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**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-life-still-going-on/637877 "2012-10-21T23:15:54Z")
I have heard it proposed that life arose from a series of atoms/chemicals/compounds fortuitously coming together, aidied by zaps of lightning or other energy sources, progressing through increasingly complex formations u… --- ## [Why do school bus drivers open the door at railroad tracks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-school-bus-drivers-open-the-door-at-railroad-tracks/800036)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-school-bus-drivers-open-the-door-at-railroad-tracks/800036 "2018-01-06T17:35:36Z")
Everyone knows that all school bus drivers everywhere (and other kinds of charter bus drivers too?) stop at all railroad tracks, and have always done so since the invention of school bus drivers. But I’ve noticed that w… --- ## [Why do humans have so little body hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-have-so-little-body-hair/642563)
**Author:** [@nelsonholly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelsonholly)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-have-so-little-body-hair/642563 "2012-12-05T16:50:38Z")
A fascinating bit of research from January 2011 on lice throws some light on human nakedness. "The key to the study by David Reed and colleagues, which appears in Molecular Biology And Evolution, is that there are two k… --- ## [Best Girl Scouts cookie sales pitch I've ever heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-girl-scouts-cookie-sales-pitch-ive-ever-heard/151106)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-girl-scouts-cookie-sales-pitch-ive-ever-heard/151106 "2003-02-02T04:19:02Z")
My cousin’s 8-year-old daughter phoned the other night and said: “I fell off my little brother’s bounce house and broke my arm.” (pause) “Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” Well, of course, Cousin Viva … --- ## [No Liberal Bias Media, My Ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-liberal-bias-media-my-ass/385030)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-liberal-bias-media-my-ass/385030 "2006-12-26T08:35:12Z")
I was just checking my e-mail tonight at att.net and found this lovely AP photograph of our 43rd President. This photo was accompanying a story about increasing our military strength… --- ## [Was Isaac Asimov a good writer or a stylistic hack with visionary ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-isaac-asimov-a-good-writer-or-a-stylistic-hack-with-visionary-ideas/255557)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-isaac-asimov-a-good-writer-or-a-stylistic-hack-with-visionary-ideas/255557 "2004-07-19T14:02:22Z")
I’ve seen a few things like this lately which seem to indicate that Asimov is not all that not well regarded as a master writer, but rather more as “visionary” stylistic hack. I always enjoyed his books, especially the … --- ## [Occupy movement: operation Rolling Jubilee, the people's bailout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-movement-operation-rolling-jubilee-the-peoples-bailout/641053)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupy-movement-operation-rolling-jubilee-the-peoples-bailout/641053 "2012-11-19T08:20:48Z")
The basic idea is that debt collectors can buy your debt for pennies on the dollar. For instance, $500 could buy $14,000 in distressed debt. Occupy is going to buy people’s debt at the super cheap rate, and instead of ha… --- ## [Jon Stewart 9/6/05](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-9-6-05/320476)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-9-6-05/320476 "2005-09-11T01:36:29Z")
Well, if Katrina caused the MSM to grow a pair of small ones in questioning the pres, It’s also caused JS, who already has a pair, to just let loose like Godzilla on Japan. I’m dyin’ here. --- ## [Where do the really large women find their clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-really-large-women-find-their-clothes/631277)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-the-really-large-women-find-their-clothes/631277 "2012-08-19T05:20:16Z")
Please, please don’t let this degenerate into a fat versus thin thread. First, off I would like to declare I am a large woman myself (size 20-22 depending on the cut), so I am well acquainted with Lane Bryant, Torrid, T… --- ## [Why do people say "I could eat you up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-say-i-could-eat-you-up/279395)
**Author:** [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-say-i-could-eat-you-up/279395 "2013-04-13T18:48:07Z")
Why do people use the expression “…is/are so cute, I could eat it/them up!” People say that about my dog and I hear other people say to little babies. Honestly, I’ve been wondering about this for a while. Where did th… --- ## [Signing credit cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signing-credit-cards/729742)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signing-credit-cards/729742 "2015-09-09T01:37:46Z")
