# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1762&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:** 1763 --- ## [Speak To Me Only In Game Of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-game-of-thrones/631531)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-game-of-thrones/631531 "2015-03-23T16:08:39Z")
Those are brave men knocking at our doors out there. Let’s go kill them! --- ## [The Ecology of Cars (The Movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ecology-of-cars-the-movie/403153)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ecology-of-cars-the-movie/403153 "2013-12-23T23:08:37Z")
My son is on a big Cars kick. I think I’ve seen that movie at least 25,000 times in the last few weeks. I’d say it was a hellish experience, but it was a pretty good movie, so it held up through the 10,000th viewing. … --- ## [Describe your final scene for "Breaking Bad"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-final-scene-for-breaking-bad/668913)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-final-scene-for-breaking-bad/668913 "2013-10-03T13:49:40Z")
Mine is obviously tongue in cheek but still, in my humble opinion, somehow appropriate. Walter Jr. is sitting, calmly eating breakfast. The camera pulls back, showing him surrounded by the smoking ruins of civilization. … --- ## [censoring language on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censoring-language-on-tv/581639)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censoring-language-on-tv/581639 "2011-05-26T16:39:15Z")
I find this ridiculous, everyone knows exactly what “ugly” word is being used. Even if you are 10 years old, you are probably familiar with the word “fuck” etc…It’s WORDS that people use Who benefits from this? --- ## [Not renewing dental insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-renewing-dental-insurance/707898)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-renewing-dental-insurance/707898 "2016-03-24T20:33:09Z")
I have dental insurance, premiums paid quarterly; most recent payment covers Oct-Dec 2014. If I want to end this coverage, must I notify the insurance company, or is it sufficient to simply not make the next payment, wh… --- ## [How fast should a water heater heat water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-should-a-water-heater-heat-water/399008)
**Author:** [@Sofaspud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofaspud)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-should-a-water-heater-heat-water/399008 "2007-04-08T14:25:08Z")
I have a (fairly new) water heater. Of course I know how long this particular heater takes to recover from a dishwasher/laundry/shower Trifecta of Doom that uses all the hot water, but if I hadn’t timed it, how could I … --- ## [Rural people, how often do you see snakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-people-how-often-do-you-see-snakes/626925)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-people-how-often-do-you-see-snakes/626925 "2012-07-03T21:35:25Z")
If you live in a rural area, or in an urban area near woods, how often do you see snakes in “inappropriate areas”, such as streets or sidewalks? --- ## [What is YOUR definition of conservative and liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-definition-of-conservative-and-liberal/618732)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-definition-of-conservative-and-liberal/618732 "2012-04-15T16:23:51Z")
What is YOUR definition of ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’? How would you define the two terms, and why do you believe they are defined in such a way? What do you think a typical political conservative wants? What do you th… --- ## [Cooking Indian food at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-indian-food-at-home/491798)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-indian-food-at-home/491798 "2009-04-22T17:55:49Z")
I needed some cardamom for ginger cardamom syrup for cocktails and so I went to a nearby Indian grocery. I bought a panoply of spices and some jaggery, naan, etc. I looked up recipes on the net and was surprised to find… --- ## [Capital One. You suck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-one-you-suck/310580)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-one-you-suck/310580 "2005-08-01T16:42:58Z")
I’ll admit, I was lured in by you. My mailbox received lots of mail from you and your pre-approvals. Many, many, pre-approvals. Six months of 0% APR? Why yes, that does sound delightful! A $39 annual fee? Well, my othe… --- ## [Do you tend to listen to music by artists of your same gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tend-to-listen-to-music-by-artists-of-your-same-gender/575692)
**Author:** [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tend-to-listen-to-music-by-artists-of-your-same-gender/575692 "2011-03-24T11:15:29Z")
In the Sexist Kindle thread, someone posted that they tend to read books written by men, but listen to music by women. I mostly read books by men, but my most-listened-to and favorite artists are evenly split. Is this a … --- ## [What do you think are the best classic cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-classic-cartoons/486137)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-classic-cartoons/486137 "2009-02-19T15:46:35Z")
The Pink Panther Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner Woody Woodpecker. I always liked Panther and the Roadrunner. I think they were more creative because they didn’t have the dialogue. Also, they didn’t very in quality as muc… --- ## [TronnaDope: let's meet in Toronto!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-lets-meet-in-toronto/471479)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tronnadope-lets-meet-in-toronto/471479 "2009-02-27T16:30:59Z")
