# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1778&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:** 1779 --- ## [Law & Order Cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-cancelled/539441)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-cancelled/539441 "2010-05-18T12:57:40Z")
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/law-order-out-conan-obrien-in-weird-doings-at-nbc.html Why NBC why? Especially when it’s on the cusp of setting a record for longest-running drama. And doubly especially w… --- ## [How does the Goodyear Blimp vent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-goodyear-blimp-vent/537794)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-goodyear-blimp-vent/537794 "2010-05-03T19:51:39Z")
If the Goodyear Blimp needs come down, it needs to have less helium in its gasbag. Do they just vent the helium into the air or do they compress it and store it in a canister? Also how do they store the blimp. Do they l… --- ## [Public restrooms: why don't/couldn't Ladies' have urinals?; pee-to-poop ratio of users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-restrooms-why-dont-couldnt-ladies-have-urinals-pee-to-poop-ratio-of-users/657892)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-restrooms-why-dont-couldnt-ladies-have-urinals-pee-to-poop-ratio-of-users/657892 "2013-05-11T05:57:59Z")
Women, in extremis, go into men’s bathrooms and use the urinals. Urinals save space. Ladies’ rooms are famously overcrowded. Inefficient use of real estate. Toilet stalls would still be available, for peeing/pooping, fem… --- ## [Sexiest people in their 40s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-people-in-their-40s/938551)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-people-in-their-40s/938551 "2021-04-17T12:53:33Z")
I hit 46 a couple months ago, and on most days I waffle between “My freaking joints just don’t seem to line up inside my chubby-ass body anymore” and “I’m still pretty ok-looking, love handles and all.” But I know, squin… --- ## [Is suicide, as a phenomenon, necessarily bad for society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-as-a-phenomenon-necessarily-bad-for-society/366323)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-as-a-phenomenon-necessarily-bad-for-society/366323 "2006-08-04T22:48:34Z")
Since I had the misfortune to start those other threads in the PIT, I have learned to abide by the rules of conduct of the SDMB. Hopefully this thread will not descend into the execrable Donnybrook that the other two did… --- ## [Priest-Penitent Privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priest-penitent-privilege/794091)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priest-penitent-privilege/794091 "2017-08-28T17:52:39Z")
I guess the following article describes the current trend. As courts get more conservative, we lose more of our rights. And certain communications, once thought to be privileged, are not immune to this trend either. So … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 18 (March 10, 2016) -- "The Application Deterioration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-18-march-10-2016-the-application-deterioration/748586)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-18-march-10-2016-the-application-deterioration/748586 "2016-03-18T17:01:41Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Help me use up jarred artichoke hearts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-use-up-jarred-artichoke-hearts/570068)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-use-up-jarred-artichoke-hearts/570068 "2011-02-04T18:20:43Z")
Why do I have a 65-oz Costco jar of marinated artichoke hearts? I think I inherited it from my neighbor who moved away. Help me use them up. I don’t have occasion to make hot artichoke-green olive dip, and I don’t eat pa… --- ## [Led Zeppelin IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-iv/592652)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-iv/592652 "2011-08-16T20:48:47Z")
This question comes from another thread that is going on right now about top 10 albums. When people list Led Zeppelin as one of their favorite albums, they seem to always choose Led Zeppelin IV. Is this album really th… --- ## [Hitler and the Moslems-Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-and-the-moslems-why/735225)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-and-the-moslems-why/735225 "2015-10-25T12:32:53Z")
Hitler cultivated Moslem leaders. There was even a special SS division formed, with Moslem soldiers. How did this square with Hitler’s racism, and the Nazi party’s general disgust at religion? At any rate, did this SS Di… --- ## [Smoking Ban in US Military - workable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-ban-in-us-military-workable/503204)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-ban-in-us-military-workable/503204 "2009-07-21T14:25:30Z")
