles, and maybe some stories. Te Traveler is a YA science fiction nov… --- ## [Dope The Halls III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iii/211548)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-iii/211548 "2003-12-09T18:01:36Z")
It’s getting to be that time again. Dave and I would like to invite you to our Christmas/Hanukkah/Eid-Al-Fitr/seasonal holiday party. We have a tentative date of December 6 - pending a conflict with a party for work, w… --- ## [Why don't banks leave deposit slips out anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-banks-leave-deposit-slips-out-anymore/77589)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-banks-leave-deposit-slips-out-anymore/77589 "2001-08-24T12:09:03Z")
I was at the bank the other day and I was wondering why banks don’t keep their slips out on the counter anymore? They used to, but now if you want to make a deposit or withdrawal, you have to get a slip from the teller. … --- ## [Whiplash (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939 "2018-01-14T16:55:50Z")
I’m surprised that this never seemed to have received its own thread, so I’m starting one. I just saw it last night, not expecting to enjoy it very much (just rounding out my Best Picture nominees list), and was blown a… --- ## [What does the "A" in "Fuckin' A, Bubba" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-a-in-fuckin-a-bubba-mean/58770)
**Author:** [@City\_Gent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/City_Gent)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-a-in-fuckin-a-bubba-mean/58770 "2010-12-15T23:32:28Z")
Well? --- ## [Your Date Smells. Do You Ditch, Tell Them, Or Suffer In Silence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-date-smells-do-you-ditch-tell-them-or-suffer-in-silence/484947)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-date-smells-do-you-ditch-tell-them-or-suffer-in-silence/484947 "2009-02-12T00:44:24Z")
So last Saturday I met this guy for coffee. We sat outside. I thought I smelled a faint whiff of b.o. but didn’t think much of it. Last night we watched a movie at my house. Dude definitely smells. I can’t believe i… --- ## [I hate dotted capital letter "I"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-dotted-capital-letter-i/648322)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-dotted-capital-letter-i/648322 "2013-01-30T03:26:17Z")
When I become, as is my destiny, god-emperor of the world, all people using the Latin alphabet will be, under pain if death, forbidden to put a dot on a capital letter I. The penalty will be extensive to family members … --- ## [Technically speaking, is a cathedral a church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-speaking-is-a-cathedral-a-church/786644)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technically-speaking-is-a-cathedral-a-church/786644 "2017-06-21T13:26:28Z")
See query. By “technical,” I assume in the language of designations by the Catholics. The question sounds a little like is Grand Central Station a station or a terminal I guess. --- ## [What would a Socialist (Socialist Party, USA) America be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-socialist-socialist-party-usa-america-be-like/387234)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-socialist-socialist-party-usa-america-be-like/387234 "2007-01-18T09:08:13Z")
I’ve already started threads on: What would a Libertarian America be like? What would a Green America be like? What would an America First America be like? (Pat Buchanan’s paleoconservative America First Party) What … --- ## [How many people in this world actually believe that the Devil is a real being with powers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-in-this-world-actually-believe-that-the-devil-is-a-real-being-with-powers/815237)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-in-this-world-actually-believe-that-the-devil-is-a-real-being-with-powers/815237 "2018-06-07T19:11:43Z")
The title basically says it all. Among all of humankind who follow a religion whose literature includes some kind of Devil character, how many of them currently alive today actually believe that this creature is a real … --- ## [Can you install Windows 11 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-11-on-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra/969151)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-install-windows-11-on-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s8-ultra/969151 "2022-08-07T01:46:49Z")
The tablet has 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD for storage. I would like to run a particular illustration program and though an Android version exists it is much poorer than the one I use on my Windows laptop. Could I install Windo… --- ## [Republicans Discuss the Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-discuss-the-issues/729253 "2015-09-15T22:36:14Z")
This thread addresses the robust debate occurring within Republican circles regarding the GOP nomination. As of the moment, the top 3 candidates according to the RCP polling average are Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Jeb B… --- ## [Buying a PS3, what do I need to get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-ps3-what-do-i-need-to-get-started/579351)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-ps3-what-do-i-need-to-get-started/579351 "2011-04-26T23:54:41Z")