I’m thinking it might be a good idea to start planning another TronnaDope. Paging Toronto Dopers and anyone who might be visiting our fair city! --- ## [Can I get more than one undergraduate degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-more-than-one-undergraduate-degree/253878)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-more-than-one-undergraduate-degree/253878 "2004-07-07T06:04:48Z")
That is to say, go to college more than once as an undergrad to get a seperate bachelor’s degree? I know that one can have more than one major when in school, but once you graduate, are you allowed to enroll again to ge… --- ## [Who is the Ed Wood of contemporary films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-ed-wood-of-contemporary-films/747681)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-ed-wood-of-contemporary-films/747681 "2016-03-04T12:41:15Z")
I have 3 nominees. All 3 have some technical skills and sufficient budgets that they don’t look as bad as Ed’s movies. First is M Night Shamaylon. I don’t think he’s hit his bottom yet, but not for lack of trying. Si… --- ## [Wanna Laugh? Co-ed bathroom related.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-laugh-co-ed-bathroom-related/561677)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-laugh-co-ed-bathroom-related/561677 "2010-11-29T01:08:15Z")
The Scene: I work at a university where there are co-ed bathrooms. I also work at a university that prides itself on being green\\sustainable\\progressive etc…so people generally don’t carry water bottles they use a sig o… --- ## [Mushrooms: Delicious or "No thank you"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushrooms-delicious-or-no-thank-you/581025)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mushrooms-delicious-or-no-thank-you/581025 "2011-05-08T22:42:01Z")
In this thread and others I’ve noticed there are more than a few of us who share my distaste for mushrooms. So let’s go to the poll! --- ## [Heroes 4-7 “Strange Attractors” (10/26/09)-spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-4-7-strange-attractors-10-26-09-spoilers/515180)
**Author:** [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-4-7-strange-attractors-10-26-09-spoilers/515180 "2009-11-01T06:16:18Z")
Last time: Noah and Peter went one of them/one of us’ing to find someone with a healing ability that Peter could swipe to go save Hiro. They found such a lad, Peter took his ability, but after hitchhiking back to Manhatt… --- ## [For an apex predator, killer whales sure are nice to humans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-an-apex-predator-killer-whales-sure-are-nice-to-humans/481764)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Jackson\_Hates\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_Jackson_Hates_You)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-an-apex-predator-killer-whales-sure-are-nice-to-humans/481764 "2009-01-19T19:25:35Z")
So what up with this? Killer Whales seem to like people ok. They don’t go around eating us. They let us train them in parks and shit. There have only been a few incidents where a killer whale hurt someone and even then i… --- ## [What is behind political endorsements \[Sharice Davids for Congress\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-behind-political-endorsements-sharice-davids-for-congress/819227)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-behind-political-endorsements-sharice-davids-for-congress/819227 "2018-11-08T19:25:21Z")
We have this woman Sharice Davids, running for the democratic congressional nomination in my district in Kansas. TheKC Star has endorsed her. But only for her positions NOT for her experience or qualifications. And tha… --- ## [Legal question about being a giant DICK to your neighbor...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-being-a-giant-dick-to-your-neighbor/633797)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-being-a-giant-dick-to-your-neighbor/633797 "2012-09-10T01:00:55Z")
In a move that has caused me to reconsider how discerning I’ve been about who I “Friend” on Facebook, one of the people in my newsfeed has posted the picture below, with the comment: “Had to share…lol” The picture. I’m… --- ## [What keeps you using the browser you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-keeps-you-using-the-browser-you-use/573109)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-keeps-you-using-the-browser-you-use/573109 "2011-03-08T16:51:05Z")
I hope this isn’t too mundane. I have what might seem like a really picky reason to prefer Firefox over the others… I can put everything I need on a single ‘line’. back,forward,stop,refresh buttons, url bar, bookmark … --- ## [schizophrenia has entered into my inner circle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schizophrenia-has-entered-into-my-inner-circle/635748)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schizophrenia-has-entered-into-my-inner-circle/635748 "2012-10-01T13:21:12Z")
Well not confirmed yet, but the delusion and paranoia is there. Reality has hit when my youngest daughter at 21 informed us that the job she loved for a year she no longer likes. Then we find out that she’s on stress lea… --- ## [Let's say the Warsaw Pact invaded Western Europe in the late 1970s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-the-warsaw-pact-invaded-western-europe-in-the-late-1970s/714223)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-the-warsaw-pact-invaded-western-europe-in-the-late-1970s/714223 "2015-03-10T16:56:34Z")
This thread can go in either Great Debates or IMHO; please move this as you see fit, moderators… In the wake of the Vietnam War, the American public was anti-war, deeply demoralized and the United States was weakened on… --- ## [Creationists and Hubble space telescope findings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationists-and-hubble-space-telescope-findings/493506)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationists-and-hubble-space-telescope-findings/493506 "2009-04-30T20:17:42Z")
