# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1755&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:** 1756 --- ## [Brandon Routh to return to his "Superman" role in CW's Arrow-verse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-routh-to-return-to-his-superman-role-in-cws-arrow-verse/837365)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-routh-to-return-to-his-superman-role-in-cws-arrow-verse/837365 "2019-10-30T12:21:16Z")
It’s been revealed that Routh, who starred in 2006’s Superman Returns, will once again be donning the familiar blue and red outfit for the CW’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. He and Tyler Hoechlin, the Arr… --- ## [Father's Day Feud \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-feud-game-over/722379)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-feud-game-over/722379 "2015-06-22T03:38:03Z")
I think I posted my last Feud in the wrong forum, so we’ll try it here. Thanks to JMLVT68 for the Feud! Object of the game: Give what you think will be the most popular answer for each category. (Like Fast Money on Fam… --- ## [Did she pass peacefully?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-she-pass-peacefully/604256)
**Author:** [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-she-pass-peacefully/604256 "2011-12-01T04:25:53Z")
“Did she pass peacefully?” Is this a question people want an honest answer to? Or are they looking to be reassured that it really happened like they hope it did? The situation that has prompted this question is the deat… --- ## [Why is protecting gun rights a right wing philosophy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-protecting-gun-rights-a-right-wing-philosophy/423507)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-protecting-gun-rights-a-right-wing-philosophy/423507 "2007-10-25T17:36:16Z")
It seems inconsistent with the left wing views to protect individual freedoms that they would not embrace individual gun rights. Is it because southerners really like their guns that the left decided it was against thei… --- ## [Lululemon - the "bend over" test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577 "2013-03-28T17:35:34Z")
Lululemon is recalling some of its yoga pants because the company says they are too transparent. It says that they passed all of the relevant tests and that the only way to really know if they really aren’t opaque enoug… --- ## [African-Americans are insecure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-are-insecure/302900)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-are-insecure/302900 "2005-05-13T17:47:27Z")
Not every single last one of them. I’m speaking as a whole, culturally. I came to this conclusion while just sitting here ruminating, eating cold pizza and watching the second half of Kurasawa’s THE SEVEN SAMURAI. I jus… --- ## [In the Bad Ol' Summertime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-bad-ol-summertime/621065)
**Author:** [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-bad-ol-summertime/621065 "2012-06-01T23:32:56Z")
It’s that time of year again. Dear parents, for the love of crap, please please please please PLEASE do not send your underage minor children to the pool. Aside from the fact that it’s against the rules (they have to b… --- ## [What have you cooked recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-cooked-recently/691369)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-cooked-recently/691369 "2014-06-26T12:48:40Z")
What have you cooked recently? Friday I made a white-sauce pizza for the first time. I used Trader Joe’s pizza dough because it’s really cheap and less time consuming than making dough from scratch. We also had an ope… --- ## [Do the Saudis Control Fox? Implications?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-saudis-control-fox-implications/585534)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-saudis-control-fox-implications/585534 "2011-06-18T03:27:32Z")
From here: and here: Yes I know these are articles about Peak Oil. This is not a Peak Oil thread. The debate is: Do influential Saudis control Fox News? If so, what does that mean? Me? My opinion is probably wrong … --- ## [Heath care: explain 'the mandate' to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-care-explain-the-mandate-to-me/516797)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-care-explain-the-mandate-to-me/516797 "2009-11-10T11:39:12Z")
So it looks like most versions of the health care bill have some sort of “mandate” clause that requires people to buy health insurance or pay a penalty (except for those who can’t afford it). I thought the whole point o… --- ## [Hey, couch slug, ever heard 'Beggars can't be choosers?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-couch-slug-ever-heard-beggars-cant-be-choosers/435857)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-couch-slug-ever-heard-beggars-cant-be-choosers/435857 "2008-02-03T22:34:19Z")
Grrrrrrr. All my instincts protested, but I went along when my husband invited his ne’er-do-well brother to stay at our house for ‘a couple of weeks’ while he ‘looked for a new place.’ I’ve never liked the guy. I’d pr… --- ## [Long but Informative Article on the Origins of the Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-but-informative-article-on-the-origins-of-the-virus/942353)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-but-informative-article-on-the-origins-of-the-virus/942353 "2021-10-09T16:45:36Z")
What the article says: After the first couple of days and Trump claiming that the virus was created in a Chinese Lab a group of virologists came out and said that the virus likely jumped from an animal host that would… --- ## [Disney won't let Miramax distribute "Fahrenheit 911"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-wont-let-miramax-distribute-fahrenheit-911/243616)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-wont-let-miramax-distribute-fahrenheit-911/243616 "2004-05-11T03:01:30Z")