So my wife and I have decided to upgrade our woefully out of date PS2 it’s v1… had it forever, etc…) to a PS3. I just need to know what are the must haves for getting started with it, especially hardware oriented. Sugge… --- ## [Have any actors ever gotten seriously injured by melee weapons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-actors-ever-gotten-seriously-injured-by-melee-weapons/519492)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-actors-ever-gotten-seriously-injured-by-melee-weapons/519492 "2009-12-06T18:34:17Z")
While performing in a scene involving them? With all that metal being flung around (swords, axes, maces, what-have-you) the risk of injury has to be non-negligible. I know they carefully choreograph things beforehand a… --- ## [Baseball: Foul balls and out-of-bounds rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-foul-balls-and-out-of-bounds-rules/637472)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-foul-balls-and-out-of-bounds-rules/637472 "2012-10-20T20:48:07Z")
Of course in baseball, you occasionally see players reach over the fence in foul territory to catch a foul ball for an out. Is a player allowed to actually jump over the fence into the stands to catch a foul ball? Or j… --- ## [What's with the Cult of CostCo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-cult-of-costco/854519)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-cult-of-costco/854519 "2020-05-31T22:30:51Z")
As of now in my area all grocery stores and other supermarkets have basically everything in stock, even toilet paper and liquid soaps. Going to a supermarket at 5pm is just like it was pre-pandemic. Hell I went into a Sa… --- ## [McDonalds Mcrib sandwich mouse fiasco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-mcrib-sandwich-mouse-fiasco/2628)
**Author:** [@mikew711](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikew711)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 1999, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-mcrib-sandwich-mouse-fiasco/2628 "1999-08-18T19:50:00Z")
A co-worker and I got in a heated debate over this topic. He claims that in 1992 or so a man inadvertely ate a mouse with is McRib sandwich. The bad press that resulted was the cause of the demise of this sandwich. I sa… --- ## [Japanese Dopers: Happy Annual Gift Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-dopers-happy-annual-gift-day/216004)
**Author:** [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-dopers-happy-annual-gift-day/216004 "2003-11-30T17:27:50Z")
I saw this on the Simpsons and was wondering about the validity of it. Is Santa Claus really called Annual Gift Man over in Japan? Also, I was wondering what Christmas is like over there considering Christianity is a mi… --- ## [Scott Baio is NEXT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-baio-is-next/807720)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-baio-is-next/807720 "2018-02-02T10:15:31Z")
Details here: In short, a co-star of his from Charles in Charge (Nicole Eggert) claims he molested her from when she was 14 to 17 (he was in his mid to late 20s at the time). He denies it entirely, not surprisingly. … --- ## [Non-Americans: the US Presidential election really is a train wreck, isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-the-us-presidential-election-really-is-a-train-wreck-isnt-it/743894)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-americans-the-us-presidential-election-really-is-a-train-wreck-isnt-it/743894 "2016-01-26T01:52:50Z")
On both sides. Sure we hear here more about Trump, but the Democrat side is just as bad, isn’t it? --- ## [Would women be gynecologically healthier if they wore skirts and no underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-women-be-gynecologically-healthier-if-they-wore-skirts-and-no-underwear/193007)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-women-be-gynecologically-healthier-if-they-wore-skirts-and-no-underwear/193007 "2003-08-15T03:09:22Z")
I was wondering as this article seems to indicate that women wearing close fitting garments (ie underwear and pants) is a fairly recent thing and that historically maximizing airflow to the nether regions maximizes gynec… --- ## [Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobians: the problem is you, not the 666 in the damn thing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobians-the-problem-is-you-not-the-666-in-the-damn-thing/333793)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobians-the-problem-is-you-not-the-666-in-the-damn-thing/333793 "2005-12-09T23:29:52Z")
Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. - Revelation 13:18 One thing I do understand: lots of people really do not know how to calculate. A few… --- ## [Enterprise: Cogenitor (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cogenitor-spoilers/172022)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-cogenitor-spoilers/172022 "2003-05-07T17:45:05Z")