Images from the Hubble space telescope like the HDF or HUDF are yet another confirmation of what scientinsts already knew about the Big Bang theory and the age of universe. How do creationists react to these findings an… --- ## [Have you read the novels of Frankenstein and Dracula?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-read-the-novels-of-frankenstein-and-dracula/808143)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-read-the-novels-of-frankenstein-and-dracula/808143 "2018-03-14T15:24:24Z")
Obviously, there’s been hundreds of movie versions of these two characters. I’ve never read either book. Should I? I did read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and quite frankly, I preferred the 1932 film. --- ## [How do I get old? Let me count the ways...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-old-let-me-count-the-ways/557931)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-old-let-me-count-the-ways/557931 "2010-10-28T23:52:53Z")
I now buy my ibuprofen in 500-count bottles. I went to Old Navy not too long ago to get a new pair of jeans. I caught myself thinking “I am not paying $60 for a new pair of jeans that have more holes than the ones I’m … --- ## [Wealthy Sections Of Cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealthy-sections-of-cities/585021)
**Author:** [@Dpimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dpimi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wealthy-sections-of-cities/585021 "2011-06-19T03:12:38Z")
I was wondering what some weathy areas of US cities are called For instance the “Upper East Side Of New York City” is for the rich Streeterville / Gold Coast in Chicago. Brentwood - Los Angeles I’m not looking for ci… --- ## [Sununu: The President is "lazy" and "not that bright." Who believes this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sununu-the-president-is-lazy-and-not-that-bright-who-believes-this/636728)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sununu-the-president-is-lazy-and-not-that-bright-who-believes-this/636728 "2012-10-05T19:24:08Z")
Said it on television, no less. Since I’ve seen this asserted by conservatives on this very board, I was wondering how widespread this belief is. I was also wondering as to its potential effect. There are certainly lo… --- ## [Do you use Night Guard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-night-guard/492259)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-night-guard/492259 "2009-06-22T14:06:07Z")
I used to grind my teeth a lot at night, then stopped for several years. I started again recently according to my girlfriend, so I’d like to try an OTC Night Guard. The prescription (custom) ones are expensive, plus I … --- ## [Tax professional tells me not to report cash income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-professional-tells-me-not-to-report-cash-income/614185)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-professional-tells-me-not-to-report-cash-income/614185 "2012-02-28T02:37:36Z")
My wife and I had our taxes done by a national tax firm. I told the representative–twice–that I had received $1700 in cash payments in addition to my normal income, and he told me–twice–not to bother reporting it. Is thi… --- ## [Who Are Some Murder Victims Who Deserved To Die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-murder-victims-who-deserved-to-die/802985)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-murder-victims-who-deserved-to-die/802985 "2018-01-06T18:20:04Z")
DISCLAIMER THE FIRST: Look, taking a human life is justified only in the most extreme cases of self-defense. No one “deserves” to die unless… well, you get the idea. DISCLAIMER THE SECOND: I’m not asking about the legal… --- ## [Doper Profs: Has the quality of students’ writing plummeted in the last 15 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-profs-has-the-quality-of-students-writing-plummeted-in-the-last-15-years/424117)
**Author:** [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-profs-has-the-quality-of-students-writing-plummeted-in-the-last-15-years/424117 "2007-11-01T18:34:53Z")
(My searches didn’t turn up any recent similar threads, but I have to think this has been done before. So, apologies if this a “re-thread.”) The title says it all. My college-aged students are almost universally lacking… --- ## [Into the Great Wide Open: the Dem Race after Mississippi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-the-great-wide-open-the-dem-race-after-mississippi/441148)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-the-great-wide-open-the-dem-race-after-mississippi/441148 "2008-03-19T01:38:48Z")
Now that Obama’s won Mississippi and we can look forward to forty days without a primary, it’s time for us political junkies to \[del\]check into Betty Ford\[/del\] assess where the race stands now, or at least open a new th… --- ## [How many people actually use Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190 "2012-02-18T16:41:02Z")
With the IPO filing, it has been widely reported that the total number of Facebook users reached 845 million (with monthly users being over 1/2 that, at 483 million), and the popular press is reporting that this is the n… --- ## [My Dad went to jail yesterday.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-went-to-jail-yesterday/626617)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-went-to-jail-yesterday/626617 "2012-07-03T03:44:41Z")
He is 75 years old and plead guilty to touching a child for lustful purpose. Two seperate girls pressed charges though I am confident there were others that simply did not come forward. My parents live in a very small (p… --- ## [If you let a pill that readily dissolves...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-let-a-pill-that-readily-dissolves/456536)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-let-a-pill-that-readily-dissolves/456536 "2008-07-16T19:38:02Z")
… a pill such as ambien, protonix, aspirin, etc., dissolve in your mouth as opposed to swallowing it with a glass of water, would the medication get into the bloodstream faster? Might having the pill “melt in your mouth”… --- ## [SDMB Poetry Sweatshop - Feb. 2010 edition, Anthology Thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797 "2010-03-09T17:10:03Z")