Damn assholes, now I’m sorry I went to see Home On The Range. Twice!\* http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/national/05DISN.html?ei=5006&en=89982416bdce50c0&ex=1084334400&partner=ALTAVISTA1&pagewanted=print&position= The … --- ## [When do guys get a clue about women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-guys-get-a-clue-about-women/478435)
**Author:** [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-guys-get-a-clue-about-women/478435 "2008-12-28T02:45:48Z")
This past weekend, Hallgirl1, Hallboy and I went to a local place to pick up a sandwich. Our server was friendly and the service was better than usual. As we were leaving, our server was at the cash register and sudden… --- ## [Voluntary breating: do dolphins really think about each breath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-breating-do-dolphins-really-think-about-each-breath/457453)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voluntary-breating-do-dolphins-really-think-about-each-breath/457453 "2008-08-07T03:28:41Z")
I had a conversation tonight about the Flipper story already discussed in this SD thread. The emotional impact of the story relies on the assertion that dolphins not only can stop themselves from breathing, but that th… --- ## [Lazy media mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-media-mistakes/975379)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-media-mistakes/975379 "2022-12-04T05:02:10Z")
I’m not talking about obscure, hard to catch ones, like if Columbus’s junior boatswain’sman was right- or left-handed, I’m talking about glaring errors immediately obvious to anyone remotely familiar with the subject, pr… --- ## [What's the most "science-fictiony" thing that's a reality today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-science-fictiony-thing-thats-a-reality-today/393760)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-science-fictiony-thing-thats-a-reality-today/393760 "2007-03-03T01:58:46Z")
What would seem to someone from 1957 the most futuristic “gee-whiz” thing that has become a reality today? Here’s my short list: \[ul\]\[\]PC applications: computer games, desktop publishing, automated spread sheets and wor… --- ## [Closed? WTF Coldfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-wtf-coldfire/194926)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closed-wtf-coldfire/194926 "2003-08-14T19:52:03Z")
If that isn’t the biggest load of bullshit, I don’t know what is. Give me a serious fucking break. People were actually starting to talk about the thread, and whether it had merit or not, and here you come, closing the… --- ## [The Alan Parsons Live Project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-parsons-live-project/688449)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alan-parsons-live-project/688449 "2022-07-27T05:25:09Z")
Scroll down here: http://www.paccleveland.com/event/545103-alan-parsons-live-project-cleveland/ I’ve been a fan of the Alan Parsons Project since the late Seventies. It was a great show last night at the Masonic Audito… --- ## [Raiders Cheerleaders sue for lost wages.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-cheerleaders-sue-for-lost-wages/679565)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-cheerleaders-sue-for-lost-wages/679565 "2014-09-05T21:16:40Z")
I’m quite surprised at how little pro cheerleaders are paid. Most of them have extensive training in dance. They represent the team at charity events. At $125 per game they are paid almost nothing. Especially when you c… --- ## [Ok, I'll complain about my warning here then](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-complain-about-my-warning-here-then/633427)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-complain-about-my-warning-here-then/633427 "2012-10-15T21:26:27Z")
As per Colibri’s instructions, I’m starting this thread to complain about the sole warning I’ve received in my 7 years on the boards. I’ll also complain about Colibri’s justification for the warning, which is different … --- ## [Unorthodox lullabies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox-lullabies/511478)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox-lullabies/511478 "2009-10-21T14:34:52Z")
I am aged for a new father; my daughter is eight months and I’m creeping up on forty. Given how many years I had to prepare myself for being a daddy. I found myself ill-equipped in the lullaby department when the need a… --- ## [I PIT Obama's Jobs Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obamas-jobs-speech/595499)
**Author:** [@Rekd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rekd)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obamas-jobs-speech/595499 "2011-09-08T20:42:25Z")
I’m gonna go ahead and get started early… :eek: The jobs speech will have 3 main components continue the payroll tax holiday extended unemployment benefits again to encourage people to continue not looking for a job $… --- ## [Relationships: What kind of "Not Cheater" are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-what-kind-of-not-cheater-are-you/757468)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-what-kind-of-not-cheater-are-you/757468 "2016-07-02T02:41:53Z")
I hope the following makes sense: Group A: The temptation is there, but I resist that temptation out of love and respect for my SO. And/or, I don’t want to risk losing what I have with my SO. Group B: Look, I can appre… --- ## [I Grow Weary of This Doo-doo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-this-doo-doo/671597)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-grow-weary-of-this-doo-doo/671597 "2013-10-22T03:27:06Z")
