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**Author:** [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharp-cutting-swords/467321 "2008-10-23T20:31:58Z")
Various methods of making swords have been practiced over the centuries. For my money I would have as heavy a high carbon blade as a man could handle with the cutting edge(s) overlayed with “Stellite” hard facing alloy … --- ## [Has anybody else given up on climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-given-up-on-climate-change/954326)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubbly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubbly)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-else-given-up-on-climate-change/954326 "2021-12-02T17:35:44Z")
Have anybody else given up on climate change? I confess that I have. It seems to me that even if we could get the entire planet to resolutely agree on stopping or at least seriously slowing down climate change, we’re b… --- ## [California Prop 64 (Legal Recreational Marijuana, 2016 ed.) - how will you vote? And discussion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-prop-64-legal-recreational-marijuana-2016-ed-how-will-you-vote-and-discussion/760174)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-prop-64-legal-recreational-marijuana-2016-ed-how-will-you-vote-and-discussion/760174 "2016-11-09T09:46:45Z")
So here comes our second chance to legalize weed for everyone this November. Even though it failed in '12, I think it will pass this time thanks to the examples of Colorado/Oregon/Washington. Some resources: LA Times Ar… --- ## [More air travel hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-air-travel-hell/508893)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-air-travel-hell/508893 "2009-09-09T13:04:54Z")
I pit my name and the idiot who screwed us up. A bastard has gotten myself and a few thousand liked named individuals added to a “fuck with” list at the airlines. No more email/internet/kiosk check-ins. NOooooo. “I’m so… --- ## [How many rich and successful people here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-rich-and-successful-people-here/540285)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-rich-and-successful-people-here/540285 "2010-05-29T17:25:01Z")
I am not sure how to put it, but I was wondering how many dopers are rich and highly successful people in their real lives. I know, I know that success is not always measured in terms of wealth and position of a person,… --- ## [Full albums you still listen to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-you-still-listen-to/531970)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-albums-you-still-listen-to/531970 "2010-03-12T07:21:00Z")
For the iPod set: in this age of downloading 99 cent songs one at a time, what FULL albums would you still listen to beginning to end? I’ll throw out a couple of softballs: “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall.” --- ## [Anyone drive a Chevy Impala? Or a Malibu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-drive-a-chevy-impala-or-a-malibu/642684)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-drive-a-chevy-impala-or-a-malibu/642684 "2012-12-05T18:28:28Z")
Thinking of trading in my car for one of those. Anyone tell me what they’re like to drive? --- ## [For all the reasons Microsuck is going to hell, Alt+0146 is the hellishest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-the-reasons-microsuck-is-going-to-hell-alt-0146-is-the-hellishest/481830)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-the-reasons-microsuck-is-going-to-hell-alt-0146-is-the-hellishest/481830 "2009-01-20T15:07:46Z")
Thanks, Microsoft, for removing the apostrophe from our culture. Rather than find some way to make your “curly quotes” easier to manage, you hid the apostrophe behind the ASCII code Alt+0146 and put the left single-quote… --- ## [\[Blank\] is Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blank-is-dead/563105 "2011-01-02T23:13:28Z")
Which is it? --- ## [Practical effects of Shelby County v. Holder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-effects-of-shelby-county-v-holder/661878)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-effects-of-shelby-county-v-holder/661878 "2013-06-26T22:55:45Z")
Supporters of the Voting Rights act think that the recent Supreme Court decision on it “guts” it, and that the ruling “will usher in a new generation of grandfather clauses, poll taxes, literacy tests, etc.” (This is la… --- ## [How often do you change your lawnmower oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-lawnmower-oil/783179)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-change-your-lawnmower-oil/783179 "2017-04-05T15:10:46Z")
Instructables.com says: I have known people who have never changed the oil in their mower, and others who do it twice a year. How often do you guys change the oil in your lawnmower? --- ## [Nudist camps and Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudist-camps-and-men/186281)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudist-camps-and-men/186281 "2003-07-07T17:44:23Z")
How do men keep from having an erection for a good portion of the time at Nudist camps/colonys? I imagine that eventually, you’d be desensitized to people being nude, but what about the time before? I imagine that it wou… --- ## ["Money can't buy happiness"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-cant-buy-happiness/741901)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-cant-buy-happiness/741901 "2016-01-07T14:56:29Z")
Money can’t buy happiness. But it can buy peace of mind. Joe Rogan once said in a podcast, the advantage of having money is you don’t have to worry about shit. Like, someone dents your car and you are like “oh well, gues… --- ## [Google does a barrel roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-a-barrel-roll/601796)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-a-barrel-roll/601796 "2011-11-07T19:07:47Z")
