# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1737&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:** 1738 --- ## [What was your favorite Twilight Zone episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-twilight-zone-episode/325971)
**Author:** [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-favorite-twilight-zone-episode/325971 "2024-08-01T15:37:27Z")
Several months ago I bought a couple of box-sets of TZ DVDs, but have only watched a couple of them. The episode I like the best so far is called “The Lonely.” It’s about a guy that’s been exiled as punishment to a plan… --- ## [Should we prevent children from killing themselves? \[8 y.o. w/Uzi incident question\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-prevent-children-from-killing-themselves-8-y-o-w-uzi-incident-question/469877)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-prevent-children-from-killing-themselves-8-y-o-w-uzi-incident-question/469877 "2008-12-06T05:13:36Z")
Boy, 8, killed in Mass. gun show accident Was this an unavoidable accident, or should someone be held responsible for this tragedy? --- ## [Waldo Pepper, here's your Pit thread (mild, just not GD-appropriate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waldo-pepper-heres-your-pit-thread-mild-just-not-gd-appropriate/615547)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waldo-pepper-heres-your-pit-thread-mild-just-not-gd-appropriate/615547 "2012-03-13T13:04:33Z")
Waldo, let me explain something simple to you: Multiple conversations can go on in the same thread. You and GIGObuster and I, in a separate conversation in that thread, were going back and forth about some stuff, which… --- ## [Income tax poll (anonymous)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-poll-anonymous/539938)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-poll-anonymous/539938 "2010-05-21T16:05:59Z")
A few times lately, I’ve seen people assert that X% of this board pays less than $Y in federal income tax. I just thought it would be interesting to see what kind of self-reported results we get. I have no idea how this… --- ## [Is this evidence of Constitutional rights erosion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-evidence-of-constitutional-rights-erosion/520358)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-evidence-of-constitutional-rights-erosion/520358 "2009-12-11T10:19:15Z")
Hey all, I really wanted someone else’s perspective on this. It was sent to me by an attorney friend of mine who is an advocate for amending current DUI laws. I am going to quote from his blog, but in the meantime, is th… --- ## [Authors that you've written to or e-mailed and received a real reply back.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-that-youve-written-to-or-e-mailed-and-received-a-real-reply-back/463948)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-that-youve-written-to-or-e-mailed-and-received-a-real-reply-back/463948 "2008-09-19T10:36:43Z")
So I started this topic a few years ago. I thought it was really cool how Jonathan Kellerman replied back to me (and only in about a day or two)…but I must admit, I thought maybe it was just a flaw–like he just happened … --- ## [Daniel Craig told to "Shut Up" & stop bashing Bond films.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419 "2015-10-16T01:17:16Z")
I just watched Casino Royale (2006) and I thought it was one of the very best Bond films. Perhaps even the second best after Goldfinger (1964). I know most people won’t remember Goldfinger as being all that great. It … --- ## [What Tom Clancy got right, and what he got wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tom-clancy-got-right-and-what-he-got-wrong/392650)
**Author:** [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tom-clancy-got-right-and-what-he-got-wrong/392650 "2016-11-21T04:45:37Z")
…In a technical sense, I mean. Inspired by this thread. As much as I love to rag on Clancy as a writer, he’s done a fair amount of research on many technical aspects of the world’s militaries. I want to list as much a… --- ## [Long term success of the Middle East revolutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-success-of-the-middle-east-revolutions/573872)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-success-of-the-middle-east-revolutions/573872 "2011-03-30T17:15:03Z")
Besides wanting democracy and freedom, high unemployment and high food prices were some of the other driving forces for the revolutions that have occurred. In Egypt a lot of the protesters were young people who couldn’t… --- ## [What if the January 6 insurrection had been more successful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-january-6-insurrection-had-been-more-successful/945442)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-january-6-insurrection-had-been-more-successful/945442 "2021-07-24T02:21:34Z")
I’ve read and heard a lot of variations on the theme “We came so close to losing our democracy on January 6!” And everybody nods and agrees and talks about how lucky it was that the insurrectionists didn’t get to Pence o… --- ## [Is there any river you can't see across on a clear day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-river-you-cant-see-across-on-a-clear-day/553352)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-river-you-cant-see-across-on-a-clear-day/553352 "2010-09-11T23:43:37Z")
More specifically, is there any part of any river outside of the delta that’s wide enough that someone with 20/20 vision can’t see the opposite shore on a clear day? --- ## [What "Poor" Things Do You Think You'd Do If You Won The Lotto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poor-things-do-you-think-youd-do-if-you-won-the-lotto/558828)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-poor-things-do-you-think-youd-do-if-you-won-the-lotto/558828 "2010-11-05T03:58:17Z")