I see that we have an old Staff Report on the front page which advises against signing the back of one’s credit card. It’s possible that things have changed since then–I used to see other advice columnists give the sa… --- ## [Star Trek : Beyond - Trailer is here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-beyond-trailer-is-here/740432)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-beyond-trailer-is-here/740432 "2015-12-17T07:31:28Z")
Looks fun - personally - can’t wait - you bashers can have fun with it all you want. “well, that’s typical” --- ## [never been to the us, now going to live in detroit for three months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-been-to-the-us-now-going-to-live-in-detroit-for-three-months/418612)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-been-to-the-us-now-going-to-live-in-detroit-for-three-months/418612 "2007-09-16T21:16:01Z")
Hello all, I’m a student who recently got an offer to study abroad for the bigger part of the current semester. I will go to the university of Detroit and write an essay on social policies. I have no experience at all … --- ## [Marsupials & Rodents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marsupials-rodents/311237)
**Author:** [@GillianBoardman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GillianBoardman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marsupials-rodents/311237 "2005-07-07T22:00:16Z")
I need some help, Animal Experts! I shot my mouth off this morning and stated that an animal couldn’t be a rodent and a marsupial at the same time. Now I’m wondering if I was right. I hate it when this happens. I nee… --- ## [Does Katty Kay sound silly to Brits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-katty-kay-sound-silly-to-brits/614725)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-katty-kay-sound-silly-to-brits/614725 "2023-05-01T19:19:21Z")
She’s the BBC rep in Washington DC, a frequent talking head, and she speaks with what sounds to me like an extreme uppah-clawss British accent. You know, she speaks of events happening “oveh hyah” as opposed to “beck huu… --- ## [Ladies, your fav brands of summer tops with built-in bras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-fav-brands-of-summer-tops-with-built-in-bras/572822)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-fav-brands-of-summer-tops-with-built-in-bras/572822 "2012-06-05T10:46:45Z")
Spring is around the corner so I’m thinking summer tops. I do still need good bra support (I’m a D), but I would love to find some tops (that can be ordered online) that are low/wide cut, with spaghetti straps, or halter… --- ## [Do pistachios con tain poison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pistachios-con-tain-poison/568036)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pistachios-con-tain-poison/568036 "2011-01-19T01:25:50Z")
I seem to remember that pistachios contain mild poison. My name is george, and I am a pistachio addict. :eek: --- ## [Is the model of online dating unsustainable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-model-of-online-dating-unsustainable/295010)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-model-of-online-dating-unsustainable/295010 "2005-03-19T19:23:59Z")
I’m a 39 year old single man who uses an online dating/personal ad service. On paper, I’m a good catch. I’ve got a graduate degree, and I work in a prominent job in a local government agency. I own a nice house in a … --- ## [What makes used ink cartridges so valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-used-ink-cartridges-so-valuable/599841)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-used-ink-cartridges-so-valuable/599841 "2011-10-22T11:42:45Z")
Churches, schools and recycling companies often seem to be looking for people to donate their used ink cartridges, because they can sell them to…whoever…and make money. My question is: What is the allure of used ink car… --- ## [Question Re: Injection Molded Polyurethane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-injection-molded-polyurethane/665333)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-injection-molded-polyurethane/665333 "2013-12-24T21:15:31Z")
This will be a bit roundabout but stay with me… I work in a shoe repair facility (cobbler shop) and for quite some time we have had people come in with shoes that have soles that are literally crumbling. Sometimes just… --- ## [Cat People - Our Pregnant Cat is having trouble - Need answers Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-our-pregnant-cat-is-having-trouble-need-answers-fast/460155)
