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**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dashboard-miles-till-empty-how-accurate/726985 "2015-08-11T16:19:48Z")
My 2014 Jeep Wrangler has a dashboard “miles till empty” display. Now, I tend to hold my breath as I approach a gas station, since I usually fill-up when I’m on fumes. Currently my yellow “almost empty” light is on and… --- ## [The Pass Over MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pass-over-mmp/686071)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pass-over-mmp/686071 "2014-04-21T13:28:12Z")
(Yes, two words.) Guten Morgen. As Rosie & the rest of the Jewish Mumpers get ready to celebrate the holiday of Passover (one word) tonight, I will spend a significant portion of my day in a (only slightly oversized) s… --- ## [What was Gomez Addams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-gomez-addams/337644)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-gomez-addams/337644 "2015-09-02T00:08:21Z")
Morticia seems vampiric. Fester appears to be a hunchback. Lurch was a Frankenstein’s-monster knockoff. Grandmama is sort of witchy. Was Gomez supposed to be like an Igor or something? --- ## [Are you trying to discourage conservatives from staying at SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-trying-to-discourage-conservatives-from-staying-at-sdmb/387259)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-trying-to-discourage-conservatives-from-staying-at-sdmb/387259 "2007-01-16T15:35:42Z")
Specifically I’m thinking of tomndebb’s posts. Now it might be that the word “moderator” has different meanings in different contexts. I’m not going to get out my Websters for this one, but I’ll briefly say that I’ve a… --- ## [Why are Freeways called that? Even when there's a toll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-freeways-called-that-even-when-theres-a-toll/640708)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-freeways-called-that-even-when-theres-a-toll/640708 "2012-11-17T19:46:19Z")
Always bugged me. Why is an Interstate also called a Freeway? Is it free passage between towns? Or what? Is a toll road properly called a freeway? --- ## [What is a strip club like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-strip-club-like/491131)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-strip-club-like/491131 "2009-03-30T18:46:54Z")
So, what exactly happens at a typical strip club? Do they serve alcohol? How high are the prices? Is it common to charge a high cover charge? How long can you stay? What exactly do the strippers do? What are the private … --- ## [Why do ex-employers fight somebody getting Unemployment benefits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ex-employers-fight-somebody-getting-unemployment-benefits/368316)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ex-employers-fight-somebody-getting-unemployment-benefits/368316 "2012-04-02T20:38:18Z")
I had a girlfriend that was fired some years ago. She said that her ex-employer fought her getting benefits tooth aand nail. Why do they do this? Does an unemployment claim raise Insurance rates for employers? Thanks, … --- ## [Sarah Palin's Intelligence Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palins-intelligence-level/535667)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palins-intelligence-level/535667 "2010-04-14T19:12:58Z")
Brought from this thread. What stupid shit has she said/done? What is just hype? --- ## [Worst Simpsons episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-simpsons-episodes/499019)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-simpsons-episodes/499019 "2011-03-09T22:48:44Z")
The Armin Tanzarian and Panda Rape shows seem to get a lot of hate on this board. Though I think the Panda Rape episode was atrocious, I actually didn’t mind Armin Tanzarian so much in that it was at least an entertainin… --- ## [Shows that have one WTF? Episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-have-one-wtf-episode/939754)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-have-one-wtf-episode/939754 "2023-01-14T23:18:02Z")
My wife has been watching a show called Murdoch Mysteries as background noise. It’s a long running medical/police procedural from Canada set at the turn of the century (20th century). Most episodes are murders and stori… --- ## [Is porn degrading the woman's image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porn-degrading-the-womans-image/620187)
**Author:** [@DukemNukem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DukemNukem)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porn-degrading-the-womans-image/620187 "2012-05-07T16:31:08Z")
I’ve seen a few documentaries that are for the idea that its degrading but now I would like us to throw arguments back and forth until we come to a conclusion. However this might be a difficult topic since there is a wi… --- ## [Why put numbers such as this one (1) in parentheses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-put-numbers-such-as-this-one-1-in-parentheses/9148)
**Author:** [@smarks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smarks)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-put-numbers-such-as-this-one-1-in-parentheses/9148 "2015-01-24T13:59:54Z")
What is the point of putting the “numerical” form of the number in parentheses right after the text version in an announcement? i.e., “The lottery winner will have up to two (2) years to claim his / her prize.” Seems lik… --- ## [Memorizing the eye test chart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorizing-the-eye-test-chart/53603)
**Author:** [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorizing-the-eye-test-chart/53603 "2001-02-08T22:17:07Z")
Is the eye test chart standard, and therefore could you memorize it line by line in order to pass the test? --- ## [I'm starting to stutter. Should I be concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-stutter-should-i-be-concerned/239788)