OK let’s say you win the lotto. For the purposes of this “What if,” the amount will equal to one million dollars (after taxes) per year. That means one million per year, every year for the rest of your life. Obviously yo… --- ## [Where’s the new MMP. Wake up Mumpers MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-s-the-new-mmp-wake-up-mumpers-mmp/957927)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-s-the-new-mmp-wake-up-mumpers-mmp/957927 "2022-01-24T04:08:08Z")
I guess I’m up early this morning. Which is exceedingly rare. January is half over. Where does the time go? No topic. But, hijack away. I’ll start. Woke with no pain. Cripped three houses up with Buddy and he did his … --- ## [Missed paying a toll - what willl they do to us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-paying-a-toll-what-willl-they-do-to-us/449628)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-paying-a-toll-what-willl-they-do-to-us/449628 "2016-09-02T23:16:30Z")
On our escape from Chicago, we ran into some confusing signage and missed paying at a toll booth. What happens now - are we going to get a bill in the mail or something for this approximately $1 toll? Should we be expect… --- ## [24: Season 7: Episode 13 (8:00pm - 9:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episode-13-8-00pm-9-00pm/488877)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episode-13-8-00pm-9-00pm/488877 "2009-03-18T03:34:03Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## ["THE WIRE": Your Favorite Characters from: THE STREET](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-your-favorite-characters-from-the-street/549289)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wire-your-favorite-characters-from-the-street/549289 "2010-08-16T07:51:27Z")
The poll will be for the sub-group: \*\*“THE STREET.” \*\* These are the characters directly involved with the criminal drug trade in Baltimore, “The Game,” in other words. If you feel a character may be missing, check the o… --- ## [If India and Pakistan go at it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-india-and-pakistan-go-at-it/475008)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-india-and-pakistan-go-at-it/475008 "2008-12-04T06:54:25Z")
Estimates vary between 50 and 100 nuclear weapons. What will they throw at each other, and what will they aim at? --- ## [Believing in ghosts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believing-in-ghosts/714753)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believing-in-ghosts/714753 "2015-03-13T13:50:17Z")
Every once in a while, I encounter something that makes me understand why some people sincerely believe in ghosts and the like. One end of my basement studio/office is a workshop, mostly separated by a hard wall but wit… --- ## ["Afro-rigging"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afro-rigging/420162)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afro-rigging/420162 "2007-09-26T04:53:44Z")
We were in Kentucky when my husband’s car broke down. The man who fixed it said, “I might have to afro-rig something.” Am I the only one who finds this comment baffling? If you’re going to be racist, why not just go w… --- ## [Speeding ticket prices in your area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-prices-in-your-area/644534)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-ticket-prices-in-your-area/644534 "2012-12-20T01:53:56Z")
Last night I got my first speeding ticket since 1986. I was going 39 in a 25mph zone, and this morning I checked the website for the cost…$196.00. This seems a wee bit high to me. Plus, you only get two weeks to pay it…… --- ## [What's the last song you heard and hated instantly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-hated-instantly/608052)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-hated-instantly/608052 "2012-01-25T17:33:15Z")
We did the other side of the coin already here. To my surprise in the other thread, some people answered there my answer here: the last song I heard and instantly hated is Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.” Howeve… --- ## [I Submit A Simple Question About Gay Jokes (And Mental illness)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-submit-a-simple-question-about-gay-jokes-and-mental-illness/740647)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-submit-a-simple-question-about-gay-jokes-and-mental-illness/740647 "2015-12-23T05:48:17Z")
I think this country has come a long way, in just the past 20 years. Just 20 years ago (well within my lifetime), most Americans were opposed to gays and their rights. Now the reverse is true. But I still think we have a… --- ## [Fuck Wikipedia and its deletion fiends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-wikipedia-and-its-deletion-fiends/443071)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-wikipedia-and-its-deletion-fiends/443071 "2015-10-30T20:12:25Z")
A while ago I came across a Wikipedia page that had compiled the genealogy of the entire Taft family. I just went to look something up on it, trying to see how Taft Broadcasting fit into there, and I see that at the begi… --- ## [Cordless Phone problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cordless-phone-problem/120756)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cordless-phone-problem/120756 "2002-07-25T19:55:42Z")
Last night I went to use our cordless phone that is only about 6 months old. It’s a Vtech 900 with Caller ID. When I picked it up, there was no dial tone. The battery is fully charged, the tone volume is all the way up … --- ## [Have you ever \*Priceline Negotiated!!\* a hotel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-priceline-negotiated-a-hotel/545671)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-priceline-negotiated-a-hotel/545671 "2010-07-08T13:40:28Z")