Pretty cool, cite. --- ## [Decrepit abandoned houses - how did they end up like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decrepit-abandoned-houses-how-did-they-end-up-like-that/708951)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decrepit-abandoned-houses-how-did-they-end-up-like-that/708951 "2015-01-09T16:37:27Z")
I live in a predominantly rural county and I’ve seen a number of old, deserted houses rotting away - some hidden among trees, some just sitting in an empty lot. I often wonder at what point someone just walked away and … --- ## [Essential baseball books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-baseball-books/676822)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-baseball-books/676822 "2013-12-28T06:22:24Z")
I’m looking for good books on baseball in general, the history of the AL, and any good books about the Red Sox. I’m currently reading Francona: the Red Sox Years by Dan Shaughnessy, Are We Winning: Fathers and Sons in t… --- ## [One eye, two different colors...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-eye-two-different-colors/292320)
**Author:** [@Megly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Megly)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-eye-two-different-colors/292320 "2005-03-02T01:32:44Z")
My right eye is roughly 75% blue and the other quarter is brown. Its very obvious, I get many comments on it. I’m just trying to find out if theres a name for it or how its caused. If anyone knows and can give me any in… --- ## [Man, Obama really can't win, can he?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-obama-really-cant-win-can-he/489388)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-obama-really-cant-win-can-he/489388 "2009-03-19T03:27:24Z")
When he and his administration were being frank about how bad the economy was, and how bad it could yet get, I read conservative sources lambaste him for not being positive enough on the economy, for not building confide… --- ## [Trek Dopers, what would you include in an R rated Star Trek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-dopers-what-would-you-include-in-an-r-rated-star-trek/151156)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trek-dopers-what-would-you-include-in-an-r-rated-star-trek/151156 "2003-02-04T04:22:48Z")
How about letting Worf go beserker on people? That would be nice. Or Picard becomming inexplicably foul mouthed? “Make it fucking so, you bastard twit helmsman!” Vulcanian full frontal nudity? (special TOS word there, … --- ## [One hot red ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hot-red-ear/597608)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hot-red-ear/597608 "2011-09-26T20:34:35Z")
My son’s ear will sometimes turn bright red and feel warm to the touch. This used to happen to me when I was a kid. Any idea what’s making this happen? I understand the value of medical advice via the Internet, and am… --- ## [CLothes Dryer Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-dryer-science/257092)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2004, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothes-dryer-science/257092 "2004-07-30T11:21:50Z")
OK here’s the situation. I take a load of laundry out of the washer and open the door to the dryer only to find some towels in there that I dried yesterday. So now I have to put the clothes back in the washer, take out… --- ## [People who forget their wallets at restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-forget-their-wallets-at-restaurants/763414)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-forget-their-wallets-at-restaurants/763414 "2016-08-30T04:25:23Z")
Hi SD, What is the proper protocol for dealing with a nice couple, who is not causing any problems, or does not wish to dine and dash, that happens to forget their wallet for whatever reason? I’ve heard stories about p… --- ## [And the award for clunkiest movie title goes to....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-clunkiest-movie-title-goes-to/553930)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-clunkiest-movie-title-goes-to/553930 "2010-09-18T06:44:59Z")
…http://equestriansexualresponse.com/ It’s clunky all right. It’s awkward and sounds like a bad translation. Except it isn’t. Actually, the concept isn’t all that bad for a coming-of-age tale, but I don’t think there… --- ## [Your least favorite Blue Collar Comedy tour performer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-blue-collar-comedy-tour-performer/557412)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-blue-collar-comedy-tour-performer/557412 "2010-10-23T03:26:31Z")
This is currently on CMT, and I once again go with Bill Engvall as the worst performer on this “tour”. Quite frankly, he’s been terrible forever. I know many people don’t like Larry the Cable Guy, but that is an act, a… --- ## [Questions about evening newspapers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-evening-newspapers/646699)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-evening-newspapers/646699 "2013-01-11T19:06:08Z")
I was looking up newspaper history online when I found these interesting facts: Why were evening newspapers much more popular than morning papers in the past? What caused their numbers to decline? What are the larg… --- ## [Mixed Gender Sleep Overs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-gender-sleep-overs/542162)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-gender-sleep-overs/542162 "2010-06-09T12:39:53Z")
I was watching an episode of “Diff’rent Strokes” and it was the episode where Sam and Punky Brewster (Only she wasn’t Punky on this show) became friends. Arnold goes away for the weekend and Sam asks Punky to sleepover N… --- ## [Why can't I taste Splenda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-taste-splenda/482763)
