# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1780&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:** 1781 --- ## [What Are "Hard Drugs" and "Soft Drugs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-hard-drugs-and-soft-drugs/564523)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-hard-drugs-and-soft-drugs/564523 "2010-12-18T13:21:42Z")
I love the old Australian soap opera, Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H) and in one episode Reb who has taken over as “Top Dog” is talking to Myra the former “Top Dog” and says she against hard drugs but hasn’t a problem … --- ## [Illnesses and diseases in literature (Maybe spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnesses-and-diseases-in-literature-maybe-spoilers/220450)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illnesses-and-diseases-in-literature-maybe-spoilers/220450 "2003-12-23T22:47:44Z")
Every once in awhile I will come across a passage in a book that describes an illness or disease. Sometimes these books don’t come out and name the disease. For instance, in Little Women, Beth dies of a long illness. … --- ## [Girl, 5, chews off all her fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-5-chews-off-all-her-fingers/203912)
**Author:** [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-5-chews-off-all-her-fingers/203912 "2003-10-02T06:32:56Z")
Link with picture (not for the squirmish). I’m posting this as kind of a knee jerk reaction to the article. I don’t usually get this riled up about stuff. Honest. If that had been my daughter, I seriously would have be… --- ## [President as Commander-in-Chief: "Give me 50 pushups!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701 "2017-07-26T03:57:17Z")
Watching videos of basic training at the Air Force Academy recently made me wonder just how literally the president’s Commander-in-Chief power truly extends. Suppose the President is reviewing a parade of U.S. troops, a… --- ## [Political Pundits Mind-Fucked by NSA Leak Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-pundits-mind-fucked-by-nsa-leak-story/660692)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-pundits-mind-fucked-by-nsa-leak-story/660692 "2013-06-17T15:53:28Z")
I find this amusing and refreshing. You have pubs agreeing with Obama, dems agreeing with Bush conservatives, and when anybody comes on a political talk show, the host doesn’t know what the fuck their opinion will be on … --- ## [Stop giving Bannon so much credit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-giving-bannon-so-much-credit/780625)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-giving-bannon-so-much-credit/780625 "2019-06-16T13:44:03Z")
Media talking heads and reporters have to stop painting that crypto-fascist as some sort of political mastermind. He’s not fucking Darth Vader, nor is he the least bit scary in his ill fitting dingy black shirts and Old… --- ## [I've one of those medical cost stories such as sometimes make the evening news.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-one-of-those-medical-cost-stories-such-as-sometimes-make-the-evening-news/657653)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-one-of-those-medical-cost-stories-such-as-sometimes-make-the-evening-news/657653 "2013-05-13T03:05:00Z")
A hospital emergency room charged me $64 for a pill that costs 0.04 cents at CVS. --- ## [Office Temp - Question about Proper Male Attire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-temp-question-about-proper-male-attire/645920)
**Author:** [@Ffolliott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ffolliott)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-temp-question-about-proper-male-attire/645920 "2013-01-06T13:12:42Z")
I worked as an office temp (word processing, temp secretary, light phones) for a few years about 20 years ago. I need some additional income, and plan to test the waters in the temp market again. My question: What is c… --- ## [Do you know anyone in your life who would kill or die on your behalf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-in-your-life-who-would-kill-or-die-on-your-behalf/625059)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-in-your-life-who-would-kill-or-die-on-your-behalf/625059 "2012-06-15T09:44:50Z")
I suppose this could be considered the flip side of my thread from last week, which I would link to if I weren’t so lazy. But I am, so I won’t. Anyway, I’m not going to write a long hypothetical scenario, not because I h… --- ## [The Top 10 Most Valuable Vintage Guitars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-10-most-valuable-vintage-guitars/564957)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-10-most-valuable-vintage-guitars/564957 "2010-12-22T16:42:24Z")
