# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1787&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:** 1788 --- ## [May Rabid Squirrels Climb Up this Man's Ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-rabid-squirrels-climb-up-this-mans-ass/177435)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-rabid-squirrels-climb-up-this-mans-ass/177435 "2003-06-01T14:29:07Z")
This bastard illegally destroyed 300 oak trees on his property. How many thousand years of collective growth was that? Here’s hoping his cellmate finds him to be real “purty.” I could rant about this sort of evil for h… --- ## [In your city, can you tell where an address is without ever having been there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-city-can-you-tell-where-an-address-is-without-ever-having-been-there/487176)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-city-can-you-tell-where-an-address-is-without-ever-having-been-there/487176 "2009-03-01T03:08:19Z")
I can. It’s really novel to me because I grew up in an area where you totally could not. The north/south streets here are numbered, which gives you the “longitude”, if you will, and the address gives clues you in to the … --- ## [What have you done that you'd advise others not to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-done-that-youd-advise-others-not-to-do/551020)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-done-that-youd-advise-others-not-to-do/551020 "2010-08-29T19:23:46Z")
What choice or act from your own life would you advise others against making? For me, I went to college despite not having any desire to go, especially not wanting to go there, and not knowing what I wanted to study. I… --- ## [Creating guitar chord charts in word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-guitar-chord-charts-in-word/234535)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-guitar-chord-charts-in-word/234535 "2004-04-09T12:53:29Z")
Is there a program for making guitar chords on word document (Like what’s shown here )? --- ## [STAR TREK episodes in which the Captain was absolutely right to go on the landing party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-episodes-in-which-the-captain-was-absolutely-right-to-go-on-the-landing-party/726521)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-episodes-in-which-the-captain-was-absolutely-right-to-go-on-the-landing-party/726521 "2015-08-05T03:43:08Z")
Yes, I wrote “landing party” rather than “away team.” I don’t care that the latter term is more accurate; Kirk never said “away team” in his life. Neither did Spock. By contrast Riker always said “away team.” Surely you’… --- ## [American Foreign Policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-foreign-policy/596696)
**Author:** [@Maryhartslegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maryhartslegs)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-foreign-policy/596696 "2011-09-20T15:20:42Z")
Where is the Morality? --- ## [My mechanic stole more than change from my car!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mechanic-stole-more-than-change-from-my-car/542897)
**Author:** [@Cie1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cie1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mechanic-stole-more-than-change-from-my-car/542897 "2010-06-14T14:28:34Z")
I recently went to my mechanic to have some work done to my car. After paying him for the job ($600) I drove off. I noticed right away that my car did not sound the same and was skeptical. I always take my car to a cou… --- ## [What decides when a weed is a weed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-decides-when-a-weed-is-a-weed/549474)
**Author:** [@socalscot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socalscot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-decides-when-a-weed-is-a-weed/549474 "2010-10-14T16:59:53Z")
What/Who decides when a weed is a weed? Just to dispel the assumptions of all the curious dopers out there, this is not about pot. :wink: This is about horticulture. What is the determining factor(s) that categorizes… --- ## [The bitter irony that is the Hank Williams, Jr kerfluffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bitter-irony-that-is-the-hank-williams-jr-kerfluffle/598624)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bitter-irony-that-is-the-hank-williams-jr-kerfluffle/598624 "2011-10-07T14:09:13Z")
So. Hank Williams, Jr. did what he did and said what he said and ESPN pulled the use of his song from the opening moments of last Monday’s MNF broadcast. ESPN is owned by The Disney Company. Oh, the irony so very bitter… --- ## [Recent controversial or subversive novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-controversial-or-subversive-novels/604179)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-controversial-or-subversive-novels/604179 "2011-11-30T14:47:12Z")