**Author:** [@SilentButDeftly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentButDeftly)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-to-stutter-should-i-be-concerned/239788 "2004-04-14T23:57:21Z")
Mods, my apologies in advance if this belongs Someplace Else. So, I’m a 26-year-old guy in reasonably good health (okay, so I’m overweight, but hitting the gym for the past few months has definitely helped!) but I’ve no… --- ## [Botticelli - April, 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789)
**Author:** [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2013/654789 "2013-05-02T19:55:06Z")
Sticking with our (mostly) alphabetical run, our next letter is: N Have at it! --- ## [Let Theists agree before they have the nerve to criticize atheists!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-theists-agree-before-they-have-the-nerve-to-criticize-atheists/403785)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 588\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-theists-agree-before-they-have-the-nerve-to-criticize-atheists/403785 "2007-05-24T15:52:51Z")
Last night I was watching an interview on Canadian TV with Richard Dawkins. He was interviewed alone, and made some wonderfully lucid points. I have decided to get a copy of “The God Delusion”. But what interested me wa… --- ## [Did ordinary Elizabethans understand Shakespeare's plays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ordinary-elizabethans-understand-shakespeares-plays/601671)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ordinary-elizabethans-understand-shakespeares-plays/601671 "2011-11-07T22:08:29Z")
I think it would be fair to say that the average man on the street these days would not understand the language of a Shakespeare play. Shakespeare certainly has a reputation as the bane of every schoolchild’s life. I mys… --- ## [Franken pwns Focus on the Family.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franken-pwns-focus-on-the-family/589772)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franken-pwns-focus-on-the-family/589772 "2011-08-08T16:24:39Z")
I hate using “pwns”, but it’s so perfect here. Youtube link. --- ## [The Q-tip orgasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-q-tip-orgasm/30440)
**Author:** [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-q-tip-orgasm/30440 "2004-03-08T01:07:48Z")
Does anyone know what I’m talking about? You’re cleaning your ears, doing what they clearly tell you not to, and inserting the Q-tip into your ear canal (but not too deeply, just inside to get the gunk out). All of a su… --- ## ["Oh, I can't tonight, I have to wash my hair." What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-cant-tonight-i-have-to-wash-my-hair-what/504376)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-i-cant-tonight-i-have-to-wash-my-hair-what/504376 "2018-02-07T00:45:16Z")
I remember seeing this excuse used in film and television when a girl wanted to blow off some guy who just asked her out on a date. How is that a reasonable excuse? Granted, I have short hair and it takes me all of 60 s… --- ## [Need a milk sub for Hamburger Helper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-milk-sub-for-hamburger-helper/617746)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-milk-sub-for-hamburger-helper/617746 "2012-04-06T00:17:12Z")
Moving so cupboard is bare. Need to figure out best sub. All I have is a stick of butter and half stick olio. Any suggestions? Thanks. --- ## [911 hanging up on caller for swearing -- can they DO that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/911-hanging-up-on-caller-for-swearing-can-they-do-that/495308)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/911-hanging-up-on-caller-for-swearing-can-they-do-that/495308 "2009-05-11T15:23:47Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit, mostly because I know it’ll get heated: Basically, what happened was, a young girl’s father had a severe seizure, she calls 911, panicking. It takes her three calls to get through, all the … --- ## [At what point will the Global Warming Debate be resolved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-will-the-global-warming-debate-be-resolved/653473)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-will-the-global-warming-debate-be-resolved/653473 "2013-05-22T02:46:21Z")
I assume (perhaps wrongly) that at some point in the future there will not be a debate about Global Warming. One side will have won. What will it take for that to happen? --- ## [Walmart receipt checker foiled!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-receipt-checker-foiled/574607)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-receipt-checker-foiled/574607 "2011-04-01T12:16:22Z")
Yeah, I know this has been discussed before but it made an appearance recently on the Consumerist website. Power to the people! Down with The Man! \ and it goes on and on and on… --- ## [Scientific perspective on the soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-perspective-on-the-soul/683512)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-perspective-on-the-soul/683512 "2014-03-22T22:26:56Z")
Every religion I have read about (Eastern and Western) talk about every sentient organism having a ‘soul’. It is one thing all religions seem to agree on - everyone has a soul, and something happens to it upon death. The… --- ## [WHY do people go and cover themselves in tattoo's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-go-and-cover-themselves-in-tattoos/642163 "2013-09-10T20:27:41Z")