I asked a couple of friends, and their reluctance to push the button was similar to mine. I don’t want to end up in some mystery hotel. I’m not terribly picky about where I stay. I’m not going on some sort of celebrator… --- ## [Rosemary's Baby: How does it hold up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-how-does-it-hold-up/661290)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby-how-does-it-hold-up/661290 "2013-06-20T14:03:54Z")
I’ve liked this movie since I first saw it sometime in the '80s. I love the atmospheric nature of it, I love the mundane evil of Minnie Castevet and the avuncular charm (and total evil) of her husband Roman and the stup… --- ## [Why do some foods taste horrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-taste-horrible/569183)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-foods-taste-horrible/569183 "2011-02-02T01:57:13Z")
Everyone has a small list of foods that they just won’t eat, right? Lately I’ve been revisiting mine and discovering that some of them are not so bad after all. :slight\_smile: But there’s one that my body resists like cr… --- ## [Who Teaches a New President of The U.S. How to Be President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-teaches-a-new-president-of-the-u-s-how-to-be-president/407380)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-teaches-a-new-president-of-the-u-s-how-to-be-president/407380 "2016-11-12T20:17:13Z")
Let’s say a big underdog in the presidential race took the lead at the last minute and got herself elected. She is a congressional representative from Iowa with a platform to protect America’s farming interest, protectin… --- ## [How much human blood exists on Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-human-blood-exists-on-earth/540262)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-human-blood-exists-on-earth/540262 "2010-05-22T21:25:31Z")
…and, by natural extension, what’s the largest body of water you could fill with it? I have two major problems with figuring this one out: 1) determining the amount of banked blood (for transfusion or simple research) i… --- ## [Necrophiliac Pedophilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necrophiliac-pedophilia/155724)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necrophiliac-pedophilia/155724 "2003-02-21T15:45:09Z")
http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~1181610,00.html Excuse me while I go vomit. --- ## [Community 4/22 "Consolidated American Poultry"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-22-consolidated-american-poultry/537101)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-4-22-consolidated-american-poultry/537101 "2010-05-03T12:20:41Z")
Anyone else watch this last night? For me, it was the best episode of the season. Loved the \*Goodfellas \*parody (w/ the perfect musical backgrounds). So many great moments, but especially loved Annie in this one. Pier… --- ## [Why don't CRTs have a native resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-crts-have-a-native-resolution/496249)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-crts-have-a-native-resolution/496249 "2015-06-11T21:34:09Z")
As someone who deals with nothing but pixels, I’m a little embarrassed that I don’t know the answer to this question, but here goes: LCDs have a fixed resolution; mine’s 1680x1050, for instance. Sure, I can lower the r… --- ## [Let him not be uncircumcised. - WHAT?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-him-not-be-uncircumcised-what/522111)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-him-not-be-uncircumcised-what/522111 "2010-05-08T12:50:51Z")
I was going to place this in Great Debates, since religious matters tend to get heated around here. But then I figured that the mods could always move it there or to the Pit. I found something odd while looking for oth… --- ## [I am afraid of my bike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-afraid-of-my-bike/672283)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-afraid-of-my-bike/672283 "2013-10-27T13:34:13Z")
As I jokingly admitted in the excuse mom firestorm thread, I suck at riding my bike. But worse than that, it rather terrifies me, to the point that I shake all over for the duration of any ride. After I get where I’m g… --- ## [Best fade out guitar solo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fade-out-guitar-solo/616624)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fade-out-guitar-solo/616624 "2012-03-26T17:37:52Z")
I don’t even know if any bands still do this. A guitar solo at the end of a song that keeps going as the song fades out, no actual end to the song. When I think of this two Steely Dan songs immediately come to mind for m… --- ## [Do you still know people...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-know-people/737348)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-know-people/737348 "2015-11-20T02:48:57Z")
…called “Biff”, or “Fingers”, or “Lefty”, or “Moose”, or “Tiger”? Thinking this is not a GQ question. :slight\_smile: --- ## [My son got fired...questions about finding a similar job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-got-fired-questions-about-finding-a-similar-job/459187)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-got-fired-questions-about-finding-a-similar-job/459187 "2008-08-16T14:11:22Z")
Ivyboy was working as a server at Sonny’s BBQ. He got dozens of glowing customer satisfaction cards, picked up every shift he possibly could, and after three months, had started getting requests from customers that he b… --- ## [The Tower of Babel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tower-of-babel/557746)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tower-of-babel/557746 "2010-10-20T22:37:18Z")
What did God have against man creating the tower? --- ## [The New & Improved Spiffle II Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-improved-spiffle-ii-thread/58660)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-improved-spiffle-ii-thread/58660 "2001-04-08T20:54:12Z")