Any recommendations? Most lists out there are for books banned decades ago whose ideas are hardly provocative or mind blowing any more. Doesn’t have to be fiction, though that’s preferred. Should be at least somewhat th… --- ## [What do flight crews do during the turnaround?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-flight-crews-do-during-the-turnaround/540961)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-flight-crews-do-during-the-turnaround/540961 "2010-06-01T02:18:27Z")
I often do the Dubai-Islamabad run and the turnaround is almost immidiet, the flight takes off within 90 mins. I have often seen cleaning crews go in, my question is what do the flight crew do, do they rest (and if so w… --- ## [No helmet=legal, no seatbelt=illegal. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-helmet-legal-no-seatbelt-illegal-why/204777)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-helmet-legal-no-seatbelt-illegal-why/204777 "2003-10-02T00:02:58Z")
On September 4, 2003, a new ruling went into effect in my home state, Pennsylvania, allowing motorcyclists aged 21 or older to choose whether or not to wear a helmet while riding. This, I gather, follows the precedent o… --- ## [Christmas Baking in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-baking-in-the-mmp/955979)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-baking-in-the-mmp/955979 "2021-12-21T01:00:50Z")
Is there something you only bake this time of year? Is there a reason you don’t make it in, say, July? Or do you have a recipe you would love to share? Let the food-related comments begin! Happy Moanday!! --- ## [What individual designed the most ubiquitous object](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-individual-designed-the-most-ubiquitous-object/853418)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-individual-designed-the-most-ubiquitous-object/853418 "2020-05-20T21:40:58Z")
I looked out my front window and saw a neighbor kid in one of those red and yellow Little Tikes cars. I realized I had seen the exact same car yesterday at my daughter’s house, and I wondered if one individual was the l… --- ## [Punk Died Today, Didja Notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punk-died-today-didja-notice/111355)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punk-died-today-didja-notice/111355 "2004-03-05T02:00:20Z")
Here it is, short and sweet: Punk is now officially dead, because I decide these things for the rest of the world. There have been many false alarms and folks crying wolf but punk survived them all, until this: Adidas… --- ## [No, VH1, I Do NOT Love the '70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-vh1-i-do-not-love-the-70s/196673)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-vh1-i-do-not-love-the-70s/196673 "2003-09-02T19:54:16Z")
I can’t look away . . . It seems the remarks of such B- and C-level “celebs” as Hal Sparks, Mo Rocca and “Rerun” aren’t sufficiently moronic, so they have hired a chimp. Oddly enough, the only commentator with consistent… --- ## [Dungeon of the Dead (Munchkin Forbidden Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-of-the-dead-munchkin-forbidden-thread/486048)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeon-of-the-dead-munchkin-forbidden-thread/486048 "2009-03-07T18:37:12Z")
This thread is for unspoilt discussion of the Munchkin Mini Mafia game. Living players should not read it! Feel free to speculate on character alignments, which sides will win, etc. --- ## [in defense of telemarketers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-telemarketers/113942)
**Author:** [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-telemarketers/113942 "2002-06-16T18:01:22Z")
In this thread, Angel of the Lord had people jumping all over her for being a telemarketer. Rather than hijack that thread further, here’s a new one. I was a goddamn telemarketer for awhile (yes, that’s what I told peop… --- ## [Anyone have progressive/multifocal/etc contacts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-progressive-multifocal-etc-contacts/666865)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-progressive-multifocal-etc-contacts/666865 "2015-01-16T23:27:31Z")
So I’m getting to that age where in low light, I have trouble reading small print, and if it’s really small, I can’t even read it in normal light. I wear contacts, which makes it even harder - my husband, a glasses-weare… --- ## [Do you support the exclusionary rule, that evidence obtained without warrants can't be introduced ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-the-exclusionary-rule-that-evidence-obtained-without-warrants-cant-be-introduced/511515)
**Author:** [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-support-the-exclusionary-rule-that-evidence-obtained-without-warrants-cant-be-introduced/511515 "2009-09-29T18:02:53Z")
… --- ## [London Dopefest - Saturday 14th March](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopefest-saturday-14th-march/488323)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopefest-saturday-14th-march/488323 "2009-03-20T11:39:55Z")