Does NOT include artist-associated specific guitars, like Clapton’s Blackie or Willie Nelson’s Trigger - only runs of specific makes and models for a range of years… Newsletter herefrom Vintage Guitar And here’s the li… --- ## [Just had an ocular migraine - thanks to SDMB, I knew what it was](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-an-ocular-migraine-thanks-to-sdmb-i-knew-what-it-was/455886)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-an-ocular-migraine-thanks-to-sdmb-i-knew-what-it-was/455886 "2008-07-12T17:43:51Z")
I just came back from lunch, and as I paid my tab, I started getting a half-moon shaped blind spot just to the left of my vision. It was like a blind spot after glancing at the sun, but I was inside a dim restaurant! W… --- ## [Do other seeds "pop" like corn? (a query in three parts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-seeds-pop-like-corn-a-query-in-three-parts/251170)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2004, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-seeds-pop-like-corn-a-query-in-three-parts/251170 "2004-06-20T11:00:04Z")
If so, which ones? If not (as I suspect) why not? Why do heated corn kernels produce edible fluffy exploded insides and not, say, cherry pits? Is there any likelihood we can someday genetically modify seeds so that the… --- ## [Democrats strip Arlen Specter of his seniority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-strip-arlen-specter-of-his-seniority/495530)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-strip-arlen-specter-of-his-seniority/495530 "2009-05-09T00:23:22Z")
According to this Washington Post story, in a voice vote last night Specter was made the most junior Democratic member. I think this is a very good move. Especially since the Dems said the question might be revisited a… --- ## [Is HurricaneDitka a failed poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hurricaneditka-a-failed-poster/843106)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hurricaneditka-a-failed-poster/843106 "2019-11-09T06:11:19Z")
I think so. --- ## [Figuring out that sex = reproduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figuring-out-that-sex-reproduction/607680)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figuring-out-that-sex-reproduction/607680 "2012-01-02T16:32:11Z")
Not sure if this is more of a “great debate” but I’m not looking for a debate so I’ll ask this here first. I hope some anthropologist may be able to provide some insight on this question, if only the leading theories. I… --- ## [Antidepressants lower testosterone and leads to more depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antidepressants-lower-testosterone-and-leads-to-more-depression/361094)
**Author:** [@TheAnimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheAnimal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antidepressants-lower-testosterone-and-leads-to-more-depression/361094 "2013-03-28T23:28:37Z")
I have been wondering this for quite some time and Ive found some studies about antidepressants lowering testosterone levels. While at the same time finding studies that say that testosterone can cure depression. This wo… --- ## [Brits: Explain "Listed" buildings and renovations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-explain-listed-buildings-and-renovations/854224)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-explain-listed-buildings-and-renovations/854224 "2021-03-22T13:53:53Z")
\[Mods - I’m looking for facts based answers, but they may be opinions, feel free to move it you want\] So during the lockdown I’ve started watching some British renovation shows. I started with Grand Designs on Netflix a… --- ## [Happy Sesquicentennial of John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-sesquicentennial-of-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/514050)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-sesquicentennial-of-john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry/514050 "2009-10-20T09:17:28Z")
Today (or technically tonight) is the 150th Anniversary of Brown’s takeover of Harper’s Ferry. I don’t think Hallmark has a card so… There have been some really good articles on it in some history magazines, my favor… --- ## [Wills: divide equally between the kids, or to each according to their needs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wills-divide-equally-between-the-kids-or-to-each-according-to-their-needs/371368)
**Author:** [@Smitten\_Swine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitten_Swine)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wills-divide-equally-between-the-kids-or-to-each-according-to-their-needs/371368 "2006-09-06T19:32:33Z")
A friend recently told me that he was reconsidering the division of his assets between his three adult children (he and his wife divorced many years ago). Although he knows that he can divide his wealth however he wants,… --- ## [Which of these TV series are worth watching? Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-tv-series-are-worth-watching-part-deux/638980)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-tv-series-are-worth-watching-part-deux/638980 "2012-10-31T05:28:42Z")
