# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1795&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:** 1796 --- ## [Where'd you get your Bord Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-you-get-your-bord-name/48161)
**Author:** [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2002, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-you-get-your-bord-name/48161 "2002-11-01T07:38:43Z")
I’m just looking at some of the names on here… a few i can make out but most… well… most dont make any sence at all. Take mine for example: My name on here is Upham. Why? because my name is Upham, it was my nickname all… --- ## [nfl anthem solutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-anthem-solutions/798339)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-anthem-solutions/798339 "2017-10-18T22:06:54Z")
here’s a thought … the nfl should make a rule saying because of all the distractions to the game of football they’ll leave it up to every home team on whether to even play the anthem saying its fine if they do or its … --- ## [Fucking FreeCell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-freecell/83875)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-freecell/83875 "2001-11-01T16:57:14Z")
Godammit! God damn it. I used to love playing computer solitare. It was a great way to relax and still keep my brain on simmer. Anyway, a few days ago I started playing FreeCell (the other comes-with-the-computer card … --- ## [your first car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-car/435049)
**Author:** [@Caira\_Rand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caira_Rand)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-car/435049 "2008-01-28T07:34:42Z")
Does every one rember thier first car and would u like to have it again my first car was a 1968 dodge pickup with a slant six it was un stopable until a walmart light pole stoped it on an icy day but i would love to hav… --- ## [Gray vs Grey which one is the color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gray-vs-grey-which-one-is-the-color/704858)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gray-vs-grey-which-one-is-the-color/704858 "2014-11-20T03:32:48Z")
I distinctly remember one of those words is a person’s last name and the other a color. It’s a major faux pas to send a memo to Mr. Color. Getting it right is important in the office. I’m pretty sure Gray is the name bu… --- ## [No, a 42oz bag of M&Ms will in fact NOT last for several months.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-a-42oz-bag-of-m-ms-will-in-fact-not-last-for-several-months/746562)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-a-42oz-bag-of-m-ms-will-in-fact-not-last-for-several-months/746562 "2020-05-29T00:19:13Z")
So I’m at the store. I notice a big giant bag of M&Ms on sale for $9. I thought to myself: “Those would look really cool in that candy dish I never use.”. So, on a whim, I bought it. When I got home, I had the right of … --- ## [After gay folks, who's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-gay-folks-whos-next/655048)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-gay-folks-whos-next/655048 "2013-04-10T10:38:29Z")
Women, black people, and disabled people. Now it seems that it’s gay people’s turn to get their civil rights recognized. Twenty, thirty years from now people will be wondering why it took us neanderthals so long. The … --- ## [Why does my cable modem randomly stop working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cable-modem-randomly-stop-working/148060)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-cable-modem-randomly-stop-working/148060 "2003-01-13T17:31:11Z")
I have Road Runner with 2 PCs plugged into a Belkin router which goes into a cable modem. Everything usually runs perfectly, but once a day or so I’ll be browsing the internet and the connection will just stop working -… --- ## [Do you remember when MTV played music videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-when-mtv-played-music-videos/610840)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-when-mtv-played-music-videos/610840 "2012-02-07T15:34:15Z")
I want your best of the 80’s. The Cars. The Go-Go’s. Michael Jackson “Thriller”. I don’t know if this is the original, but my YouTube-Fu is weak. --- ## [Why is the "DaVinci Code" being taken so seriously as an attack on the Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-davinci-code-being-taken-so-seriously-as-an-attack-on-the-bible/290933)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2005, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-davinci-code-being-taken-so-seriously-as-an-attack-on-the-bible/290933 "2005-03-17T09:16:51Z")
Re the article below why is a fictional book being taken so seriously as an attack on the Bible by scholars? Normally it’d be kind of amusing to see work of fiction considered to be so dangerous, but the level of concer… --- ## [The skills gap- Fact or fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-skills-gap-fact-or-fiction/773450)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-skills-gap-fact-or-fiction/773450 "2016-12-08T02:54:39Z")
There has been a lot of talk recently about bringing good jobs back to the US . I occasionally hear about the skills gap, and how there are vast numbers of high paying jobs going unfilled because they can’t find qualifi… --- ## [First People in Space, Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-people-in-space-gravity/719890)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-people-in-space-gravity/719890 "2015-05-29T04:20:38Z")
When the first people went to space did they know about gravity in space by this point or were they totally clueless about the atmosphere (zero gravity) until they got up there? --- ## [Serious idea: survivors/families of mass shooting victims get same benefits and honors as veterans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-idea-survivors-families-of-mass-shooting-victims-get-same-benefits-and-honors-as-veterans/808873)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-idea-survivors-families-of-mass-shooting-victims-get-same-benefits-and-honors-as-veterans/808873 "2018-02-17T01:02:34Z")