As floated in this thread the London Council of the Dope has decided that there shall be a dopefest on Saturday 14th March 2009 at 4pm. The roll call of people looks pretty darn impressive, so I hope to see you all there… --- ## [No matter what, this wasn't the Trump-repudiation Democrats were looking for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-what-this-wasnt-the-trump-repudiation-democrats-were-looking-for/924757)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-matter-what-this-wasnt-the-trump-repudiation-democrats-were-looking-for/924757 "2020-11-11T06:09:22Z")
As of now, it looks most likely that Biden will eventually prevail. But this still wasn’t and isn’t what Democrats were looking for. The D’s were expecting, and wanting, a blue landslide that decisively repudiate Trump a… --- ## [TAR 9: "Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-9-good-thing-i-took-that-human-anatomy-class-in-high-school/350267)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-9-good-thing-i-took-that-human-anatomy-class-in-high-school/350267 "2006-04-03T23:32:33Z")
According to Tivo, my newspaper, and the Yahoo TV listing – my CBS affiliate is showing tonight’s episode twice, at 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Too good to be true for us early-to-bed’ers. Anybody else? --- ## ["Leave the world behind" (produced by the Obamas) is freaking out the CT'ers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619 "2024-01-15T01:37:16Z")
This movie is currently playing on Netflix. It’s an apocalyptic type show we’re in the United States gets shut down through cyber attacks. The show itself is packed full of symbolism and Easter eggs. (Which I liked). B… --- ## [The real Stargate cover up. What really happend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-stargate-cover-up-what-really-happend/658659)
**Author:** [@Caveofdave88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caveofdave88)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-stargate-cover-up-what-really-happend/658659 "2013-05-19T18:17:43Z")
I want to know where to find information pertaining to the findings of the real cover stone of what we think is a stargate. I found things before on this mater. But the internet has been masked by fan shit and bull shit… --- ## [Foreign countries want old PCs with 486DX math coprocessors to use in guided missiles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-countries-want-old-pcs-with-486dx-math-coprocessors-to-use-in-guided-missiles/531258)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-countries-want-old-pcs-with-486dx-math-coprocessors-to-use-in-guided-missiles/531258 "2010-03-06T23:24:21Z")
This blog had this question and one person comented Any truth to this? --- ## [Why are Jews persecuted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-jews-persecuted/17400)
**Author:** [@Llardball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llardball)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2000, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-jews-persecuted/17400 "2000-02-06T07:24:00Z")
What did the Jews do in history to get such harsh treatment? As I recall, they never seemed to have done anything wrong, but everyone has chosen them as a scapegoat for everything. What’s the deal? Why are they persecute… --- ## [Battleship questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-questions/598073)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-questions/598073 "2011-10-03T03:01:37Z")
I am fascinated by Battleships. In particular, life on one for a crewman. I have a few questions about it- 1.) How loud were the Battleship’s main guns? Some of these guns are huge- the Yamato had nine 18.1" guns. How b… --- ## [Can sound travel further on a windy day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sound-travel-further-on-a-windy-day/493342)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-sound-travel-further-on-a-windy-day/493342 "2009-04-19T12:34:43Z")
It’s a windy day, and the wind is steady and blowing in one direction. Suppose a loud sound such as a powerful gun shot is made – will that sound travel further with the wind, and less far against the wind? --- ## [Hey! They Promised me a Sequel!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-they-promised-me-a-sequel/410260)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-they-promised-me-a-sequel/410260 "2007-07-06T03:20:35Z")
At the end of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai they promised to return in Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League. It never happened. BB was a cult movie, but at first it was a pretty poorly followed one, and I d… --- ## [My Etsy of wonder and beauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-etsy-of-wonder-and-beauty/587907)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-etsy-of-wonder-and-beauty/587907 "2011-07-21T18:24:56Z")
