# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1793&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:** 1794 --- ## [Woodworking Dopers-Newbie here and need some (or lots) of advice please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworking-dopers-newbie-here-and-need-some-or-lots-of-advice-please/673651)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworking-dopers-newbie-here-and-need-some-or-lots-of-advice-please/673651 "2014-02-14T16:04:21Z")
After a bit of hemming and hawing, I’ve decided to get into shimming and sawing. Ok, bad pun. But I am starting up the hobby of woodworking and really am interested in making mission (arts and crafts/ stickly/ amish) st… --- ## [I Was Quietly Fired As An AAA Auto Club Customer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-quietly-fired-as-an-aaa-auto-club-customer/1003199)
**Author:** [@2outta3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2outta3)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-quietly-fired-as-an-aaa-auto-club-customer/1003199 "2024-07-03T23:19:32Z")
I’ve been an AAA member for a long time. The past few years I upgraded to their Gold card service. I have a 30 year old vehicle that I love and that I intend to drive until it can’t be driven anymore. Last year, I had m… --- ## [What is the name for this Elizabethan-era men's outfit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120 "2009-05-31T21:22:41Z")
What do you call this outfit that Sir George Clifford, an Elizabethan gentleman and “favorite” of the Queen, is wearing over his tournament armor? Clifford owned what may have been the best suit of armor of all time - wh… --- ## [Laundry Atrocity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-atrocity/840948)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-atrocity/840948 "2019-10-05T13:21:16Z")
My gf has always been a bit critical of my laundry habits. We each do our own laundry. She does the traditional style where she does separate loads of whites, delicates, colors, etc, while I just throw everything togethe… --- ## [Tell me what to watch on Netflix Instant Watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-to-watch-on-netflix-instant-watch/595188 "2011-09-12T05:55:55Z")
No further details provided; I’m curious as to what you’ll recommend, Teeming Millions. :slight\_smile: --- ## [SDMB Footie Focus: October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-october/204885)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-october/204885 "2003-11-03T11:48:40Z")
Welcome. Mark and Mick join me again on the couch, while Garth fidgets because no one allows him a word in edgeways, and eventually goes off to stare down the Sphinx. Subjects this month:\[ul\]\[li\]It’s “make or break” for… --- ## [Do you feel bad after eating junk food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-bad-after-eating-junk-food/487366 "2009-02-27T02:03:46Z")
In this thread, the tangential discussion of whether you feel physically bad after eating junk food came up. I think that discussion deserves its own thread. Unlike a lot of people, I don’t feel bad after eating junk f… --- ## [How culturally uniform is the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-culturally-uniform-is-the-u-s/388982)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-culturally-uniform-is-the-u-s/388982 "2007-01-26T14:10:51Z")
There’s a bit of a debate going on in another thread about how uniform the U.S. is coast-to-coast, culturally speaking. Personally, my first inclination is to say, “Not very.” If, for example, you look at the gay mecca… --- ## [Etiquette for leaving the King of England--walking backwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-leaving-the-king-of-england-walking-backwards/939894)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-for-leaving-the-king-of-england-walking-backwards/939894 "2021-04-21T05:05:08Z")
In the movie from 2017 called “Churchill”, there is a scene where Winston Churchill is invited to Buckingham Palace for a private meeting with King George. When the politician leaves, the two men walk towards the door … --- ## [Living with no fixed address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-no-fixed-address/479552)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-with-no-fixed-address/479552 "2009-01-03T18:38:00Z")
I’m reading “The four hour work week,” which suggests you elimate unnecessary tasks, create an income stream from a web-based company, and cut yourself loose from working from a fixed location. This all frees you to spe… --- ## [British Wages in the 1840s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-wages-in-the-1840s/645170)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-wages-in-the-1840s/645170 "2014-05-14T16:37:59Z")
In Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” the miserly Mr. Scrooge pays his clerk, Bob Cratchit, 15 shillings a week. Is this truly a bad wage for the period when the story was written (1840s)? Could Cratchit have supporte… --- ## [Resolved: Christmas should be rescinded as a national holiday in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-christmas-should-be-rescinded-as-a-national-holiday-in-the-u-s/333553)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-christmas-should-be-rescinded-as-a-national-holiday-in-the-u-s/333553 "2005-12-03T18:40:15Z")
This has probably been done before, but not by me. So here we go. Christmas is a Christian holiday (despite how it’s been turned into a secular feeding frenzy at the mall). Therefore, it shouldn’t be set aside differe… --- ## [Iconic pop culture quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898 "2011-05-16T19:32:22Z")
Oh the humanity! Down goes Frazier! Havlicek stole the ball! Cubs win the division! You like me! You really, really like me! Keep fuckin’ that chicken. (Probably not.) I’ve picked up all these quotes through cultur… --- ## [Old School #straightdope IRC Night July 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-straightdope-irc-night-july-9/545024)
**Author:** [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-school-straightdope-irc-night-july-9/545024 "2010-07-12T05:34:10Z")
A while back, Sampiro started a thread about virtual dopefests. Way back in the day, Dopers used to have quite an active IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel, and every now and again the chat crowd gets back together, and … --- ## [Ever forgotten your kid and left them someplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-forgotten-your-kid-and-left-them-someplace/586843)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-forgotten-your-kid-and-left-them-someplace/586843 "2011-06-30T22:54:46Z")
Had a shameful moment of absent-mindedness this week, dropping my 3 yo son off at nursery, with our 2 week old daughter in the back of the car. Got there, and completely forgot I had two kids, just got the boy out and le… --- ## [Ditka, it's apparently not okay when a democrat does it. Take that shit and stuff it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ditka-its-apparently-not-okay-when-a-democrat-does-it-take-that-shit-and-stuff-it/801849)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ditka-its-apparently-not-okay-when-a-democrat-does-it-take-that-shit-and-stuff-it/801849 "2017-11-20T11:42:43Z")
In the recent thread about Al Franken, HurricaneDitka had this (and various nuggets to a related effect) to offer: Because, y’know, republicans take sexual assault so seriously. I’m reminded of an excerpt from I Can T… --- ## [Lee Harvey Oswald, James Earl Ray, AND...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-harvey-oswald-james-earl-ray-and/647997)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-harvey-oswald-james-earl-ray-and/647997 "2013-01-25T02:35:56Z")
Okay so most people know the names and fates of the assassins of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, as well as the circumstances of the assassinations. However, MOST people (myself included) could NOT… --- ## [Explain to me "first sex" etiquette (need answer fast, I hope)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-first-sex-etiquette-need-answer-fast-i-hope/469464)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-first-sex-etiquette-need-answer-fast-i-hope/469464 "2008-10-28T14:46:36Z")
So, I’ve sort of started seeing a girl, and we’re getting together tomorrow night. On the off chance that I get lucky, I’m curious about the Dope consensus on the appropriate etiquette associated with that initial act. … --- ## [Here's what the Democrats need to do to win](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-the-democrats-need-to-do-to-win/560061)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-what-the-democrats-need-to-do-to-win/560061 "2010-11-12T20:31:15Z")
Like I said in 2005: The Dems need to embrace economic populism, downplay cultural liberalism. This election has shown that the Dems can’t win without the support of the white working class. (Yes, in terms of economic … --- ## [What is the point of Asimov's short story "Rain Rain Go Away"? (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-asimovs-short-story-rain-rain-go-away-spoilers/456722)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-asimovs-short-story-rain-rain-go-away-spoilers/456722 "2008-07-18T01:45:15Z")
Link here: http://209.85.215.104/search?q=cache:ieaLw77kCCIJ:www.kirkwood.k12.mo.us/parent\_student/nm/renzali/Rain,%2520Rain%2520Go%2520Away%2520Text.pdf+rain+rain+go+away+Asimov&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us I read this in … --- ## [Goddamnit, Aldebaran, Lynn Said No Such Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamnit-aldebaran-lynn-said-no-such-thing/238205)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamnit-aldebaran-lynn-said-no-such-thing/238205 "2004-04-07T01:39:29Z")
