# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1766&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:** 1767 --- ## [Road Trip Ideas from Atlanta, GA (Southeast US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-ideas-from-atlanta-ga-southeast-us/478351)
**Author:** [@EvilHamsterOnCrack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilHamsterOnCrack)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-ideas-from-atlanta-ga-southeast-us/478351 "2008-12-24T18:16:00Z")
My roommates and I realized we’re just going to be bored all winter break and decided that with the current cheap price of gas now is the perfect time to take a road trip. We live in Atlanta, GA, and we’d like to get to … --- ## [Anybody watching the Netflix show Dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-netflix-show-dark/804958)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-netflix-show-dark/804958 "2020-07-29T02:02:00Z")
It’s a Sci-Fi Netflix original from Germany. I highly recommend it. The voice dubbing takes some getting used to, and it takes a while to get you invested and figure out which character is which, (trying not to spoil a… --- ## [Is there a difference between "ones" and "one's"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-ones-and-ones/427171)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-ones-and-ones/427171 "2007-11-21T21:20:10Z")
I can hardly believe I’ve never confronted this before, but are the words “ones” and “one’s” interchangeable? I.e., is there a difference between the phrase “ones dog” and “one’s dog”? I don’t think I’ve ever used the … --- ## [Um..."\[Gravity waves\] One of the greatest discoveries in the history of science." Comments, anybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-gravity-waves-one-of-the-greatest-discoveries-in-the-history-of-science-comments-anybody/683984)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-gravity-waves-one-of-the-greatest-discoveries-in-the-history-of-science-comments-anybody/683984 "2014-04-26T06:35:21Z")
Gravity waves. I mean, talk to me, physicists of SD. This is Uh Historic Moment, right? No, I have no specific question, MR./Ms. Moderator. If required I’ll gin one up. --- ## [Worst onscreen (fictional) destruction, by city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-onscreen-fictional-destruction-by-city/694909)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-onscreen-fictional-destruction-by-city/694909 "2014-08-08T00:11:58Z")
Coming out of Godzilla this year, I can’t remember a single movie that kicked San Francisco’s ass as badly as that film did–at least since San Francisco (w/Gable, Tracy & Jeanette MacDonald), which was at least based on … --- ## [Songs with sequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-sequels/414248)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-sequels/414248 "2012-09-07T01:30:54Z")
I really didn’t know these existed until I recently listened closely enough while shuffling among artists on my iPod and made the mental links. Judy’s Turn to Cry is a sequel to It’s My Party (and I’ll Cry if I Want To) … --- ## [Question about beneficiary of a life insurance claim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-beneficiary-of-a-life-insurance-claim/671421)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-beneficiary-of-a-life-insurance-claim/671421 "2014-04-03T15:53:51Z")
Hello! My sister died six weeks ago. I was listed as a secondary beneficiary. The primary being our mother, who died 14 years ago. My sister’s husband, of four years, has hired a lawyer claiming that due to a “glitch… --- ## [Tell us about your emergency stashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-emergency-stashes/560773)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-emergency-stashes/560773 "2010-11-17T19:53:51Z")
Do you keep supplies of cash, medicine, water, ammo, gasoline, or so forth around in the event of catastrophe? If so, tell us! --- ## [At what point is a creditor calling considered harrassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-is-a-creditor-calling-considered-harrassment/138968)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-is-a-creditor-calling-considered-harrassment/138968 "2002-12-02T01:42:49Z")
Currently I’m in shit with Capital One. My limit is a whopping $200, and it was just about maxed when I had a late charge. That’s like $29. That pushed me over the limit, so I got another $29 overlimit fee. I paid the n… --- ## [Movies where a character acknowledges they are in a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-a-character-acknowledges-they-are-in-a-movie/382809)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-a-character-acknowledges-they-are-in-a-movie/382809 "2007-01-02T10:00:33Z")
For example, Ferris Bueller address the audience directly several times, acknowledging that he is in a movie. Also, in Goldmember, Micheal York tells the audience something to the effect of “don’t think about continuity … --- ## [A serious question for Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-joe_cool/157119)
**Author:** [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-joe_cool/157119 "2003-03-01T11:23:19Z")
A note; I chose the Pit as the location for this thread because it was inspired by polycarp’s thread regarding the suicide of a friend of Andygirl’s. I did not want to hijack that thread, but wanted to be sure it would b… --- ## [BTK Killer Confesses in Court.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-killer-confesses-in-court/310135)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-killer-confesses-in-court/310135 "2005-07-01T23:15:05Z")
In this morning’s New York Times and probably every other newspaper in America is the story that Dennis Rader has pleaded guilty to ten counts of murder and has recounted to the court in a matter-of-fact way how he kille… --- ## [Should the SDMB prohibit debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-sdmb-prohibit-debates/557676)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-sdmb-prohibit-debates/557676 "2010-10-20T18:41:24Z")