**Author:** [@MinniePurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinniePurl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-taste-splenda/482763 "2013-01-23T16:41:07Z")
I’ve recently come to the conclusion that I cannot taste sucralose (Splenda), or at least it tastes much less sweet to me that it does to other people. We bought some Jones diet soda that was sweetened only with splenda… --- ## [How can we take this latest Trump nastiness \["Quiet, Piggy" remark, and responses to said remark\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-take-this-latest-trump-nastiness-quiet-piggy-remark-and-responses-to-said-remark/1024971)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-take-this-latest-trump-nastiness-quiet-piggy-remark-and-responses-to-said-remark/1024971 "2025-11-30T04:01:01Z")
He called a female reporter “Piggie” on Airforce 1. He pointed his finger and said “Quiet, piggie” after she asked an Epstein files question. Come on. This is not right. --- ## [Why does firetruck accompany ambulance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-firetruck-accompany-ambulance/766272)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-firetruck-accompany-ambulance/766272 "2016-09-20T23:33:19Z")
This morning we woke to lights flashing. A fire department ambulance had been called for the lady 2 doors down, who had been ill for some time. Also in the residential street - engine idling and lights flashing - was … --- ## [How many posters registered here have seen you naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posters-registered-here-have-seen-you-naked/732255)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posters-registered-here-have-seen-you-naked/732255 "2015-10-03T03:28:48Z")
One, for me (one of my ex girlfriends registered a few years back). Come on now, don’t be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed. If multiple Dopers here have seen you in the buff, let it all out and confess. : p Or just vote an… --- ## [Dumbest ideas in all of literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-ideas-in-all-of-literature/500753)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-ideas-in-all-of-literature/500753 "2009-06-29T09:20:55Z")
So I was reading the latest Twilight snark thread, and was thinking about how sparkly vampires are possibly the stupidest idea ever. Sorry, make that sparkly faux-vegetarian vampires. Let us repeated that again. Sparkly.… --- ## [Do Girls Mature Faster Than Boys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-mature-faster-than-boys/29624 "2011-10-06T02:15:25Z")
I don’t think so. I’ve heard this applied so many times by countless (i.e. I haven’t counted them yet) people and movies as to why teenage girls are more attracted to the older guys. Speaking from an emotional point of v… --- ## [Ask the straight married turned lesbian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-straight-married-turned-lesbian/389418)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-straight-married-turned-lesbian/389418 "2007-01-28T02:40:11Z")
I’ve always fancied doing one of these and have read a few articles on my situation in recent years - namely a straight woman, married, whose life turns upside down in her thirties when she falls for a woman and decides … --- ## [Obama's New Marijuana Policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-new-marijuana-policy/514326)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-new-marijuana-policy/514326 "2009-10-20T13:19:31Z")
This is good news: Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy Basically, the federal government will not prosecute users and sellers of medical marijuana if it is legal in their state. About damned time. Bush was com… --- ## [What If Customs Can't Repack My Luggage After A Physical Inspection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-customs-cant-repack-my-luggage-after-a-physical-inspection/232974)
**Author:** [@CheekyMonkey613](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheekyMonkey613)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-customs-cant-repack-my-luggage-after-a-physical-inspection/232974 "2017-06-30T06:57:05Z")
More than a few times, since 9/11, we’ve gotten little “love notes” in our luggage, saying that it was physically inspected by US customs. Feels kinda weird that they saw my unmentionables, but I appreciate their work a… --- ## [New College drug to help students concentrate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-college-drug-to-help-students-concentrate/275020)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-college-drug-to-help-students-concentrate/275020 "2004-11-20T19:25:09Z")
I briefly saw on the news earlier today about some wonder drug that is supposed to help students concentrate, and many students have been illicitly using it to help in things like SAT’s and Law school exams. Unfortunatel… --- ## [I covet pocket doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-covet-pocket-doors/702682)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-covet-pocket-doors/702682 "2014-10-30T20:33:57Z")
I’ve always wanted to live somewhere that has one or more pocket doors. Now that we own a place, I am wondering if I should explore the possibility of adding pocket doors. The only location I could see them fitting sty… --- ## ["Best selling 12-inch record in history?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-selling-12-inch-record-in-history/185563)
**Author:** [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-selling-12-inch-record-in-history/185563 "2013-04-02T22:45:59Z")
OK, so I just saw the movie “24 Hour Party People” this past weekend (obligatory IMDB link). Anyway, the movie’s all about the Manchester music scene - startting with Joy Division and New Order and ending with the close… --- ## [Darwins Black Box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwins-black-box/53471)