Link: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4718954&postcount=21 Quote: What Lynn actually said. Link: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4707743&postcount=105 Quote: See thread title… --- ## [Tropical Storm Dorian May Hit Florida as Hurricane over the Weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-dorian-may-hit-florida-as-hurricane-over-the-weekend/839371)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropical-storm-dorian-may-hit-florida-as-hurricane-over-the-weekend/839371 "2019-09-12T01:07:35Z")
Anyone doing any preparations? --- ## [I was wrong re: adult virginity and I would like to chastise myself in public.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-re-adult-virginity-and-i-would-like-to-chastise-myself-in-public/319306)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-re-adult-virginity-and-i-would-like-to-chastise-myself-in-public/319306 "2005-09-02T03:49:27Z")
I don’t really mean to bring this debate up again, but I’ve been thinking on it a lot, ever since. It’s none of my business whether or not you’re a virgin as an adult when we’re dating. No, it’s really not. And I’m sorr… --- ## [Enjoy Your $150k in Hell, F\*\*\*ER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-150k-in-hell-f-er/480811)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enjoy-your-150k-in-hell-f-er/480811 "2009-01-15T04:18:56Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap\_on\_bi\_ge/piracy Ok, so it won’t fix the problem but it’s still is nice to hear. --- ## [How do you civilize a thirteen year old girl? (Long, unflattering.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-civilize-a-thirteen-year-old-girl-long-unflattering/458758)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-civilize-a-thirteen-year-old-girl-long-unflattering/458758 "2008-08-11T16:49:02Z")
Okay, before you break out the pitchforks and the torches, I have anticipated you. I know exactly what you’ll say. It starts with “How can you hate a child?!” and “She knows you don’t like her!” and “She can sense your… --- ## [Has your cat/dog ever sensed something you didn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-cat-dog-ever-sensed-something-you-didnt/224045)
**Author:** [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-your-cat-dog-ever-sensed-something-you-didnt/224045 "2004-01-16T16:47:15Z")
We’re all pretty familiar, probably, with the horror story about the haunted house, and the cat/dog senses the spirit’s presence even when the people don’t. Or the notion that domestic animals can sense earthquakes or o… --- ## [Trump calls for delaying the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-for-delaying-the-election/916829)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-for-delaying-the-election/916829 "2020-08-06T23:22:57Z")
The moment some of us have been predicting has arrived. Trump took to Twitter today and suggested the election be delayed. His primary reason is his belief that voting by mail will lead to a fraudulent election. https… --- ## [SAT words that adults ought to know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-words-that-adults-ought-to-know/541787)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sat-words-that-adults-ought-to-know/541787 "2010-06-04T16:49:35Z")
I just told my coworker that an email he sent me was “an interesting juxtaposition of topics”. I realized that most adults know what “juxtaposition” means and it’s likely to come up in conversation. “Defenestrate”, how… --- ## [Is it impossible to hit perfect notes on fretless instruments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impossible-to-hit-perfect-notes-on-fretless-instruments/519688)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-impossible-to-hit-perfect-notes-on-fretless-instruments/519688 "2009-12-07T13:18:27Z")
So, I was thinking that since there are an infinite number of points on a line, how could a musician playing a fretless string instrument select the correct, singular, discreet position to play a desired note? Are they … --- ## [What is the highest possible bounce for a Superball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-possible-bounce-for-a-superball/520638)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-possible-bounce-for-a-superball/520638 "2009-12-13T15:10:19Z")
Remember Superballs, aka Super Balls aka Bouncy Balls? Described here (wiki link). Considering a golf ball sized version, in multicolor because that’s the coolest, what is the highest theoretical bounce possible? Does… --- ## [Advertising - impact of pitch on your buying decisions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-impact-of-pitch-on-your-buying-decisions/716290)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-impact-of-pitch-on-your-buying-decisions/716290 "2015-04-02T12:45:34Z")