I make mostly earrings but, just to be perverse, today I offered my first non-earring in forever. Pinkslinkie’s Etsy. Also, Come tell me my blog sucks. --- ## [“IQ only measures the ability to take IQ tests” - What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-only-measures-the-ability-to-take-iq-tests-what/247552)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-only-measures-the-ability-to-take-iq-tests-what/247552 "2004-08-01T21:34:06Z")
It seems that whenever the idea of IQ comes up someone says the following: “Everyone knows that IQ results only measure the ability to take IQ tests”. While I’ve heard this statement freely passed around, I’ve never se… --- ## [Will Rahm Emanuel resign or be impeached?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rahm-emanuel-resign-or-be-impeached/740917)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rahm-emanuel-resign-or-be-impeached/740917 "2015-12-29T03:39:04Z")
I think he should resign. I hope he does. I readily admit that I don’t know a lot about how he has performed overall in his job as mayor, but I have been very unimpressed with his handling of the McDonald shooting, in … --- ## [UncleBeer, I am mildly disturbed by one of your thread closures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclebeer-i-am-mildly-disturbed-by-one-of-your-thread-closures/148921)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclebeer-i-am-mildly-disturbed-by-one-of-your-thread-closures/148921 "2003-01-17T19:56:01Z")
First things first: This ain’t a rant. I’m not planning on calling UncleBeer a Nazi jackbooted thug or any other such foolish thing. Those of you looking for venom, close this thread and find another. The only reason… --- ## [Again with the graffiti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-graffiti/464560)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-graffiti/464560 "2008-10-02T23:30:42Z")
Note to taggers: you are SCUM!! I started a thread on this theme a while back. But the urban artists have never been ones to rest on their laurels, and I’m pissed off all over again. This week the assholes unveiled thr… --- ## [Enterprise Expanse SPOILER thread! It's the season Finale, where's the \<3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-expanse-spoiler-thread-its-the-season-finale-wheres-the-3/176383)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-expanse-spoiler-thread-its-the-season-finale-wheres-the-3/176383 "2003-09-04T06:08:09Z")
Season finale time! things go boom! and Hoshi is in it, i hear. --- ## [Scary Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-movie/533893)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-movie/533893 "2010-03-30T15:11:30Z")
I’ve only been scared by 1 movie in my entire life - Stephen King’s It and i was about 6 when i saw it. I didn’t go to the bathroom for 4 days. I peed twice in the yard and i didn’t poop, shower, or brush my teeth. Sinc… --- ## [A, o, way to go Ohio (and New Jersey), you're bunch of morons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-o-way-to-go-ohio-and-new-jersey-youre-bunch-of-morons/783387)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-o-way-to-go-ohio-and-new-jersey-youre-bunch-of-morons/783387 "2017-04-26T06:24:14Z")
Ohio Limits Opioid Prescriptions to Just Seven Days New Jersey limited it to 5 days. This pisses me off. Since when do we let politicians into medical care? Is this a conservative principle? \*Politicians \*are going to… --- ## [Does Windows pull copying speed estimates out of Bill Gate's ass, or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-windows-pull-copying-speed-estimates-out-of-bill-gates-ass-or-what/621468)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-windows-pull-copying-speed-estimates-out-of-bill-gates-ass-or-what/621468 "2014-04-21T20:45:29Z")
I’m copying a rather large amount of data (10,000 files, about 38 GB) from my hard drive to a flash drive. It starts by telling me it is copying the data at about 9.8 MB per second, and the job will take about an hour. … --- ## [Is $13,900 too much for a car on a $40,000 a year salary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-900-too-much-for-a-car-on-a-40-000-a-year-salary/626093)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-13-900-too-much-for-a-car-on-a-40-000-a-year-salary/626093 "2012-06-24T05:55:27Z")
Maybe a silly question. Dave Ramsey devotees encouraged to comment. I have a 50 minute commute to work. My current car has 355,000 miles, the a/c doesnt work, the radiator fan doesnt work. It’s ok as long as I keep movi… --- ## [AS SEEN ON TV: Secret hidey hole compartments in cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-tv-secret-hidey-hole-compartments-in-cars/968048)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-seen-on-tv-secret-hidey-hole-compartments-in-cars/968048 "2022-07-30T10:36:03Z")