**Author:** [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-people-our-pregnant-cat-is-having-trouble-need-answers-fast/460155 "2008-08-17T18:11:14Z")
Any Cat People online with birthing experience? Our cat has been walking around with what looks like an amniotic sac hanging out for about an hour now, it’s full of fluid but no kitten. Every so often we can see a foot… --- ## [Tattoo Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-opinions/596071)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-opinions/596071 "2011-09-21T14:30:46Z")
I simply want this Shakespeare pharase tattooed on my arm: “Weaving spiders, come not here” I normally don’t feel that tattoos have to mean anything to the person getting it. This one though matches my anxiety problem… --- ## [Saw The Immortals: some observations (spoilers all over the place!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-immortals-some-observations-spoilers-all-over-the-place/604494)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-immortals-some-observations-spoilers-all-over-the-place/604494 "2013-03-16T14:30:49Z")
Went to see “The Immortals” in 3D this weekend. I liked it. My wife did not particularly care for it. My son disliked it so much that he never wants to see another movie again (he wants his two hours back). SPOILERS! I… --- ## [Frivolous German translation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frivolous-german-translation-question/733067)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frivolous-german-translation-question/733067 "2015-10-07T21:55:42Z")
Hey Deutschdopers, Can anyone give me a good idiomatic translation of that classic line from ‘Airplane’: “Excuse me, stewardess, I speak jive!” Need answer fast! --- ## [Unintentionally Silly Over the Top Villains (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-silly-over-the-top-villains-spoilers/978136)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-silly-over-the-top-villains-spoilers/978136 "2023-02-08T13:39:33Z")
I’m probably going to regret starting this thread, for want of brain bleach, but I’m reading the first Jack Reacher book (some open spoilers to follow.) It’s very gripping in parts, but I’m a little sensitive to the horr… --- ## [At what point in suspect action should police be justified in ceasing to care about his life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-in-suspect-action-should-police-be-justified-in-ceasing-to-care-about-his-life/706349)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-in-suspect-action-should-police-be-justified-in-ceasing-to-care-about-his-life/706349 "2014-12-23T15:24:08Z")
This seems to be a key question in many ongoing police action debates, so I thought I would introduce it here. I asked this in a Pit thread of only one particular person; the reply I got was “resisting arrest.” What sa… --- ## [Canadian dollar = $1.05 US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dollar-1-05-us/424762)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dollar-1-05-us/424762 "2007-12-05T01:31:18Z")
According to XE, CAD 1 = USD 1.057; USD 1 = CAD 0.946 :eek: The Canadian dollar keeps rising. Or the US dollar keeps dropping. Or something. It’s gotta slow down sometime, doesn’t it? (I knew I should have held off o… --- ## [Billy Joel vs. Elton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-vs-elton-john/369035)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-vs-elton-john/369035 "2018-06-09T12:54:46Z")
Hi, Im new to the Staright Dope Message Board, and I wanted to start out with this question: Which Artist do you like better: Billy Joel or Elton John? Which Artist plays the piano better? Which Artist has sold more c… --- ## [Removing odour from a felt-lined box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-odour-from-a-felt-lined-box/524517)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-odour-from-a-felt-lined-box/524517 "2010-01-12T09:40:45Z")
I recently bought a chess set that includes the pieces in a felt-lined box. The box has a distinct odour that is very unpleasant. Obviously, I can’t wash the box, and I’m reluctant to try and take the felt out to have … --- ## [Genocide in the U.S. -- Now -- Why Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genocide-in-the-u-s-now-why-not/455816)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genocide-in-the-u-s-now-why-not/455816 "2008-07-16T13:34:52Z")
As I’ve read it, recent genocide in other countries (Rwanda, Cambodia, et al) bubbled over rather quickly. Sure, it didn’t actually happen overnight; Rwanda’s tribes had feuded in the past, and Cambodian politics had be… --- ## [Highways Forever Response](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highways-forever-response/566040)