**Author:** [@godsend1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godsend1)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2001, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darwins-black-box/53471 "2001-02-15T02:21:43Z")
I have recently read some of Dr. Behe’s writings on the subject of irreducible complexicity. This seems to totally disprove the theory of evolution. I am interested to hear the opinions of the SDMB regulars. --- ## [How sad and depressing do you expect Les Miserables (movie) to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sad-and-depressing-do-you-expect-les-miserables-movie-to-be/645030)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sad-and-depressing-do-you-expect-les-miserables-movie-to-be/645030 "2012-12-27T17:16:05Z")
I’m debating about watching Les Miserables one day this week. It opens on Christmas Day. I vaguely recall reading parts of the book in high school. It’s a pretty heavy piece of literature. Jean Valjean jailed for steal… --- ## [Attention, TV/Hollywood writers: Lawyers are not allowed to "ambulance-chase"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tv-hollywood-writers-lawyers-are-not-allowed-to-ambulance-chase/586636)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tv-hollywood-writers-lawyers-are-not-allowed-to-ambulance-chase/586636 "2011-06-28T09:18:26Z")
I’ve been practicing plaintiffs’ personal-injury law for the past three years. It ain’t a highly respected field of practice, it’s one of the few fields actually subject to a hostile political movement (“tort reform” – … --- ## [WoW: The Burning Crusade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-burning-crusade/388069)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-burning-crusade/388069 "2007-02-05T23:38:03Z")
There must be a thread on this somewhere, but I didn’t find it, so apologies if this is a duplicate. Just want to see who is getting the Burning Crusade upgrade for WoW, what your expectations are for it, if you’ll roll… --- ## [It's like having your own black man in the pool!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-having-your-own-black-man-in-the-pool/113850)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-having-your-own-black-man-in-the-pool/113850 "2002-06-15T15:48:12Z")
The new house has an inground pool. I read a book, and opened it successfully. After vaccuming the bottom a couple of times, I decided my time was better spent elsewhere and I determined to buy one of those bottom craw… --- ## [Caps & cap guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-cap-guns/435169)
**Author:** [@Rorer714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rorer714)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caps-cap-guns/435169 "2008-01-28T21:03:49Z")
What became of “Greenie Stick’em Caps” and other paper caps and cap guns in general? It seems like they quietly faded away. If memory serves, the “greenies” were made by Mattel. --- ## [Did they really make umbrella racks out of elephant feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-really-make-umbrella-racks-out-of-elephant-feet/161854)
**Author:** [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-really-make-umbrella-racks-out-of-elephant-feet/161854 "2003-03-18T09:07:49Z")
This thread here http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=170155 got me remembering an old cartoon I saw many years ago. In the cartoon, a safari hunter was in his den, surrounded by exotic animal… --- ## [Hydra vs. Cobra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydra-vs-cobra/581526)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydra-vs-cobra/581526 "2014-04-12T01:36:58Z")
And the victor is…? --- ## [Can someone recommend a good exercise for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-a-good-exercise-for-me/712079)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-recommend-a-good-exercise-for-me/712079 "2015-02-15T19:00:59Z")
Hey everyone, so here’s the thing, I am a 20 year old guy, spend most of my time in my house doing nothing and I am really,really skinny, not extremely, but more than the average, so anyway I got sick of it and I decided… --- ## [Can You Cat Do Tricks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cat-do-tricks/545298)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-cat-do-tricks/545298 "2010-07-09T02:29:38Z")
I had me a cat when I was little and it couldn’t do any tricks. I tied to train it but it was a cat. I had a dog that could do lots of tricks, but not the cat. So my question to all you cat owners is, can your cat do t… --- ## [No, Really - Why is U.S. Healthcare So Expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-why-is-u-s-healthcare-so-expensive/768369)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-why-is-u-s-healthcare-so-expensive/768369 "2016-10-19T14:32:54Z")
I know very little about this subject, only that my premiums are about to shoot up by $200-400 per month for LESS coverage and I am not a happy camper. I figured this topic would evolve into a debate, and I’m really inte… --- ## [A funny, sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-funny-sign/418236)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-funny-sign/418236 "2007-09-24T04:25:44Z")
Mrs Princhester and I just came home from a gala black tie stiff upper lip function at Brisbane’s (arguably) most exclusive all male membership Club. While waiting for the concierge to retrieve Mrs P’s wrap we noticed a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1735&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1737&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)