This is something I’ve never understood. The two examples that come to mind: Stallone and Alizee. (If you don’t know who Alizee is, she is a cute french singer, or at least she was) The usual shtick is that it’s some … --- ## [Temperatures in the low 30s - What do you wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperatures-in-the-low-30s-what-do-you-wear/528623)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temperatures-in-the-low-30s-what-do-you-wear/528623 "2010-02-12T20:44:52Z")
It never gets very cold here. A cold day for me would be 60 degrees. However, my partner has to go to Germany for a week on business. He’s been told to expect temperatures near freezing. What do people wear when it’s tha… --- ## [Botticelli - February 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2017/778792 "2017-02-27T20:48:30Z")
Here we go … I am E. --- ## [He/she was in THAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-she-was-in-that/527159)
**Author:** [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-she-was-in-that/527159 "2013-03-18T18:59:12Z")
Was just watching Flesh Gordon (Power pasties, heh) and reading the credits on IMDB. Noticed the voice of the “Monster” was done by Craig T. Nelson. A more famous example might be John Laroquette doing the voice over in T… --- ## [What do you tip exotic dancers when your country doesn't have a "single"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tip-exotic-dancers-when-your-country-doesnt-have-a-single/542895)
**Author:** [@Red\_Hoodie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Hoodie)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-tip-exotic-dancers-when-your-country-doesnt-have-a-single/542895 "2011-01-15T22:21:37Z")
First of all, I just want to say hello, and I’m new, and honored to be posting on boards through which I’ve been worshipfully lurking (not stalking, I promise) for months now. I know if anyone can help me with this quest… --- ## [What Would Happen If I Used Coffee (Instead of Water) to Make Coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-used-coffee-instead-of-water-to-make-coffee/641317)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-used-coffee-instead-of-water-to-make-coffee/641317 "2017-03-16T19:10:47Z")
Let’s say I poured my existing pot of coffee into the reservoir in my coffee maker where I’d ordinarily pour water. Would the resulting pot of coffee \[ul\] \[li\]Be undrinkable\[/li\]\[li\]Be indistinguishable from coffee mad… --- ## [Names you associate with "white trash"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-associate-with-white-trash/204364)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-you-associate-with-white-trash/204364 "2016-03-08T16:14:47Z")
I am currently writing a story, and a need a name for a character. Think of a woman in her forties built like a linebacker with a bad dye job and a hockey player’s smile. And her personality matches her looks. What would… --- ## [I'm so embarrassed. I think I have toenail fungus.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-embarrassed-i-think-i-have-toenail-fungus/240528)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-embarrassed-i-think-i-have-toenail-fungus/240528 "2013-04-23T22:31:06Z")
Normally my ten little piggies are painted a lovely shade of red or pink. My two toe rings peek out demurely from my sandals. In other words, my feet don’t look half bad. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed one of my toe… --- ## [The 81st Annual Academy Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977)
**Author:** [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/486977 "2009-02-24T22:39:45Z")
I didn’t see another thread on this yet, so does that mean I get to start the watch-along this year? Perhaps I will be lonely here, given the general lack of enthusiasm for the nominees this year. The nominees are… I d… --- ## [I found this interesting: There are only four countries on Earth with a one-syllable name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-this-interesting-there-are-only-four-countries-on-earth-with-a-one-syllable-name/581967)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-this-interesting-there-are-only-four-countries-on-earth-with-a-one-syllable-name/581967 "2011-05-18T15:29:37Z")
Can you name them without: Looking at a map Reading the replies or Clicking the spoiler box (in which I’ve included the answer)? Think about it as long as you want and then reply with what you came up with. Then cli… --- ## [Help me understand the dislike for the ACLU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-dislike-for-the-aclu/517979)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-dislike-for-the-aclu/517979 "2009-11-26T02:00:06Z")
Why do people dislike (even hate) the ACLU? When I hear the Conservative pundits on the radio they’re quick to demonize this “liberal” organization. Don’t they defend issues that are not considered liberal as well? Seems… --- ## [Face Off - SyFy Series, Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-syfy-series-season-2/609322)
**Author:** [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-syfy-series-season-2/609322 "2013-01-16T01:15:57Z")
(I didn’t see a thread on this yet, so I figured I’d start one) Face-off, Season 2, premiered last night. I started watching Season 1 on a whim, but I was soon drawn into it. These were two very interesting challenges: … --- ## [The Shitbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shitbird/547668)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shitbird/547668 "2010-07-31T02:46:49Z")
Prelude: An Admonition to the Moderators. This is a story of a curse. Of a rage and hatred to equal that of Achilles on the fields of Troy. And, as Briseus was to Achilles, so is the placement of this thread in thi… --- ## [Your 10 Worst Movies of the Decade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-10-worst-movies-of-the-decade/521814)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-10-worst-movies-of-the-decade/521814 "2009-12-27T03:53:02Z")