I have a more comprehensive list. I haven’t included the Doctor Who reboot or Torchwood 'cause I’m already watching those. This time I’ve included a few shows which aren’t necessarily in the SF/fantasy/supernatural gen… --- ## [So I'm finally watching Corner Gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-finally-watching-corner-gas/549149)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-finally-watching-corner-gas/549149 "2010-08-06T21:06:51Z")
So I’m finally watching Corner Gas. I love it! Any fans here? I just finished season 1. Does the show stay good through out the seasons? I love the characters. Brent of course and Lacey. So far Wanda seems like t… --- ## [Formula for real estate buyout by one joint tenant of another (breakup)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-for-real-estate-buyout-by-one-joint-tenant-of-another-breakup/375783)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-for-real-estate-buyout-by-one-joint-tenant-of-another-breakup/375783 "2006-10-14T23:09:41Z")
I have found only one source on the entire internet for this. It happens to back up everything I’ve heard from attorneys and real estate people, but I thought I’d throw it out the smartest group of folks I’ve ever had t… --- ## [DISGUSTING! Guardian online has a pic of Saddam hanging from a rope on its main page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-guardian-online-has-a-pic-of-saddam-hanging-from-a-rope-on-its-main-page/386283)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-guardian-online-has-a-pic-of-saddam-hanging-from-a-rope-on-its-main-page/386283 "2007-01-08T09:41:19Z")
I had absolutely NO desire to see Saddam freshly executed, but I did - I made the mistake of going to the Guardian online and as a stub to their headline they’ve got a picture of Saddam’s lifeless face, the noose clearly… --- ## [A phone call to DRY, or hijacking the board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856)
**Author:** [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2001, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-phone-call-to-dry-or-hijacking-the-board/44856 "2001-01-17T14:18:34Z")
DRY, trying to call you or e-mail you and failing on both accounts…just took drugs so I will be asleep in an hour. What do you want me to do, boss man? --- ## [Meet my new kitty Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-new-kitty-jack/641667)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-my-new-kitty-jack/641667 "2012-11-23T02:45:47Z")
Jack came to me in a copier paper. box. Jack in the Box (get it? :D) Jack is nimble, Jack is quick. Jack’s best toy at this point is his own tail. These pics were taken today on a sunny day on the front porch. Jack 1. J… --- ## [More parody songs like my gramma used to sing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-parody-songs-like-my-gramma-used-to-sing/310740)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-parody-songs-like-my-gramma-used-to-sing/310740 "2005-07-04T20:56:13Z")
Only when I was 5, I didn’t know they were parody songs. Like I hate Bosco, it’s full of DDT My mommy put it in my milk to try to poison me But I fooled mommy and put it in her tea And now there’s no more mommy To t… --- ## [How Does a Benly and a Chysler 300 Differ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-benly-and-a-chysler-300-differ/514781)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-benly-and-a-chysler-300-differ/514781 "2009-11-09T15:33:13Z")
I just saw a Bently sedan-and I was struck by how closely it resembels a Chysler 30 sedan. Aside from the huge price difference, how do these two cars compare? The Bently doesn’t impress me-it looks like it is just as c… --- ## [OK, Alanis isn't ironic... What about Futurama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alanis-isnt-ironic-what-about-futurama/256747)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alanis-isnt-ironic-what-about-futurama/256747 "2004-07-28T08:11:22Z")
The following bits are from “The Robot Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings”: \[The Robot Devil spins a wheel with the name of every robot in the world to see whose hands Fry gets; it almost lands on Bender, but instead lan… --- ## [Report Says America Worse Off Because Of Strong Religious Beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-says-america-worse-off-because-of-strong-religious-beliefs/323715)
**Author:** [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/report-says-america-worse-off-because-of-strong-religious-beliefs/323715 "2005-10-05T22:36:42Z")
I will just toss this news report into the ring Times, to see if dopers agree or disagree with the findings of the Journal of Religion and Society and its report on religious beliefs and the way it affects the USA. --- ## [Not a fan of alcohol.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-alcohol/608330 "2012-01-09T22:00:19Z")
Just don’t like it, don’t particuarly like the taste or the effects of alcoholic drinks. Find it overrated. Anyone else feel the same? --- ## [I met mick foley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-mick-foley/628683)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-mick-foley/628683 "2012-07-25T12:43:11Z")