The US military would like to ban all tobacco use by its serving troops. This would include soldiers in active conflict zones. There is currently an acknowledgement that this is not workable in the immediate future, bu… --- ## [Drivers that stop for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-that-stop-for-you/656890)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-that-stop-for-you/656890 "2013-05-04T12:55:39Z")
So I’ll be waiting to cross the street like the loser pedestrian I am, the light will change any minute. Then you see me, you good Samaritan driver take pity on my looserliness and decide you’re going to stop and wave m… --- ## [Is the State of Missouri is gonna elect a DEAD guy for US Senator!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-state-of-missouri-is-gonna-elect-a-dead-guy-for-us-senator/39035)
**Author:** [@Origato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Origato)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2000, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-state-of-missouri-is-gonna-elect-a-dead-guy-for-us-senator/39035 "2000-12-29T01:27:56Z")
Hey, I’m as sorry as anyone that the esteemed Senator from Missouri died tragically just before the election. But they’re letting his name remain on the ballot! If he wins (and most polls say he will, a DEAD guy), the Go… --- ## [Magiver, you are being stupendously, but unsurprisingly, stupid in the Benghazi thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magiver-you-are-being-stupendously-but-unsurprisingly-stupid-in-the-benghazi-thread/681389)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magiver-you-are-being-stupendously-but-unsurprisingly-stupid-in-the-benghazi-thread/681389 "2014-02-19T12:45:44Z")
Why do the mods allow this thread to live on? Our friend Magiver has shown no inclination to listen to logic, reason, facts, or anything else that goes against his preconceptions of Obama Administration misbehavior, and… --- ## [Will there ever be another ship-to-ship naval battle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-another-ship-to-ship-naval-battle/299766)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-another-ship-to-ship-naval-battle/299766 "2005-04-24T21:24:05Z")
When you watch a WWII movie (or a movie about any earlier war), you might see something you won’t see in any movie about the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or any later war: Surface naval ships fighting other ships and try… --- ## [Somebody stealing Dope content, again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stealing-dope-content-again/663152)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stealing-dope-content-again/663152 "2018-05-28T05:25:51Z")
Here: http://www.remortgagebestdeals.com/sdmb/ Possibly also phishing for user names and passwords. Don’t try to log in. --- ## [Do coprophiliacs not get horribly ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-coprophiliacs-not-get-horribly-ill/43025)
**Author:** [@Egad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egad)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-coprophiliacs-not-get-horribly-ill/43025 "2000-11-29T19:25:37Z")
Hi there, Please excuse the disturbing nature of this question, but I was visiting http://www.somethingawful.com and the awful link of the day featured a site catering to this, uh, “taste”. ( If you decide to visit some… --- ## [Van Gogh stolen. Why? What can you do with it? \[Update - The painting has been recovered\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-stolen-why-what-can-you-do-with-it-update-the-painting-has-been-recovered/850672)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-gogh-stolen-why-what-can-you-do-with-it-update-the-painting-has-been-recovered/850672 "2023-09-16T05:38:29Z")
Hello, A Van Gogh waa stolen overnight from a museum in Amsterdam. I understand a painting by a Master is worth 10s, to 100s of millions, but what can you do with it? You can’t fence it like a TV, every law enforcem… --- ## [Why no jets launched against hijacked planes on 9/11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-jets-launched-against-hijacked-planes-on-9-11/206161)
**Author:** [@hanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hanza)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-jets-launched-against-hijacked-planes-on-9-11/206161 "2003-10-13T03:23:39Z")
Here is an article I stumbled across the other day, that raises some very though provoking points about the events surrounding that terrible day: here The article makes some pretty provacative points, with the overall … --- ## [Euphemisms or code words you use in daily life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-or-code-words-you-use-in-daily-life/691999)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-or-code-words-you-use-in-daily-life/691999 "2014-07-02T16:22:17Z")