Neener neener. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Synopsis from startrek.com: So Trip’s ADD puts the ship in danger again? Color me surprised. --- ## [Dying with your boots on... or off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-with-your-boots-on-or-off/615715)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-with-your-boots-on-or-off/615715 "2012-03-15T20:31:43Z")
Toward the end of the movie Support Your Local Gunfighter, “Swifty” Morgan (Chuck Conners) accidently shoots himself and spends the rest of the film trying to get his boots off so he won’t have them on at the moment of h… --- ## [How is this not in violation of Great Debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-in-violation-of-great-debates/290615)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-in-violation-of-great-debates/290615 "2005-02-22T19:24:54Z")
In this post, tomndebb accurately summarizes the comments that led to my reporting Lib for calling me (if symbolically) a rapist. He acknowledges that Lib is old enough to know of the sexual meaning to the term (indeed,… --- ## [how to catch a 37 pound salmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-catch-a-37-pound-salmon/428910)
**Author:** [@justanoldvet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanoldvet)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-catch-a-37-pound-salmon/428910 "2007-12-09T20:27:54Z")
How to catch a 37 pound salmon Step One: Decide to go fishing less than 14 hours after major reconstructive maxio-facial surgery. This step is vital, as it will hone the reflexes and mind, making decision making much m… --- ## [Christianity is Illogical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-is-illogical/123920)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-is-illogical/123920 "2002-08-22T01:43:46Z")
In another thread I started about whether or not evolution disproved a supernatural creator and vice versa (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=130087&perpage=50&pagenumber=1), Ben made the follow… --- ## [New chair of House Banking Committee: Gov't exists to "serve the banks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chair-of-house-banking-committee-govt-exists-to-serve-the-banks/564127)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chair-of-house-banking-committee-govt-exists-to-serve-the-banks/564127 "2010-12-19T06:58:08Z")
Not making this up. Tell me, Congressman, do you really think that’s what all the GOP voters this year really thought they were voting for? --- ## [Share your favorite DVD commentary tracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-dvd-commentary-tracks/550327)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-dvd-commentary-tracks/550327 "2010-08-19T08:03:14Z")
For the most part, I’ve never seen much of a point in DVD commentary tracks. I doubt I’ve even investigated more than 10% of the tracks of the various discs that have passed through my hands. I can only think of a couple… --- ## [Hostess files for bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hostess-files-for-bankruptcy/609209)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hostess-files-for-bankruptcy/609209 "2012-01-13T21:08:54Z")
You people have let me down. You’re not buying enough Twinkies and cupcakes. Because of your failure in this regard, Hostess Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. How can this be? This company is an icon, and n… --- ## [Legalities of warning oncoming traffic of radar traps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalities-of-warning-oncoming-traffic-of-radar-traps/397999)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalities-of-warning-oncoming-traffic-of-radar-traps/397999 "2009-12-30T16:57:24Z")
If I saw a radar trap (or “speed checkpoint” as cops say) and I went home, got a sign and spray painted “COPS WITH RADAR AHEAD” and stood on the road 400-500 yards before the speed trap and warned traffic, what could be … --- ## [Are hot Showers bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hot-showers-bad-for-you/103002)
**Author:** [@the\_great\_dalmuti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_great_dalmuti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hot-showers-bad-for-you/103002 "2002-04-14T01:42:13Z")
Recently, whenever I take a hot shower, I get little red dots on my arms, back, chest, and legs. They’re tiny, perfectly round, and bright purplish red. (Maybe petechia?) They usually stick around for two or three days, … --- ## [Take the Basic Physics Quiz.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-basic-physics-quiz/318726)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-basic-physics-quiz/318726 "2005-08-30T17:25:27Z")
Here is a neat little Basic Physics Quiz , I got a disappointing 77.5%. I’m not as smart as I thought I was. I’ll need to bone up on Newton’s Laws and some basic energy information. The simple information I just picke… --- ## [Airport searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-searches/628438)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airport-searches/628438 "2012-07-21T14:42:28Z")