Does anyone make purchasing decisions based on the person trying to sell you the product? And if so, is it a positive decision (you buy) or a negative decision (you don’t buy or purchase a competitor’s product)? I cann… --- ## [Do You Edit on Wikipedia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-edit-on-wikipedia/829431)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-edit-on-wikipedia/829431 "2019-06-27T11:14:07Z")
I know many academics hate it (and I understand why) but I like it… But, it’s only good if people participate with honesty. A few years ago, some computer genius found out that a vast majority of edits are made by Big Co… --- ## [Do You Shop at Thrift Stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shop-at-thrift-stores/1003847)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-shop-at-thrift-stores/1003847 "2026-11-03T12:41:27Z")
Well, do you? If you do shop at thrift stores, do you ever buy anything? There is a thrift store near where I work that I like to go to once in a while. I buy my work pants there and once I got about 40 pieces of chin… --- ## [When are you no longer an orphan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-no-longer-an-orphan/564336)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-no-longer-an-orphan/564336 "2010-12-17T07:53:19Z")
I’m 65 years old, and both of my parents are deceased. Recently someone described me as an orphan, and it just seemed like an odd term for someone my age. To me, an orphan would have to be young enough to be somebody’s d… --- ## [Père the Rhymer has decided to vote for McCain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pere-the-rhymer-has-decided-to-vote-for-mccain/468414)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pere-the-rhymer-has-decided-to-vote-for-mccain/468414 "2008-10-21T13:23:27Z")
You wouldn’t think a black man in his mid-seventies who has never lived anywhere but the South, and who has been known to blame all America’s troubles on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., would be willing to g… --- ## [Not another day of this shite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-another-day-of-this-shite/33164)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2000, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-another-day-of-this-shite/33164 "2000-09-19T09:03:41Z")
I see a vast number of new names popping up at the main page. Mink Licker being the latest. All in the UK, all with blocked e-mail addresses. Surely, we’re not gonna endure ANOTHER day of this crap? If they’re bonafide … --- ## [Why is Citrucel (and I assume other fiber pills) so hard to find these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-citrucel-and-i-assume-other-fiber-pills-so-hard-to-find-these-days/944560)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-citrucel-and-i-assume-other-fiber-pills-so-hard-to-find-these-days/944560 "2021-08-03T19:44:42Z")
I feel like Indiana Jones, searching high and low, far and wide, for Citrucel. The powder still seems plentiful, but the caplets are just so much more convenient. I had no problem getting them during the height of the … --- ## [Why don't pilots look out the window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pilots-look-out-the-window/683374)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pilots-look-out-the-window/683374 "2014-03-12T23:30:52Z")
I’ve been on an Air Crash Investigation binge today, and a common theme is that the pilots are so fixated on their instruments that they don’t bother doing any sort of visual physical inspection. Why is this? Is it becau… --- ## [Does anyone know what has happened to the gray squirrel population?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-has-happened-to-the-gray-squirrel-population/511424)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-has-happened-to-the-gray-squirrel-population/511424 "2013-07-27T16:22:43Z")
The parking lot at work is lined with big old oak trees, and this time of year they are dumping thousands of acorns. In fact, every time there’s the least breeze you hear so many falling it might as well be a hail sto… --- ## [Nothing gets a parent moving faster than...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-gets-a-parent-moving-faster-than/229185)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-gets-a-parent-moving-faster-than/229185 "2004-03-03T16:23:45Z")
“Mommy, I’m going to throw up…braaaaaak!!!” But that’s just from (immediate) personal experience. Any other nominations? --- ## [I received Under the Dome by Stephen King for Xmas--worth the read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-under-the-dome-by-stephen-king-for-xmas-worth-the-read/523275)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-under-the-dome-by-stephen-king-for-xmas-worth-the-read/523275 "2010-02-15T07:46:16Z")