Y’ALL Y’ALL Y’ALL I went to Mick Foley’s comedy show on Long Island tonight, which was very enjoyable. After the show, I stood in line to meet him. Although he’d just been a few feet away from me when he was onstage, an… --- ## [Film Critic Armond White: for real or a troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-critic-armond-white-for-real-or-a-troll/544144)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-critic-armond-white-for-real-or-a-troll/544144 "2024-06-12T16:50:17Z")
I mentioned this in the Toy Story 3 thread but after reading more, wanted to give Mr. White his own thread. Armond White is a film critic for the New York Press. He is a member and former chair of the New York Film Crit… --- ## [Have you ever been in a bar when someone offered to buy a round for everyone, or vice versa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-in-a-bar-when-someone-offered-to-buy-a-round-for-everyone-or-vice-versa/574599)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-in-a-bar-when-someone-offered-to-buy-a-round-for-everyone-or-vice-versa/574599 "2011-03-19T18:39:16Z")
We’ve all seen this scene in the movies. Some rich muckety-muck or maybe some guy who just got lucky and came into a pile of money walks into a bar, says “this round’s on me” and buys everyone there a drink. I’m reading … --- ## [Gays: Whats up with the accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-whats-up-with-the-accent/112611)
**Author:** [@Com2Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Com2Kid)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2002, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-whats-up-with-the-accent/112611 "2002-06-10T16:59:47Z")
I did a search, apparently nobody has bothered to comment on this one before. . . . Now I don’t give a damn as to what you do in your bedroom, and I will assume that you don’t care as to what I do in mine. To each thei… --- ## [Tell me why I should like Primer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-i-should-like-primer/651727)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-i-should-like-primer/651727 "2015-09-22T17:35:47Z")
Years ago, I remember seeing this movie on On Demand (IFC), I think I got about 30min into it before I turned it off. I mean I know they had a limited budget to work with but geez, these guys seemed so amateurish. Talkin… --- ## [Who's your favorite Law & Order character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-law-order-character/620429)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-law-order-character/620429 "2012-05-12T23:57:01Z")
Favorite senior detective? Junior detective? DA? ADA? EADA? Let’s confine this to the original series. --- ## [Would you kiss someone not of your preferred gender under the mistletoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821 "2018-12-15T00:32:14Z")
I’m a bloke, I’m heterosexual, so there are certain times when it might be considered acceptable (by myself and others) to kiss women of the female persuasion whilst standing under the mistletoe. Women other than my wif… --- ## [Murder on the Orient Express (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-on-the-orient-express-again/788088)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-on-the-orient-express-again/788088 "2017-06-08T16:53:07Z")
Trailer here. I saw Johnny Depp’s name come up and my heart fell, anticipating some campy travesty of Poirot. Fortunately he plays Ratchett, so he is disposed of fairly early on. Since I can’t imagine anyone doesn’t a… --- ## [Why don't printing places like Photoshop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-printing-places-like-photoshop/578992)
**Author:** [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-printing-places-like-photoshop/578992 "2011-04-20T17:31:03Z")
I can understand not wanting pdfs, but if something’s saved to a jpeg or some other format, surely it’s just the same as if you’ve put it together using any other program - isn’t it? Two printing shops (the kind that pri… --- ## [Things you do just because that’s how your parents did it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-just-because-that-s-how-your-parents-did-it/1000474)
**Author:** [@Midtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Midtown)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-do-just-because-that-s-how-your-parents-did-it/1000474 "2024-05-18T20:33:21Z")
I store paper grocery on top on the fridge. I use them for trash receptacles throughout the house. Never get auto repairs done on your car at the dealership. They over charge you. Stuff like that. --- ## [Senator Russ Feingold moves to censure Bush over NSA wiretaps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-russ-feingold-moves-to-censure-bush-over-nsa-wiretaps/348377)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senator-russ-feingold-moves-to-censure-bush-over-nsa-wiretaps/348377 "2006-03-17T05:11:17Z")
Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin – the only senator to vote against the USA PATRIOT Act in 2005 – has introduced a resolution to censure Bush for violating FISA in authorizing NSA to conduct warrantless domestic survei… --- ## [How to frame calendar prints as art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-frame-calendar-prints-as-art/386759)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-frame-calendar-prints-as-art/386759 "2007-01-06T02:32:35Z")
I decided a cheap and easy way to get some art for my apartment was to buy a calendar (and 50% off at that!). I’m just not sure what’s an easy way to set them to hang on the walls. Do art/craft stores sell frames in a … --- ## [Michael Dunn, Steophan's hero, given life sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-dunn-steophans-hero-given-life-sentence/735512)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-dunn-steophans-hero-given-life-sentence/735512 "2016-11-17T19:13:36Z")
Michael Dunn, the Florida man, who murdered Jordan Davis because he didn’t like Davis playing “thug music” just got sentenced to life in prison. I mention Steophan because his immediate response to the case was to decla… --- ## [I'm not sure who to pit, but someone is getting pitted (Building collapse)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-sure-who-to-pit-but-someone-is-getting-pitted-building-collapse/660393)
**Author:** [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-sure-who-to-pit-but-someone-is-getting-pitted-building-collapse/660393 "2017-02-11T22:50:56Z")
So, as some of you may have heard, there was a building collapse in Philadelphia a couple of days ago. Six people were killed. Someone screwed up. The city inspectors said the building had no violations, but I have to … --- ## [Who should be the Prom Queen of IMHO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-prom-queen-of-imho/20798)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2000, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-prom-queen-of-imho/20798 "2000-06-07T19:56:35Z")
All posters are eligible, not just the IMHO’ers. 1 vote for Opalcat! :slight\_smile: (forgive me now?) --- ## [Trader Joe's, where is your uncrystallized candied ginger???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-where-is-your-uncrystallized-candied-ginger/575368)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-where-is-your-uncrystallized-candied-ginger/575368 "2011-03-24T22:38:29Z")
Come on, Joe, you’re letting me down. This stuff is one of the only things that makes one of my fam members feel better. It is medicinal for him. Yet you hardly ever have it in stock. I’ve been Googling for it and it… --- ## [Charities you would NOT give to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charities-you-would-not-give-to/666713)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charities-you-would-not-give-to/666713 "2013-08-23T16:37:53Z")
A while back we had a thread on what charities you give to - lots of great suggestions, good causes and money well spent. But with the smooth comes the rough, with the efficient comes the hapless, with the hard working c… --- ## [Are there any movies that show firearms handled completely correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-that-show-firearms-handled-completely-correctly/280551)
**Author:** [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-that-show-firearms-handled-completely-correctly/280551 "2004-12-28T21:11:39Z")
Movies are famous for showing all kinds of silly firearms errors. Pistols held sideways to ‘look gansta’ (assuring a miss). Weapons firing far more bullets than they could ever hold. Clips being removed without leaving a… --- ## [How will infantry weapons evolve over the next decades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-infantry-weapons-evolve-over-the-next-decades/782937)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-infantry-weapons-evolve-over-the-next-decades/782937 "2017-04-01T02:18:46Z")
What educated guesses can be made about the development of infantry weapons over the next few decades? What are some of the more interesting experimental infantry weapons/programs today? I’ll supply my own hypotheses in… --- ## [Ever seen someone you know nude on the net?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-you-know-nude-on-the-net/85677)
**Author:** [@Town\_Drunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Town_Drunk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2001, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-you-know-nude-on-the-net/85677 "2001-10-06T05:04:19Z")
I’m not talking about someone sending you a naked pic of themselves. I’m talking about stumbling across a naked pic of someone you know on a smut page or in a newsgroup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1779&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1781&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)