Hello, and welcome to the Anthology Thread for the Feb. 2010 edition of the Straight Dope Message Board Poetry Sweatshop. (The logistics thread may be found here.) This thread will be posted at 5 PM, Pacific Standard T… --- ## [Podcasts: Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-recommendations/609005)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-recommendations/609005 "2012-01-25T23:59:08Z")
I’m looking for recommendations for interesting podcasts. At Christmas I received my first iPod. Sure I’ve downloaded a few hundred songs, but what really got my attention is I can download Podcasts from my favourite r… --- ## [How many average size Gray Squirrels do I need for a stew that will feed four people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-average-size-gray-squirrels-do-i-need-for-a-stew-that-will-feed-four-people/206874)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-average-size-gray-squirrels-do-i-need-for-a-stew-that-will-feed-four-people/206874 "2012-08-27T01:02:25Z")
How much table meat does an individual, dressed out gray squirrel yield on average? If I harvest the squirrels in a suburban back yard vs the woods is there any chance they will have eaten anything that will remain dang… --- ## [SDMB ads will likely resume Mon PM, 6/9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-will-likely-resume-mon-pm-6-9/690234)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-will-likely-resume-mon-pm-6-9/690234 "2014-06-09T18:06:02Z")
After consultation with our ad provider, SDMB ads will likely resume on Monday following a midday meeting to review details. A number of steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence of previous problems. Specifically: … --- ## [Is there a way to put a password on my history (Firefox)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-put-a-password-on-my-history-firefox/535112)
**Author:** [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-put-a-password-on-my-history-firefox/535112 "2010-04-06T23:50:25Z")
Is there an easy way to password protect my History so it can’t be deleted? I have a Mac and use Firefox as my browser. --- ## [what were the Beatles first of anybody to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-beatles-first-of-anybody-to-do/362245)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-beatles-first-of-anybody-to-do/362245 "2007-06-15T11:52:09Z")
We know the Beatles were in many pioneering the music industry they were in and a lot of the contemporary artists would look to them to see what was the newest thing in music. Can we name all the ‘firsts’ that the Beatl… --- ## [What's this about the Paulites starting a new party?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-about-the-paulites-starting-a-new-party/632985)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-about-the-paulites-starting-a-new-party/632985 "2012-09-06T23:45:52Z")
I was watching TV coverage of the Republican National Convention, and a Ron Paul supporter was being interviewed, and the journalist said the idea of Paul’s wing of the GOP bolting and starting their own party was “all o… --- ## [PhD; etiquette, protocol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phd-etiquette-protocol/472461)
**Author:** [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phd-etiquette-protocol/472461 "2008-11-14T17:14:22Z")
At the organization where I work, there is a staff person who insists that PhD be listed after her name in documents. I figure; okay on the business card, the resume, after her byline when she writes an article, in the … --- ## ["Archer" vs. "Bowman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-vs-bowman/699751)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-vs-bowman/699751 "2014-10-01T12:45:40Z")
While perusing the Wikipedia entry on the subject of “castle”, I came upon this bit: “A garrison was usually commanded by a constable whose peace-time role would have been looking after the castle in the owner’s absence… --- ## [So, what's Dallas like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-dallas-like/179306)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-dallas-like/179306 "2003-06-10T04:33:06Z")
For those of you that live there and like, or love, it??? How’s the job market? Housing? What’s to do? What are the drawbacks? --- ## [Jury Nullification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-nullification/767235)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-nullification/767235 "2016-10-03T19:26:59Z")
If you are sitting on a Jury and the facts presented convince you that the prosecutor’s case met the requirements of proof that the defendant had committed the crime you have the option to decide to vote not guilty effec… --- ## [Hip Hop Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-videos/351608)
**Author:** [@lskinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lskinner)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-hop-videos/351608 "2006-04-12T04:48:09Z")
I watched some MTV the other day and was treated to a run of hip hop videos. Could they possibly be any more misogynistic/materialistic? Every last video was almost exactly the same - half naked girls dancing behind so… --- ## [Ambiguity Poll: What does "Saturday at midnight" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguity-poll-what-does-saturday-at-midnight-mean-to-you/481480)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambiguity-poll-what-does-saturday-at-midnight-mean-to-you/481480 "2009-01-17T00:00:36Z")
I’d think this would be pretty straight forward but there seem to be two common interpretations: 12AM on Saturday, that is to say 00:00 Saturday, 1 hour past 11:00PM/23:00 on Friday. OR 12AM on SUNDAY, 24:00 on Saturd… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1761&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1763&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)