In this thread asking about what forum the board should get rid of, I amazed at the number of people saying we should get rid of Great Debates. I think that would so fundamentally change the board as to make its existenc… --- ## [How common is "gesundheit"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-gesundheit/490690)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-gesundheit/490690 "2009-03-27T05:24:28Z")
The other day I was waiting on a customer who’s son was with him. The son sneezed and I said gesundheit. The father looked very confused and asked me what I said (which confused me). He had no idea what I was talking abo… --- ## [Why is shooting gangsta style inaccurate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-shooting-gangsta-style-inaccurate/418361)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-shooting-gangsta-style-inaccurate/418361 "2007-09-09T01:29:57Z")
You know, holding the handgun sideways. I could see a problem at a great distance, where accounting for gravity enters into your aiming, but at less than ten meters, the rough distance of a driveby, the projectile isn’t… --- ## [Did the guys on MTV's Jackass not get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-guys-on-mtvs-jackass-not-get-paid/253663)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-guys-on-mtvs-jackass-not-get-paid/253663 "2004-07-06T15:15:02Z")
MTV was showing a marathon of “Cribs” yesterday, and I happend to catch the episode where the boys from Jackass showed off their places of living. Stevo lives in a junked up apartment where he’s one warning away from bei… --- ## [shows that don't age well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-dont-age-well/764692)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-dont-age-well/764692 "2016-09-09T13:03:53Z")
So I never was interested in Babylon 5 back in the day so I started watching it. Apparently it was an early adaptor of CGI and it just does not hold up. Also the sets they use look like low budget Dr. Who. --- ## [Police Courtesy Cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-courtesy-cards/823620)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-courtesy-cards/823620 "2018-11-16T00:41:45Z")
What’s the straight dope about these. Just learnt they exist, Are they really get out of jail free cards? Sounds so unfair. --- ## [Chi-chi store owner sues Manhattan homeless for $1M](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chi-chi-store-owner-sues-manhattan-homeless-for-1m/388605)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chi-chi-store-owner-sues-manhattan-homeless-for-1m/388605 "2007-01-22T23:42:43Z")
Chi-chi owner sues Manhattan homeless for $1M Excuse me?! I will readily admit that there are some limits to my compassion for the homeless, but SUING them for “taking up residence” outside your store? That’s real good … --- ## [Your IRL MacGyver Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-irl-macgyver-moments/657048)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-irl-macgyver-moments/657048 "2013-05-03T16:24:56Z")
My newly licensed daughter locked the key (yes, the key - for some reason copies don’t work, even just for the door) in one of our vehicles this weekend. Fortunately, it happened in our carport and the car was not runni… --- ## [Pictchfork's Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictchforks-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s/507966)
**Author:** [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictchforks-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s/507966 "2009-08-31T00:59:58Z")
Pitchfork has released its picks for the best 500 songs of the current, almost over, decade. I don’t understand how you whittle the millions of songs that were released in the last ten years to 500, but I have to hand i… --- ## [Bangs Bashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bangs-bashing/755673)
**Author:** [@Stinky\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky_Pete)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bangs-bashing/755673 "2016-05-29T21:15:44Z")
Over the course of years, on multiple occasions, I’ve heard woman A say she “hates” woman B because she wears her hair in bangs. And I don’t get it, I look over at woman B and her hairstyle looks nice in my opinion. But … --- ## [Abort or Keep? Let the intertubes decide!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abort-or-keep-let-the-intertubes-decide/561126)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abort-or-keep-let-the-intertubes-decide/561126 "2010-11-21T17:41:16Z")
There is this couple, you see who are pregnant (technically just the female of the pair is pregnant), but gee, y’know they simply don’t know if they are ready for childbirth, what with the careers and such. What to do? … --- ## [Paranormal experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranormal-experience/501549)
**Author:** [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paranormal-experience/501549 "2009-07-07T01:03:07Z")
I want to hear your paranormal experiences. I never had one and, honestly, I am pretty convinced that 99,9% of them can be explained rationally. But I am fascinated by this kind of stories specially if they are well tol… --- ## [Do budding plants, leaves, etc., get a second chance if they're hit with an early, severe frost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-budding-plants-leaves-etc-get-a-second-chance-if-theyre-hit-with-an-early-severe-frost/616620)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-budding-plants-leaves-etc-get-a-second-chance-if-theyre-hit-with-an-early-severe-frost/616620 "2012-03-25T02:27:32Z")