OK Kids, Flypsyde has turned over the reigns as emcee of the Springfield meeting to blushing me. I’m starting this new-and-improved thread to make a fresh start, so to speak. The other thread was approaching 150 posts an… --- ## [DSLR recommendations for a beginner please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dslr-recommendations-for-a-beginner-please/646576)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dslr-recommendations-for-a-beginner-please/646576 "2013-01-12T06:53:03Z")
I’ve never had a DSLR camera, but I’m thinking of getting one so our travel photos don’t look so crappy. I want to be able to print and hang our photos on the wall and not be ashamed of how amateurish they look. Plus, we… --- ## [Write your Movie-A-Minute Summarization here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-movie-a-minute-summarization-here/153672)
**Author:** [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-your-movie-a-minute-summarization-here/153672 "2003-02-23T02:23:59Z")
Someone else started a thread about summarizing books. Let’s do one here for movies, inspired by Movie-A-Minute: http://rinkworks.com/movieaminute/ Here’s one by me, only I gave it a slash angle: Bedazzled Directed … --- ## [White Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-lotus/975900)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-lotus/975900 "2025-07-29T20:37:08Z")
Does it get any better? It’s supposed to be a comedy? A comedic drama? A dramatic comedy? I’m on the third episode (the things we do for love) and there hasn’t been anything I find amusing. All I can think is how much I… --- ## [We don't want kids, get that through your head! (On dealing with a baby crazy MIL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-want-kids-get-that-through-your-head-on-dealing-with-a-baby-crazy-mil/399877)
**Author:** [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-want-kids-get-that-through-your-head-on-dealing-with-a-baby-crazy-mil/399877 "2007-04-16T20:04:55Z")
My MIL is at it again. Let me explain, wait that will take to long. Let me sum up. My husband’s brother was married, had an affair then asked for a divorce. The divorce was final last week. Before/during said affair BIL … --- ## [The President and the Economy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-and-the-economy/593883)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-and-the-economy/593883 "2011-08-27T15:30:09Z")
A little while ago, I had a very interesting discussion with one of my doctors (let’s just call him “Dr. D”). Dr. D says the president really has very little control over the economy. Oh, sure, elections are won and lost… --- ## [Grammar question about articles and the places we go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-about-articles-and-the-places-we-go/640601)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-about-articles-and-the-places-we-go/640601 "2012-11-14T07:43:36Z")
I was thinking about some of the following sentences last night. John went to school. I saw my friend at the store. You can find the information at the library. My friend is in (the) hospital. The drunk driver got p… --- ## [You have 2 weeks to live. Do you want to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-2-weeks-to-live-do-you-want-to-know/615408)
**Author:** [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-2-weeks-to-live-do-you-want-to-know/615408 "2012-03-24T11:24:49Z")
Recently, a friend of my Mom’s died. He knew he was ill, but he was able to walk & talk, and was not in terrible pain. Apparently, 2 weeks before he died, his doctor told his immediate family(but not him) that he would b… --- ## [What's the strangest thing you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-thing-you-own/347838)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-thing-you-own/347838 "2006-03-15T00:52:31Z")
I’ve been going through my crap and getting rid of as much as possible. I kept a couple of things from my mother’s house so the strangest thing I have are two jars of rainwater. From 1977. Iris found these in one of m… --- ## [Basic training and incurable screwups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-training-and-incurable-screwups/706027)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-training-and-incurable-screwups/706027 "2014-12-08T02:18:14Z")
What’s the process in the US and other militaries for releasing incurable screwups in basic training? I was watching “Full Metal Jacket” over the weekend, and it was clear that no military would ever want Private Pyle. … --- ## [Why does the modern US military use plastic bottled water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-modern-us-military-use-plastic-bottled-water/769741)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-modern-us-military-use-plastic-bottled-water/769741 "2016-11-02T01:00:41Z")
Random thought while watching Generation Kill, why does the modern US military use plastic bottled water? It’s not just a thing they do in Hollywood images,of US troops drinking bottled water are pretty common. Not for … --- ## [How does Google or Mapquest figure out the quickest way to Point A to Point B?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-google-or-mapquest-figure-out-the-quickest-way-to-point-a-to-point-b/549680)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-google-or-mapquest-figure-out-the-quickest-way-to-point-a-to-point-b/549680 "2010-08-10T02:55:03Z")
With thousands of roads and millions of possible routes, how do driving direction services calculate the best path between two points in mere fractions of a second? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1736&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1738&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)