A friend told me about a relative in her mid-sixties who was pulled out of line at the airport because she had glitter or sparkles or whatever it’s called on her shirt, and given a full cavity search. Now while I agree t… --- ## [Bob Seger's "Night Moves"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149 "2019-02-18T06:36:43Z")
I heard this song while driving on a long roadie the other night and I now realize that I never fully appreciated Seger the way I should have. The double entendre of the song’s title is a story in its own right, but wha… --- ## [How did that turn out for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-turn-out-for-you/521276)
**Author:** [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-that-turn-out-for-you/521276 "2010-01-04T02:32:10Z")
A while back I started a threadasking about the resolution of various dramas, and it seems like time to start a new one. If you’re curious about how some Doper’s story turned out out, ask a question. Try to use the Dope… --- ## [Thrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thrice/659780)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thrice/659780 "2013-06-03T17:24:27Z")
Why is ‘twice’ frequently used, especially in marketing - “Twice as much; twice as good”, but thrice is rarely seen? And why is there no comparable word for four times? --- ## [How Intelligently Do You Talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-intelligently-do-you-talk/560510)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-intelligently-do-you-talk/560510 "2010-11-17T10:59:55Z")
Inspired by the “Do you use ‘niggardly’” and “Do you use ‘snigger’” threads? How high is your vocabulary in most of your conversations? --- ## [Do other countries "pay you" to go to grad school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-pay-you-to-go-to-grad-school/664773 "2013-07-31T08:57:01Z")
While looking for grad schools I’ve been told many times to never go to one not willing to “pay you” to go there, generally meaning waiving your tuition and giving you a small stipend to live on (via employment as a teac… --- ## [What Famous People Come From Your Home Town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-come-from-your-home-town/402259)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-come-from-your-home-town/402259 "2007-05-17T19:06:55Z")
No Google help allowed! Guess my home town; and then comprise your own list of people who have come from your own home town. Max Webster - 70s - 80s rock band Dino Ciccarelli - 80s - 90s hockey player Mike Weir - Cur… --- ## [Plastic bottles VS aluminum cans. Which is cheaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bottles-vs-aluminum-cans-which-is-cheaper/657053)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bottles-vs-aluminum-cans-which-is-cheaper/657053 "2013-05-03T16:37:00Z")
I prefer the 12 ounce plastic bottles for soda over aluminum cans Which is less expensive for bottlers to use? --- ## [What sizes to paint cans come in WRT the Metric system using countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sizes-to-paint-cans-come-in-wrt-the-metric-system-using-countries/633920)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sizes-to-paint-cans-come-in-wrt-the-metric-system-using-countries/633920 "2012-09-08T18:04:27Z")
I know this will probably be easy, but I am supervising a house remodel and am just curious. Here in the US we have 5 gallon, 1 gallon and pints as typical sizes. So Metric world, you are going to paint your living room,… --- ## [Fucking eBay!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ebay/397383)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-ebay/397383 "2007-03-27T23:20:32Z")
Goddamn! Is there anyway to make a couple bucks on that fucking site? After a couple weeks of screwing around and I owe 10 times what I’ve made from that place. What the fuck. Granted, once they finally credit me for th… --- ## [Which animal has the highest percentage of body water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-highest-percentage-of-body-water/657073)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animal-has-the-highest-percentage-of-body-water/657073 "2013-05-01T02:14:59Z")
See subject, suggested from the “fluid cat” thread, where as usual an adjective or simile was read literally for the sake of a yuck, but also as usual could have turned into a hijack, an interesting one, but a hijack non… --- ## [What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do/629136)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do/629136 "2012-07-26T21:19:52Z")
If you found underwear in a pile of clean clothes that obviously don’t belong to anyone in the house? Is it worth calling the cops? --- ## [Do you pee in the pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-pool/527419)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-pool/527419 "2010-02-05T01:50:55Z")
I’ve recently started going to water aerobics. Last night during the class I really had to pee and I thought to myself “too bad I’m not a kid, I could just pee right here”. But instead I got out and went to the change ro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1730&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1732&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)