Can’t even muster up the juice to swear. Two phone calls in the last hour. One from Ann at Account Services, calling me for the five hundredth time to try to sell me another credit card, even though I have told them doz… --- ## [Why is a college jump-ball not a jump-ball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-college-jump-ball-not-a-jump-ball/398800)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-college-jump-ball-not-a-jump-ball/398800 "2007-04-05T20:45:31Z")
When and why did the NCAA decide not to have a jump-ball for a jump-ball? They start a game with one so it’s not beyond the referee’s expertise, so what’s the reason? Did they decide a jump-ball makes too much sense? --- ## [Celebrity trivia you like that isn't worth it's own thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-trivia-you-like-that-isnt-worth-its-own-thread/316546)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-trivia-you-like-that-isnt-worth-its-own-thread/316546 "2015-08-28T00:06:14Z")
This may be more Cafe Society, but since it’s by definition pointless I’ll keep it here. What are some celebrity tidbits you like to share that you rarely have the opportunity to. I’ll keep it to celebrities (which c… --- ## [If Cat-girls really existed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cat-girls-really-existed/357441)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-cat-girls-really-existed/357441 "2011-05-08T17:21:39Z")
It would be just my luck to meet one that combined the worst features of cats and women. “Kathy, I told you to “go” in the litterbox.” Giant haiballs (Insert vomit smiley) Fur everywere “You don’t love me anymore!” S… --- ## [Non-reversible screws in bathroom stalls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-reversible-screws-in-bathroom-stalls/584805)
**Author:** [@diegojones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diegojones)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-reversible-screws-in-bathroom-stalls/584805 "2011-06-10T12:17:50Z")
I’ve notice that at least in the States, bathroom stalls are assembled with non-reversible screws. What is the reason for this? Did people use to steal bathroom stalls? Also, why do regular stalls open inwards while h… --- ## [Wonder Woman 1984](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-1984/844569)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-woman-1984/844569 "2020-08-22T19:20:36Z")
The trailer came out today. Looks pretty good, and I quite liked the first movie, so I’m looking forward to this one. --- ## [Dogs and sizes and breeding and such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-sizes-and-breeding-and-such/285618)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-sizes-and-breeding-and-such/285618 "2005-01-20T20:29:21Z")
Do all dogs perceive each other as being of the same race? How can a Great Dane (insert large dog race) and Chihuahua (small dog race) see each other as possible competition / mating material? Left to their own devices w… --- ## [Confronting racism in oneself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-racism-in-oneself/1030215)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confronting-racism-in-oneself/1030215 "2026-08-26T01:14:52Z")
Doper 1: “One of the first things you learn in anti-racism training is that you’re racist. You can’t help it as a product of our society.” Doper 2: “This is not true.” (quoted verbatim) Deniers like Doper 2 above feel … --- ## [C:\\WINDOWS\\Temp : can I dump it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-windows-temp-can-i-dump-it/477048)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-windows-temp-can-i-dump-it/477048 "2008-12-20T20:09:18Z")
I am constantly running into disk space problems because the guy who built/set-up my computer only allotted 10 gig for the C: drive partition. (His logic was that if the OS went kablooey, I could just reformat/reinstall… --- ## [MAth question from the movie 21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-from-the-movie-21/546268)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-question-from-the-movie-21/546268 "2010-07-12T01:05:30Z")
In the beginning of the movie the young math genius is in Kevin Spacy’s class. He’s figuratively offered to choose one of three doors, to try and find the car vs the goats. He chooses door #1. Then Spacy as the game sho… --- ## [Golf question: why do golf courses never begin or end with par 3's or 5's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-question-why-do-golf-courses-never-begin-or-end-with-par-3s-or-5s/510204)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-question-why-do-golf-courses-never-begin-or-end-with-par-3s-or-5s/510204 "2009-09-17T16:46:22Z")
Pretty much what the thread title says. Why don’t golf courses ever put par 5’s or 3’s on the 1st or 18th holes? --- ## [Okay, now I'm pissed (The Ohio military thing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-im-pissed-the-ohio-military-thing/630385)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-im-pissed-the-ohio-military-thing/630385 "2012-08-10T03:40:59Z")
A friend just posted this article about Obama for America v. Husted in Ohio. The friend went on to say how horrible it was that Obama would deny members of the military the right to vote. So, I patiently explained that… --- ## [When is midsummer's eve celebrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-midsummers-eve-celebrated/543886)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-midsummers-eve-celebrated/543886 "2010-06-23T09:35:14Z")
The date of the summer solstice changes slowly over time (it’s tomorrow in the UK). For those that care about this date - do you celebrate it on the actual solstice date, or is there a date that has entered the calender … --- ## [Why is politics in the US more faith based.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-politics-in-the-us-more-faith-based/708076)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-politics-in-the-us-more-faith-based/708076 "2015-01-08T01:36:26Z")