**Author:** [@ArrowDynamic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrowDynamic)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highways-forever-response/566040 "2011-01-08T09:42:28Z")
I thought the answer to Dan’s question was purdy darn thorough. Thanks Cecil. I do have a question. I seem to remember several years ago that I read about how they were using recycled tires and shredding the rubber an… --- ## [How much would supercars cost if they were made in mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-supercars-cost-if-they-were-made-in-mass/562531)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-supercars-cost-if-they-were-made-in-mass/562531 "2010-12-02T20:19:58Z")
Part of the price tag of supercars like Lamborghinis and Ferraris is that they have a pretty limited run. So all the technology and engineering that are put into them have to be recovered in cost over a low number of uni… --- ## [Were there any obese cavemen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-obese-cavemen/33348)
**Author:** [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2000, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-obese-cavemen/33348 "2000-09-19T20:20:51Z")
I was just looking at a Fat Acceptance magazine and they more or less encouraged their readers not to diet, because two-thirds of overweight people are genetically programmmed to be fat, regardless of how much or how lit… --- ## [Memorial service for danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-service-for-danceswithcats/507205)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-service-for-danceswithcats/507205 "2009-09-01T13:26:13Z")
This thread is for planning the memorial service for danceswithcats’s friends from all over. Please contribute ideas, suggestions, requests to read prayers / poems / etc. Please also post requests for rides, from “pick… --- ## [Help with cutting a weird angle on Chair-Rail moulding...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-cutting-a-weird-angle-on-chair-rail-moulding/457052)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-cutting-a-weird-angle-on-chair-rail-moulding/457052 "2008-07-21T23:14:06Z")
HI I have a wall where the inside angle is approx. 134-degrees. I have a mitre-saw such that I can set to cut 45s or whatever I want I presume. In this case I do not know how to set the saw so that I accomplish this an… --- ## [Weight loss-When eating more isn't enough](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-when-eating-more-isnt-enough/588411)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-when-eating-more-isnt-enough/588411 "2011-07-15T19:04:49Z")
Despite my efforts over the past couple of months to put on weight, I’m actually slip-sliding down the scale instead of going up. Not too dramatically, but when you’re already underweight, every pound counts. Up till r… --- ## [Enterprise Vanishing Point thread (SPOILERS!!!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-vanishing-point-thread-spoilers/139007)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-vanishing-point-thread-spoilers/139007 "2003-03-21T13:59:08Z")
I liked the part where the stuff happened. Especially when the giant robots dressed as Poppin’ Fresh invaded engineering and made Trip eat cowpie, then Reed and Big Bird sang about the letter “E” (can you tell i haven’… --- ## [Technology: Are there any civilization-transforming breakthroughs on the horizon? Would we know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-are-there-any-civilization-transforming-breakthroughs-on-the-horizon-would-we-know/592451)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-are-there-any-civilization-transforming-breakthroughs-on-the-horizon-would-we-know/592451 "2011-08-18T09:49:48Z")
I guess the last real breakthrough was the World Wide Web about fifteen years ago. Aside from that big exception, though, everything seems to be incremental improvements to what we do already. Watch TV, fly on a commerci… --- ## [Nest in Door Wreath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-in-door-wreath/444591)
**Author:** [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-in-door-wreath/444591 "2008-04-17T13:58:56Z")
A lovely little brown bird has built a nest and laid 4 small light blue eggs in our door wreath. I know… awww. It is cute, however, I think we will have a problem soon. The wreath is on the door that we use all the ti… --- ## [It's your watch that tells most about who you are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-your-watch-that-tells-most-about-who-you-are/385075)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-your-watch-that-tells-most-about-who-you-are/385075 "2006-12-27T18:35:55Z")
According to Seiko, It’s not your clothes music favorite color neighborhood that tell the most about you, it’s your watch. :confused: I have to think it’s tongue-in-cheek but they do seem earnest about it in the … --- ## [Hamdan vs Rumsfeld: SCOTUS decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamdan-vs-rumsfeld-scotus-decision/362599)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamdan-vs-rumsfeld-scotus-decision/362599 "2006-07-08T06:09:38Z")