With all the top 10 lists floating around, I’m curious to know what everyone’s bottom 10 movies of the decade are. Please limit your list to movies you’ve actually seen (or seen most of - several of these movies I had t… --- ## [Big Brother Season XI \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-season-xi-edited-title/502477)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-brother-season-xi-edited-title/502477 "2009-12-09T23:55:14Z")
A dozen extroverts enter a locked house tonight. This season’s gimmick: they’re immediately divided into four cliques (popular, jocks, brainiacs, “offbeat”). I’ll be checking it out, but it’s pretty damn random which sea… --- ## [Should my wife report this guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-wife-report-this-guy/603137)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-wife-report-this-guy/603137 "2011-12-01T00:19:09Z")
My wife worked as a social worker for CPS for 5 years, and is currently working on her MSW. She strongly suspects her older cousin may be molesting his adopted daughter. When my wife was young, her family was very poor.… --- ## [2012 Early NFL Draft Thread - Speculation, Draft Order, Andrew Luck, Mock Drafts Etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-early-nfl-draft-thread-speculation-draft-order-andrew-luck-mock-drafts-etc/606988)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-early-nfl-draft-thread-speculation-draft-order-andrew-luck-mock-drafts-etc/606988 "2012-02-10T01:58:25Z")
Well, it’s about the time of year that 65% of the teams in the NFL are starting to really think about next year and the first step in that is projecting your team’s eventual draft position, which college prospects will p… --- ## [What is causing interference to my digital TV signal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-interference-to-my-digital-tv-signal/620715)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-causing-interference-to-my-digital-tv-signal/620715 "2017-10-24T18:29:33Z")
Hello, I have a digital TV (Panasonic Viera), the antenna cable is plugged in to the wall (connected to the antenna on the roof). The reception is great most of the time, except when: The bathroom light is switched on… --- ## [Words We Pronounce Wrong But Nobody Cares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-we-pronounce-wrong-but-nobody-cares/831807)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-we-pronounce-wrong-but-nobody-cares/831807 "2023-08-31T08:53:04Z")
I can think of two words (well, a word and a phrase) that just about every American pronounces wrong, but no one seems to care anymore and it just goes on. Note that I’m not talking about dialectical differences here, s… --- ## [Is that how it's spelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-how-its-spelled/520426)
**Author:** [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-how-its-spelled/520426 "2009-12-21T21:59:05Z")
I’m looking for fairly common words with pronunciations that just do not match their spellings. Two words that come to mind are victuals and segue. If you’ve only heard these words spoken I bet you would be surprised by … --- ## [United healthcare CEO assassinated, the P&E edition {This is not a gun debate/statistics thread!}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-healthcare-ceo-assassinated-the-p-e-edition-this-is-not-a-gun-debate-statistics-thread/1011195)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 894\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-healthcare-ceo-assassinated-the-p-e-edition-this-is-not-a-gun-debate-statistics-thread/1011195 "2025-05-22T21:01:10Z")
This is the central meaning of this event, regardless of the killer’s actual motivation. --- ## [John Boehner, the most incompetant Speaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-the-most-incompetant-speaker/694541)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-the-most-incompetant-speaker/694541 "2014-08-07T02:58:53Z")
After today’s debacle, can we agree he’s a terrible Speaker? Can he survive as Speaker? --- ## [Assuming evolution is discovered to be junk science, would you believe in God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-evolution-is-discovered-to-be-junk-science-would-you-believe-in-god/576194)
**Author:** [@abele\_derer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abele_derer)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-evolution-is-discovered-to-be-junk-science-would-you-believe-in-god/576194 "2011-04-07T13:38:40Z")
I would like to discuss the philosophical critiques that have been leveled against the “Argument from Design.” Some atheists, Richard Dawkins included, have claimed that even if evolution is eventually shown to be false,… --- ## [LOST 6.6 "Sundown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-6-sundown/531026)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-6-sundown/531026 "2010-03-10T01:58:01Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Previously on LOST: Jack climbed to the top of the island lighthouse and said “Hey! I can see my house from here!” And then, because it couldn’t possibly provide any useful information, he sm… --- ## [Our goldfish committed suicide!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-goldfish-committed-suicide/570037)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-goldfish-committed-suicide/570037 "2015-01-28T21:40:06Z")
After 17 years of life, Darryl chose to join his other brother Darryl in the aquarium eternal. Sometime after midnight he said farewell to Larry, jumped out of his tank and died alone on the hard cold floor. I’ve always … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=177&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=179&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)