I expect those of us with dogs or kids have a few of them! When we are considering taking our dog to the park, we discuss “taking the thing to the place”. At work, everyone in our department refers to a bathroom break … --- ## [Why can't I buy the Beatles from Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-the-beatles-from-amazon/531590)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-buy-the-beatles-from-amazon/531590 "2010-03-10T03:32:18Z")
I recently bought a Sony MP3 player, and in addition to ripping all my CDs to the Walkman via my computer, I’m buying about 2 mp3 albums a month from Amazon. On CD, I have A Hard Day’s Night, Revolver, and the White Alb… --- ## [Star Trek Into Darkness Enterprise/ocean question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-into-darkness-enterprise-ocean-question/706701)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-into-darkness-enterprise-ocean-question/706701 "2014-12-10T20:03:26Z")
No spoiler here, since I don’t think it’s required. Just how stupid was it to have the Enterprise sitting in an ocean at the beginning of the movie? So not only is the ship experiencing the force of gravity from the pl… --- ## [How can I use all of the wax in a candle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-all-of-the-wax-in-a-candle/456194)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-use-all-of-the-wax-in-a-candle/456194 "2008-07-12T20:27:22Z")
I love to burn nice candles. What always happens though, is I end up with a narrow channel burned down the centre of the candle leaving the majority of the wax unused. Does anyone know how to avoid this? Or is there a w… --- ## [Do You Fear Your Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fear-your-death/951525)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fear-your-death/951525 "2021-11-22T05:05:11Z")
I live in constant existential dread that every heartbeat will be my last. How about you? See, I gave religion a try, but just didn’t buy into the blind faith aspect. And while I feel there may be a creator, I don’t thin… --- ## [Wiki is wrong about this song meaning! (Old Stevie Wonder)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiki-is-wrong-about-this-song-meaning-old-stevie-wonder/550668)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiki-is-wrong-about-this-song-meaning-old-stevie-wonder/550668 "2010-08-20T00:10:02Z")
Don’t You Worry 'Bout A Thing has it’s own page where it is said that the song has an upbeat message about taking things in stride. Boosheep! That song is about a girl who is getting to big for her britches and the man … --- ## [Teach a rookie to groom facial hair!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-a-rookie-to-groom-facial-hair/535159)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-a-rookie-to-groom-facial-hair/535159 "2010-04-09T21:49:47Z")
I am a 34-year-old male. Historically, the men in my family have not been strong facial hair growers. I am no exception to this. Throughout my adult life, I have been able to go three or four days without shaving before … --- ## [Abortion for Men!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-for-men/1003)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 1999, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-for-men/1003 "1999-06-13T21:03:00Z")
I’m trying to get some support for this idea. First of all, I’m a gurl, (and a sterile one at that) so it’s certainly not self-serving. I think the laws regarding reproductive freedom in this country are grossly unfair… --- ## [Default Yes Immigration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-yes-immigration/806975)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-yes-immigration/806975 "2018-03-15T13:09:41Z")
I want to ask this question non-rhetorically: what if our only limits on immigration were based on actual reasons for denying an individual? So here’s the proposal. If someone wants to move to the United States, they ne… --- ## [What are the benefits of a single-sex school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-single-sex-school/600220)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-single-sex-school/600220 "2011-10-25T15:41:36Z")
A friend of mine went to a women-only college and she’s always talking about how great it was, and how she’s so happy she didn’t go to a co-ed school. Are there some benefits to going to a single-sex school, and is it re… --- ## [Things you googled in innocence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-googled-in-innocence/628402)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-googled-in-innocence/628402 "2012-07-20T05:12:18Z")
“strange fantasy” I was looking for fantasy novels in the genre where rather than Lord Of The Rings shit is just odd, ended up going duh at the endless sexual results:smack: --- ## [Is banning Hi-Alcohol Drinks Constitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-banning-hi-alcohol-drinks-constitutional/559741)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-banning-hi-alcohol-drinks-constitutional/559741 "2010-11-18T16:51:31Z")