After traveling to other countries, I have notice politics in the US are very different than other countries. It is more you are a republican or democratic. I think other countries look at politics more scientific where … --- ## [Gwen: the doll you can leave on the porch and feed from the trashcan (very mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwen-the-doll-you-can-leave-on-the-porch-and-feed-from-the-trashcan-very-mild/512080)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwen-the-doll-you-can-leave-on-the-porch-and-feed-from-the-trashcan-very-mild/512080 "2009-10-12T17:05:20Z")
Not even pitworthy perhaps. I started to bump a previous thread about AMERICAN DOLLS but it’s old enough to qualify as a zombie thread, so I’ll open a new one: American Girl Releases Homeless Doll for $95 That’s righ… --- ## [Did Anyone Really Play Those Chicken Car Games Like in "Rebel Without a Cause"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-really-play-those-chicken-car-games-like-in-rebel-without-a-cause/543761)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-really-play-those-chicken-car-games-like-in-rebel-without-a-cause/543761 "2010-06-20T02:51:26Z")
I’ve never understood the big whoop-dee-do about Rebel Without a Cause. Besides the subtle mysogyny, the movie seems unrealistic, not to say stupid for several reasons. One of those reasons was the Chicken game the gan… --- ## [Worried about my nephew's height](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-about-my-nephews-height/762206)
**Author:** [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-about-my-nephews-height/762206 "2016-08-10T11:43:57Z")
I’m worried about my nephew. He is very tall. At 15 years of age he stands 186 cm which is 6’ 1". He can no longer sit in the family car without reclining the seat. And he still has several more years of growing to do. … --- ## [Lottery probability question: consecutive numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-probability-question-consecutive-numbers/286470)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-probability-question-consecutive-numbers/286470 "2005-01-25T20:06:00Z")
I heard some people who regularly buy lottery tickets saying that it’s interesting how often two (or possibly more) of the numbers selected are consecutive. What are the odds that in selecting numbers from 1-53, with no… --- ## [It's a two-lane heavily winding road at night... SO STOP BEEPING ME TO GO FASTER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-two-lane-heavily-winding-road-at-night-so-stop-beeping-me-to-go-faster/190372)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-two-lane-heavily-winding-road-at-night-so-stop-beeping-me-to-go-faster/190372 "2003-07-28T23:43:53Z")
We’re driving back from a tiring but satisfying hike in the mountains on one of those two-lane roads that has a speed limit of 55 MPH on the straightaways, and lower limits (down to 30 at some spots) at the turns. Only a… --- ## [Are Jews Really Smarter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-jews-really-smarter/307900)
**Author:** [@handsomeone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeone)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-jews-really-smarter/307900 "2014-12-29T22:48:28Z")
--- ## [Canned salmon sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-sandwich/637639)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-sandwich/637639 "2012-10-15T17:03:09Z")
I used to work with an English woman who would bring sandwiches for lunch that she made with canned salmon. There was no mayonnaise involved. The bread was buttered, and I think the only thing in the salmon was vinegar… … --- ## [Foreclosed home horror stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreclosed-home-horror-stories/487146)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreclosed-home-horror-stories/487146 "2009-02-28T09:08:14Z")
In another thread about foreclosures somebody wrote about a foreclosed home where the tenants chopped a hole in the floor and then burned the debris - in the basement. I’ve heard stories about disgruntled tenants, who a… --- ## [Marital aids: Which one is the favorite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marital-aids-which-one-is-the-favorite/137842)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marital-aids-which-one-is-the-favorite/137842 "2002-11-23T22:31:46Z")
Inspired by this thread title: Martial arts: Which one is the deadliest? Given the wide variety out there, are there any clear favorites among the dopers? For the ladies (mostly) Artificial Penis (dildo) Vibrator … --- ## [Does anyone know where the love of God goes? ( RIP Gordon Lightfoot: 2023-May-1 )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445 "2024-02-11T20:28:19Z")
Died at 84. One of my favorite folk rock artists ever. A Canadian national treasure. He will be missed. --- ## [Starving Artist , yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artist-yet-again/611305)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artist-yet-again/611305 "2012-02-01T14:14:46Z")
Could someone please explain, in simple language, why Starving Artist has yet to earn any sanctions for his aggregate behavior in the threads: It’s time to officially Pit Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program. … --- ## [How are Rush/Hannity/Grant/Levinn handling the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-rush-hannity-grant-levinn-handling-the-election/471523 "2008-11-10T18:27:32Z")
I’ve been listening to Rush/Grant for years and years (Bush I was still in office) and have laughed my way through the end of the cold war (Gorbasm updates anyone?), all of Clinton, the Gingrich revolution, etc. I can’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1754&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1756&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)