My question probably doesn’t make a lot of sense, so let me explain. For the past week or so (and even before, but not quite as extreme), the temperatures around here (southern Ontario) have been way, way above normal. … --- ## [are men superior to women ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-superior-to-women/126578)
**Author:** [@Havel.2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havel.2002)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-superior-to-women/126578 "2002-09-07T07:55:32Z")
women of today demand to have the same opportunities as men, but they are still a lightyear from men when it comes to creating something new. About every invention and innovation in the world are made by men. under 2% … --- ## [Why no Korean vets became POTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-korean-vets-became-potus/621053)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-korean-vets-became-potus/621053 "2012-05-08T16:08:41Z")
It’s the only U.S. to that point that never produced a veteran. Any guesses why no Korean vets ever became President? --- ## [How can people live like this!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-people-live-like-this/594610)
**Author:** [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-people-live-like-this/594610 "2011-09-01T13:56:34Z")
So… Yesterday, myself and a couple of other ladies from the animal rescue group we’re all a part of, went to save some animals. The place was way in the middle of nowhere, hidden by trees. The place made a junk yard look… --- ## [Ask a Methodist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-methodist/141861)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-methodist/141861 "2002-12-25T20:37:23Z")
Over on the Ask a Catholic thread, Sanders asked if I’d start an “Ask a Methodist” thread. Never wanting to deny the request of a new member, I’ve done so! Any questions about the arcane and mysterious world of Method… --- ## [$#!@ the BCS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bcs/278178)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bcs/278178 "2005-01-05T04:31:44Z")
There is no reason a team that goes 12-0 and 9-0 in the S E fucking C should be left out of the national championship hunt. The Southeastern Conference is hands down the toughest conference in the nation. The Big 12 No… --- ## [What are your pet nicknames for various products/businesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-pet-nicknames-for-various-products-businesses/442935)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-pet-nicknames-for-various-products-businesses/442935 "2008-04-04T15:01:58Z")
My buddy and I are always coming up with these (yes, often with a sexual or scatological bent): For Netflix, Nutlix Blockbuster Video, Ballbuster Publix grocery stores, Pubix (where shopping is an orgasm). Taco Bell,… --- ## [Party V.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-v/475754)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-v/475754 "2008-12-18T02:34:33Z")
Here are the guests: Taber twickster Kat Santo Rugger fachverwirrt Rysto Pedescribe Hi, Neighbor! and jsgoddess Here is the host: Justin Credible Remember, you MUST SHOW/MAKING MENTION OF/DISPLAY/ACT your qui… --- ## [Tranquility Base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquility-base/780026)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquility-base/780026 "2017-03-09T19:35:28Z")
Are there any videos, photographs or diagrams of the boulder field that Neil Armstrong rejected as Tranquility Base? I’m not about to deny the Moon Landings; quite the contrary, I’m fascinated as to just how difficult i… --- ## [Roadside memorials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roadside-memorials/550249)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roadside-memorials/550249 "2010-08-19T06:57:10Z")
Anyone find them creepy? In the '80s and '90s I hardly ever saw them. When I did I thought it was a Mexican thing, since the crosses were surrounded by Catholic paraphernalia and Mexican/Central American/South American… --- ## [China wants us to give them electric car technology before a trade pact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-us-to-give-them-electric-car-technology-before-a-trade-pact/554795)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-wants-us-to-give-them-electric-car-technology-before-a-trade-pact/554795 "2010-09-29T16:00:46Z")
http://detroitfreepress.mi.newsmemory.com/?token=0bdc1093e1281b3e7fccee8535a5649a&cnum=1226234&fod=1111111ARC China wants to be a leader in electric cars within 10 years. So they demand we give them our electric car tec… --- ## [What's the deal with Whistleblower Crucifixion Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-whistleblower-crucifixion-syndrome/566027)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-whistleblower-crucifixion-syndrome/566027 "2011-01-02T23:23:35Z")
You’d think they’d be heralded as heroes for pointing out flaws in a system (physical or interpersonal) or corruption within an organization, but no. I’ve read a lot of stories lately where someone will call attention t… --- ## [What could Hillary actually accomplish as president that will endear her to progressives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-hillary-actually-accomplish-as-president-that-will-endear-her-to-progressives/768051)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-hillary-actually-accomplish-as-president-that-will-endear-her-to-progressives/768051 "2016-10-11T04:15:15Z")
Hillary is going to face a very hostile congress like Obama did. So what can she actually do as president that will endear her to the 15-20% of the US who are progressives? Is there anything she can actually do, or has … --- ## [we Have A New Freak On The Board, & Is He A Dilly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-freak-on-the-board-is-he-a-dilly/270445)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-freak-on-the-board-is-he-a-dilly/270445 "2004-10-23T00:53:01Z")