Those drinks that are targeted at young people (high alcohol plus caffeine) seem to be dangerous. There have been several cases of alcohol poisoning, and several near deaths caused by injudicious consumption of these dr… --- ## [Scott Brown for Republican nominee in 2012?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-brown-for-republican-nominee-in-2012/548449)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-brown-for-republican-nominee-in-2012/548449 "2010-07-31T02:19:32Z")
I was reading the latest Palin thread, and it got me thinking. None of the current leading Republicans really shine, not from here on the other side of the Atlantic anyway, and many have significant issues. So I’m wonder… --- ## [Any updates on Amy's Baking Co?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-updates-on-amys-baking-co/709466)
**Author:** [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-updates-on-amys-baking-co/709466 "2015-01-13T03:27:14Z")
Is there any news lately from crazy Amy and her beloved, the Israeli gangster? Did he get deported? Is Amy’s Baking still in business? And how are the cats? --- ## [Please list what you think are the most important Natural Rights...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-list-what-you-think-are-the-most-important-natural-rights/770954)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-list-what-you-think-are-the-most-important-natural-rights/770954 "2016-11-12T01:50:39Z")
…Other than the three already listed in the Declaration of Independence-Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness. This is an off-shoot of another thread on the 2nd Amendment that was turning into a bit of a hijack, so… --- ## [Good Lord! Speilberg's "War of the Worlds" with Tom Cruise was an awful movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-speilbergs-war-of-the-worlds-with-tom-cruise-was-an-awful-movie/353780)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-speilbergs-war-of-the-worlds-with-tom-cruise-was-an-awful-movie/353780 "2006-04-28T11:02:47Z")
I just watched this on DVD. My God what a POS! Other than the special effects it was pure formual -\*bad formula \* movie making. There was so much that could have been done with an updated re-telling of this this tale, b… --- ## [How many miles does your primary automobile have on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-miles-does-your-primary-automobile-have-on-it/611423)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-miles-does-your-primary-automobile-have-on-it/611423 "2012-02-08T00:25:33Z")
Bored this morning, thought I’d start a poll. For the purposes of this question, count the vehicle you consider your primary one. The one you drive most often, or the one that is “yours” and not your spouse’s, or whatev… --- ## [Wishes for all Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishes-for-all-dopers/490157)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishes-for-all-dopers/490157 "2010-04-16T02:14:40Z")
So I was browsing this Web site about beaches the other day, looking at all the beautiful photography, when I came across a JPEG image of a bottle. It was old, poorly-imaged, over-compressed, and tinted green, like verdi… --- ## [Ancient Wine-Still Drinkable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-wine-still-drinkable/150067)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-wine-still-drinkable/150067 "2003-01-23T16:54:05Z")
I know that millionaires frequently pay thousands of dollars for bottles of wine from the cellars of famous people-I remember a bottle of Thomas Jefferson’sBordeaux fetching several thousand dollars at auction, a few yea… --- ## [What gives a pretzel roll the pretzel taste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-a-pretzel-roll-the-pretzel-taste/701822)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-a-pretzel-roll-the-pretzel-taste/701822 "2014-10-24T17:26:32Z")
The recipes I found online seem like the same ingredients as any other type of roll. Why do pretzel rolls have that very distinctive pretzel taste? Where exactly does that come from? --- ## [Do actors get paid if their picture appears in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-get-paid-if-their-picture-appears-in-a-movie/503893)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-get-paid-if-their-picture-appears-in-a-movie/503893 "2009-07-24T18:04:55Z")
If an actor’s picture appears in a movie as a character, say a shot from a previous movie in the series, but the actor himself does not actually do any acting in the movie, does he normally get paid? The specific case t… --- ## [Ask the guy who has seen every episode of the Dukes of Hazzard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-seen-every-episode-of-the-dukes-of-hazzard/462460)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-who-has-seen-every-episode-of-the-dukes-of-hazzard/462460 "2008-09-14T23:06:03Z")