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will announce its decision in the case of Hamdan vs Rumsfeld. I’m openning this thread to debate not just the rulling, but what it tells us about the Roberts court. Roberts has recused himse… --- ## [How to explain goals vs strategy vs tactics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-goals-vs-strategy-vs-tactics/572640)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-explain-goals-vs-strategy-vs-tactics/572640 "2011-03-01T11:03:55Z")
For someone who really doesn’t get it? Any ideas or analogies that can make it really clear? I’ve tried things like: Your goal is to Visit the Grand Canyon in 2011 Your strategy is to drive there in a minivan Your ta… --- ## [How much age difference between you and your next closest sibling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-age-difference-between-you-and-your-next-closest-sibling/632749 "2012-08-29T17:30:43Z")
Poll about birth spacing. Whoever is closest to you in age, whether older or younger. --- ## [Thanksgiving: How many pounds of turkey per person do you have? (I have lots.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-how-many-pounds-of-turkey-per-person-do-you-have-i-have-lots/561802)
**Author:** [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-how-many-pounds-of-turkey-per-person-do-you-have-i-have-lots/561802 "2010-11-25T20:23:07Z")
I’m hosting my second Thanksgiving ever. I posted here begging for help the first time. It turned out well. Hence, I was confident I could do it again. We’ll see if I was right. I’m not feeling it right now, I must … --- ## [Trump at dinner - an interesting vignette on the private Trump you don't see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-at-dinner-an-interesting-vignette-on-the-private-trump-you-dont-see/780996)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-at-dinner-an-interesting-vignette-on-the-private-trump-you-dont-see/780996 "2017-03-03T22:54:11Z")
Politics aside I found this quite interesting to read re all the prep that goes into a President dining out. Inside Trump’s Secret Dinner: A Side of the President You Don’t Ever See --- ## [Damn Bitch, Why Should I Take a Shower, We Are Not Having Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-bitch-why-should-i-take-a-shower-we-are-not-having-sex/168350)
**Author:** [@TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJ555_The_Golfer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-bitch-why-should-i-take-a-shower-we-are-not-having-sex/168350 "2003-04-15T17:47:52Z")
My friend is coming over and wants me to take a shower before she gets here. I asked if we were going to have sex, she said no. So I asked, “Bitch, why I should take a shower?” She said it would be nice. By the way I to… --- ## [Can't highlight text in Chrome? Read this. \[also affects Firefox now\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-in-chrome-read-this-also-affects-firefox-now/816468 "2019-02-19T09:11:23Z")
We have had several threads in ATMB lately about being unable to highlight text, for copying and pasting, for example. This is a bug in Chrome, and is not a problem with the SDMB itself. It is believed that this bug was … --- ## [Is "dice" a singular noun in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dice-a-singular-noun-in-the-uk/509205)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dice-a-singular-noun-in-the-uk/509205 "2009-09-08T21:30:05Z")
Check out this picture of a cardboard spinner which was distributed with board games when materials were scarce during WWII, so they couldn’t make dice. The instructions on the spinner say, “when one dice only is requir… --- ## [How do you organize your book shelf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-book-shelf/640112)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-book-shelf/640112 "2012-11-08T18:32:18Z")
Inspired by this article. Do you organize at all? Alphabetized by author? By title? Do you group in subjects? I don’t organize them much. I put most of the current - the ones I’m working with - together; most of th… --- ## [Amazing Race, 4/15 (Spoilers as always)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-4-15-spoilers-as-always/618912)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-4-15-spoilers-as-always/618912 "2012-04-19T18:35:38Z")
Why hasn’t anyone started the thread? I never get to and this is like the second time this season! Has the world gone topsy-turvey? “Hayters can drink their hateraid”? Good fuck–so…what? She’s 12? Actually, my niece is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1767&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1769&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)