Meet phybre. He thinks that ionizing radiation is good for you! :eek: :eek: :eek: And everybody in the world, except him & a few fringe thinkers, is wrong wrong wrong! --- ## [The Star Wars Filibuster - Patton Oswalt conjures up box office gold!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-wars-filibuster-patton-oswalt-conjures-up-box-office-gold/656066)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-star-wars-filibuster-patton-oswalt-conjures-up-box-office-gold/656066 "2013-06-07T21:00:38Z")
I am stuck with mobile - if someone can get to the normal link, can you please share it? On Parks and Rec, he plays some guy trying to hold up a vote. Oswalt was told to riff on something to fill time as his his char… --- ## [How the fuck do I un-tag myself from a Facebook photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-fuck-do-i-un-tag-myself-from-a-facebook-photo/537807)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-fuck-do-i-un-tag-myself-from-a-facebook-photo/537807 "2010-05-01T04:09:36Z")
Please? Thanks. --- ## [Barack Obama's Grandmother has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obamas-grandmother-has-died/470928 "2008-11-04T05:25:11Z")
No link yet. How heartbreaking. My deepest condolences to Senator Obama and his entire family. :frowning: --- ## ["All In The Family" Unaired Pilots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-in-the-family-unaired-pilots/553114)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-in-the-family-unaired-pilots/553114 "2010-09-12T19:29:06Z")
I just found these on YouTube. Pilot from 1968, called “Justice For All” to reflect Archie Bunker was originally named Archie Justice The 1969 pilot called “Those Were The Days” featuring Chip Oliver (From the Oakland … --- ## [How long does an individual atom survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-an-individual-atom-survive/655514)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-an-individual-atom-survive/655514 "2022-03-07T20:52:56Z")
I know that probably by most, if not all definitions, atoms are not “alive” as we would phrase it, but they ARE little bits of matter that cohere in a manner necessary for them to be called atoms as opposed to say, free-… --- ## [Stumptown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumptown/840933)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stumptown/840933 "2020-10-29T18:50:48Z")
Anybody catch the premeire of Stumptown on ABC? Cobie Smulders (late of How I Met You Mother) plays an unemployed Army veteran with PTSD who helps find a missing teenager. This will apparently lead to her becoming a li… --- ## [Do shirts and ties discriminate against men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-shirts-and-ties-discriminate-against-men/157211)
**Author:** [@Ico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ico)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-shirts-and-ties-discriminate-against-men/157211 "2003-03-12T01:51:06Z")
An interesting issue taken from the bbc news site. Well, whaddaya think?? I personally dont think its very fair if the ladies can wear whatever thay want. Of course look smart, but ties can get a wee bit annoying at t… --- ## [Yesterday opened Google News to headlines of David Bowie's death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-opened-google-news-to-headlines-of-david-bowies-death/742980)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yesterday-opened-google-news-to-headlines-of-david-bowies-death/742980 "2016-01-16T02:48:24Z")
Yesterday opened Google News to headlines of David Bowie’s death. More today. I’m 77 years old and I never heard of the person. Elsewhere here is a poll about my favorite David Bowie song. None mean anything to me. --- ## [13th amendment doesn't apply to the government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-amendment-doesnt-apply-to-the-government/46807)
**Author:** [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-amendment-doesnt-apply-to-the-government/46807 "2001-01-02T14:37:52Z")
It seems to me that, while the 13th amendment has ended legal slavery in the private sector, such practices as mandatory school attendance for minors, jury duty, and military draft show that the government feels free to … --- ## [Straight Dope MLB Team Allegiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-mlb-team-allegiance/656823 "2013-05-10T20:47:32Z")
Upon consideration, from being in the MLB threads, I can think of posters who are loyal to the Dodgers, Padres, Giants, D-Backs, Cardinals, Cubs, Reds, Pirates, Nats, Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians. Those are the ones I k… --- ## [quick 'monty hall problem' question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-monty-hall-problem-question/675054)
**Author:** [@spymaniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spymaniac)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-monty-hall-problem-question/675054 "2013-12-03T04:36:51Z")
(quick… well, okay maybe not) you guys probably know all about this so please excuse the newbie. but there’s something I’d like someone to explain to me if possible, because I still can’t really get my head around it… --- ## [Tea Party darling defeats establishment candidate in Texas senate race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-darling-defeats-establishment-candidate-in-texas-senate-race/630057)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-darling-defeats-establishment-candidate-in-texas-senate-race/630057 "2012-08-04T17:31:56Z")
Ted Cruz beat Lt. Governor David Dewhurst last night in a runoff election for the GOP nomination in the race for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s senate seat. I used to live in Texas, but haven’t kept up much with the politics… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1765&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1767&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)