Please, no spoilers, but has anyone had a chance to read this one yet? I got the hardcover from the girlfriend’s parents last night for a late Christmas present. There’s no dust jacket description, just a pretty telling … --- ## [Anyone know where to get clothing for very sensitive skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-where-to-get-clothing-for-very-sensitive-skin/594307)
**Author:** [@ClaytonThroop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClaytonThroop)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-where-to-get-clothing-for-very-sensitive-skin/594307 "2016-08-10T10:03:41Z")
I’ve been searching around quite a bit, but I can’t seem to find what I assume exists. I have chronic neuropathy over my arms, legs, and chest which makes wearing most clothes uncomfortable. Most full length pants beco… --- ## [Super exclusive nightclubs that only let "it" people in - What are they like inside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-exclusive-nightclubs-that-only-let-it-people-in-what-are-they-like-inside/478624)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-exclusive-nightclubs-that-only-let-it-people-in-what-are-they-like-inside/478624 "2008-12-31T20:08:37Z")
You see the video clips all the time on the TMZ sitewhere doormen of exclusive nighclubs are rejecting second tier stars entry, and just past it celebrities literally begging or alternatively demanding to get in. Any do… --- ## [What is akamai.net?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-akamai-net/40277)
**Author:** [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2000, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-akamai-net/40277 "2000-11-09T01:55:29Z")
Sometimes, after you enter the URL for a web page, you see this in the status bar of your web browser: even if you entered the URL, for, say, http://www.brainsforsale.com. Your browser will transfer some data from akam… --- ## [Help me rename my daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-daughter/323018)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-rename-my-daughter/323018 "2005-10-01T14:33:06Z")
Thing is, I don’t like her name as much as I used to. She only has one. We didn’t give her a middle name because we didn’t want to. But now she wants one. Her name is Natalie. So, I want nominations for what I can repla… --- ## [Snoopy's great!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopys-great/844270)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopys-great/844270 "2019-12-11T15:31:40Z")
…certainly one of the most wonderful comic strip characters ever created. But I would have enjoyed Peanuts every bit as much without him. Maybe more. --- ## [Snakespirit . . . dude, what the fuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakespirit-dude-what-the-fuck/256767)
**Author:** [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakespirit-dude-what-the-fuck/256767 "2004-10-14T14:34:51Z")
I know Diogenes can be difficult at times. I like him a lot, but I realize it. But dude, what the fuck? First you chide him for (ahem) belittling your manhood, taking the high road, making sure that he knows the rules… --- ## [Nuclear nonproliferation and unavoidable hypocrisy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-nonproliferation-and-unavoidable-hypocrisy/713980)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-nonproliferation-and-unavoidable-hypocrisy/713980 "2015-03-05T07:17:39Z")
It seems that nuclear nonproliferation is one of the most hypocritical areas of diplomacy/international relations, and yet the double standard seems unavoidable. The United States, for instance, is the only nation to ev… --- ## [Andy Rooney Says Goodbye To 60 Minutes This Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-rooney-says-goodbye-to-60-minutes-this-sunday/597821)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-rooney-says-goodbye-to-60-minutes-this-sunday/597821 "2011-10-03T14:20:40Z")
Yes, the end of the era - 92 year old Andy is bidding farewell to 60 Minutes this Sunday - although they have left open the option for him to return on a less regular basis. --- ## [Christians vs. non-Christians on the Ten Commandments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-vs-non-christians-on-the-ten-commandments/756727)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-vs-non-christians-on-the-ten-commandments/756727 "2016-06-11T02:52:04Z")
According to this news article refugees wanting to enter the UK to try and escape persecution for being Christian have been asked this question, and come up short. If you had to pass as a Christian, or if you are a Chris… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1792&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1794&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)