I’ve seen this repeatedly on cop shows: the perp has a secret stash compartment in the car. Maybe inside the passenger airbag compartment, maybe under the floor, and it is opened by some combination of regular controls. … --- ## [Black Toenail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toenail/502175)
**Author:** [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-toenail/502175 "2009-07-09T13:12:16Z")
Ow, ow, ow, bloody ow…! About fifteen minutes ago, a can of soda fell off the top shelf of the fridge and landed smack on top of my big toe. I’ve iced it down and have quelled the urge to kill every soda drinker in the … --- ## [If Obama is assassinated, the right's use of "messiah" will be directly responsible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-is-assassinated-the-rights-use-of-messiah-will-be-directly-responsible/472382)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-obama-is-assassinated-the-rights-use-of-messiah-will-be-directly-responsible/472382 "2008-11-13T18:50:27Z")
I tuned into right-wing talk radio last night (the host’s name was “Shawn,” so maybe Shawn Hannity, if he has a radio show?), and I noticed that literally every time he talked about Obama, he called him “The Messiah.” He… --- ## [Two Reasons Trump Might Exceed His Poll Numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-reasons-trump-might-exceed-his-poll-numbers/770254)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-reasons-trump-might-exceed-his-poll-numbers/770254 "2016-11-01T14:46:55Z")
I’m aware that people make claims of this sort every election, and to be clear I’m not claiming that he will exceed his poll numbers. Only that these two arguments seem reasonable to me. And the important thing is that,… --- ## [The Border Fence Is Not a "Berlin Wall"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-border-fence-is-not-a-berlin-wall/378065)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-border-fence-is-not-a-berlin-wall/378065 "2006-10-30T18:35:42Z")
I watched a little bit of Lou Dobb’s Town Hall on Immigration on CNN last night. A couple of panelists referred to the proposed border fence as a “Berlin Wall”. No, you disingenuous pricks, it is not the same thing; the … --- ## [True Blood 11/9/08 - OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-11-9-08-open-spoilers/472001)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-11-9-08-open-spoilers/472001 "2008-11-12T23:22:12Z")
I went back ten days and didn’t see the original thread, so maybe it’s time for a new one. Two episodes left. I’d like the series a lot better if I could reconcile the really dark stuff (like Bill being forced to make … --- ## [World Cup. Portugal vs. Brazil. Can players communicate with each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-portugal-vs-brazil-can-players-communicate-with-each-other/816746)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-portugal-vs-brazil-can-players-communicate-with-each-other/816746 "2018-06-29T19:11:33Z")
Brazil hasn’t been part of the “Portuguese Empire” for hundreds of years. Portugal is over 4600 miles away on a different continent. Has the Portuguese language evolved in these two countries to the point where communica… --- ## [Worst song from a good musical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-song-from-a-good-musical/574501)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-song-from-a-good-musical/574501 "2011-03-15T06:42:26Z")
I am going to say “Shipoopi” from The Music Man. The title alone makes me puke in my mouth. But the lyrics are execrable and (to say the very least) dated, and the tune is pure… crap. If you want your eyes to bleed: … --- ## [Best joke of all-time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-joke-of-all-time/65480)
**Author:** [@Conti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Conti)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-joke-of-all-time/65480 "2001-11-09T01:18:09Z")
Ok, when i was younger i was the big joke teller in the family. Now I can’t think of a damn one! So i want to know the funniest joke of all-time. Tell me the greatest joke you know. And i dont mean anything cheesy or stu… --- ## [Religion and ... Cows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-cows/155208)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2004, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-and-cows/155208 "2004-02-15T12:11:13Z")
A riff on an old joke … \*\* Religion and Cows! \*\* Hindu: you worship your cow. Jewish: you worship the one, true invisible cow. Muslim: Same as above, but Mohammad is the last person to milk the cow. You are not allow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1786&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1788&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)