Well, I’ve done it. I’ve watched every episode of the Dukes of Hazzard on dvd. Yeah, I remember that one when the Dukes were set up by Boss Hogg and had to evade Roscoe. --- ## [If you were a Guantanamo detainee, what kind of music would it take to break you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-guantanamo-detainee-what-kind-of-music-would-it-take-to-break-you/516070)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-guantanamo-detainee-what-kind-of-music-would-it-take-to-break-you/516070 "2009-11-05T00:19:14Z")
I saw an interesting story about this last week. Apparently the playing of Nine Inch Nails, Queen and the Meow Mix jingle was used as a form of coercion at Guantanamo. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6682… --- ## [How long do suicidal people wait before jumping off bridges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-suicidal-people-wait-before-jumping-off-bridges/682321)
**Author:** [@ecoaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecoaster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-suicidal-people-wait-before-jumping-off-bridges/682321 "2014-03-02T19:34:07Z")
A recent article about the Golden Gate Bridge and its high number of 2013 suicides (46) got me thinking about possible interventions. And a couple of questions came to mind… Do must jumpers stand on the sidewalk or sit … --- ## [Their WOMEN are blowing themselves up. They are too hard core. Give up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/their-women-are-blowing-themselves-up-they-are-too-hard-core-give-up/334339)
**Author:** [@alaricthegoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alaricthegoth)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/their-women-are-blowing-themselves-up-they-are-too-hard-core-give-up/334339 "2005-12-13T12:31:23Z")
The latest incident involving a female suipyrocide makes, what four out of five running? These girls apparently WERE the real sleepers–they were students at the police academy–so are we to infer that they have been walk… --- ## [What should I do if my student has a crush on me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-if-my-student-has-a-crush-on-me/232510)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-if-my-student-has-a-crush-on-me/232510 "2004-03-07T08:22:02Z")
I teach English conversation in Japan, and one of my students is an adolescent boy I’ll call “Yoshi”. Yoshi has been studying English for several years, but was considered something of a problem student due to his reluc… --- ## [Why do many people walk with their feet splayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-walk-with-their-feet-splayed/734121)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-people-walk-with-their-feet-splayed/734121 "2015-10-13T17:57:46Z")
It’s my opinion that people who walk with their feet splayed are in a psychologically different state of mind to those who walk with a natural gait. --- ## [Was the U.S. ever in danger of losing the "Cold War"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-u-s-ever-in-danger-of-losing-the-cold-war/559669)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-u-s-ever-in-danger-of-losing-the-cold-war/559669 "2010-11-10T23:03:10Z")
Was there any scenario in which the Soviets could have “won” the Cold War? I was 11 when the Wall came down, so the “hottest” parts were before my living memory/lifetime. --- ## [The "Seed Scam" - What is the end goal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seed-scam-what-is-the-end-goal/916729)
**Author:** [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seed-scam-what-is-the-end-goal/916729 "2021-07-19T01:01:12Z")
Apparently people in Tennessee and North Texas are receiving unordered packages from China with seeds in them. The FDA is warning people not to plant them. (Why someone would open anything they didn’t order is a totall… --- ## [Does filtered milk contain iodine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-filtered-milk-contain-iodine/824529)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-filtered-milk-contain-iodine/824529 "2018-11-18T00:21:29Z")
I drink fairlife milk which is “ultra filtered” so the lactose is removed, but milk is the main source of iodine for most people and I have been worried I am not getting enough iodine. I am wondering if the filtering pro… --- ## [What should I use for my senior quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-use-for-my-senior-quote/141420)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-use-for-my-senior-quote/141420 "2002-12-18T22:23:55Z")
Ok… I have no idea what to use for my senior quote in my High School’s yearbook. We’re each allowed several lines (generally 2 or three short quotes). One of the quotes will be the “wonder people make to is etc…” found… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1777&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1779&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)