This was RTFirefly’s idea, but I thought it was so good it deserved its own GD thread. If we’re not going to do anything to stop these sorts of tragedies, we may as well honor and materially support those most harmed by… --- ## [A musical map of New York City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-map-of-new-york-city/678316)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-musical-map-of-new-york-city/678316 "2014-01-10T16:45:41Z")
I was thinking about songs that mention actual NYC addresses or intersections, thinking it would be interesting to create a sort of musical map of the city, that you could stand in front of real places named in songs. Un… --- ## [US caste system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-caste-system/609676)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-caste-system/609676 "2012-01-20T20:30:58Z")
Spawned from another thread to avoid major hijack I like this idea on the surface, kinda a US caste system with 4 proposed levels. So as an academic excercise I have attempted to create one. You could meet criteria in… --- ## [what is wrong with hijacking a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-hijacking-a-thread/327825)
**Author:** [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-hijacking-a-thread/327825 "2005-10-29T15:36:24Z")
I thought tangential thinking was a natural and healthy practice, and does nothing but aid the fight against ignorance. I could see if it caused confusion between titles of threads organizationally, but you can always d… --- ## [Talking Out Your Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-out-your-ass/135894)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-out-your-ass/135894 "2003-01-25T00:39:29Z")
I discovered at 4:30 this morning that I was bilingual. After several hours of reflection, I’m still not convinced that’s a good thing. You see, I was rudely awakened by a rumbly in my tumbly that immediately made me t… --- ## [Cars inside dealer's buildings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-inside-dealers-buildings/1595)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 1999, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-inside-dealers-buildings/1595 "1999-06-29T01:45:00Z")
I went shopping for a new car today. While I was shopping around the lot, I noticed something strange. In the building, they have the cars displayed. Here’s my question: How do they get those cars in the building? I saw… --- ## [Little-known brands you're fiercely loyal to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-known-brands-youre-fiercely-loyal-to/422341)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-known-brands-youre-fiercely-loyal-to/422341 "2007-10-16T18:11:32Z")
My husband mentioned that a version of this thread did not take off on a message board he frequents, so I’m hoping that it’ll have better luck here. What are some little-known or unpopular things that you absolutely ado… --- ## [PETA rehash thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-rehash-thread/310656)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-rehash-thread/310656 "2005-07-18T16:00:56Z")
Ok, so I just finished reading a bunch of the PETA threads from the last couple of years. I’m not convinced that PETA is a legitimate activist group, and I’m very skeptical of animal rights, but I’m a little surprised a… --- ## [Rejected State Mottos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-state-mottos/219788)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-state-mottos/219788 "2004-01-05T22:02:23Z")
Florida - Where old people go to die. California - We’re crazy, crazy I tell you. New York - Not just a city anymore. South Carolina - First to secede. Texas - Fuck off. --- ## [Inventions Which Killed Their Creators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-which-killed-their-creators/447334)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-which-killed-their-creators/447334 "2008-05-05T13:19:21Z")
Interesting blog post about folks who were killed by their own inventions. One of the more interesting ones: You can see the video of it here. (Not terribly graphic, it having been shot during the silent film era.) --- ## [Do I need a buyer's agent for house buying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-buyers-agent-for-house-buying/688873)
**Author:** [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-buyers-agent-for-house-buying/688873 "2014-07-12T14:32:52Z")
I’m house hunting for my first house. I’ve just been going to open houses and using the internet. I keep going back to one house that seems to have what I want. I don’t have a real estate agent, so I would be relying … --- ## [Is there an operation to stop male ejaculation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-operation-to-stop-male-ejaculation/236506)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-operation-to-stop-male-ejaculation/236506 "2004-03-26T15:04:04Z")
Hi, I was wondering if there is an operation to stop male ejaculation. If so, what is it called? Can the person still climax after having it done? Does the person receive the same effects as being castrated? (i.e. becom… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.01 "Mercy" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-01-mercy-open-spoilers/799597)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-01-mercy-open-spoilers/799597 "2017-10-29T18:13:05Z")
I didn’t see a thread, so I figured I’d start one just to alert folks that Season 8 starts tonight. Let’s hope the new season is a good one! --- ## [Mormon Bishop Murdered in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-bishop-murdered-in-california/552084)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormon-bishop-murdered-in-california/552084 "2010-09-03T23:32:08Z")
From the Fresno Bee: More of the story is at the link. The killer is also dead now, after a shoot-out with police. --- ## [Finding child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-child-porn/214140)
**Author:** [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-child-porn/214140 "2003-11-21T02:14:26Z")
I went into my 16 yo sons room last night and found something REALLY bad…I was searching for the phone. He was out and about with his friends and in the midst of the search I uncovered 4 pieces of paper. Flipped them ove… --- ## [Apollo 10 LEM in heliocentric orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-10-lem-in-heliocentric-orbit/69990)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-10-lem-in-heliocentric-orbit/69990 "2010-09-08T00:11:13Z")
Don’t ask me why, but I am curious about this. The Apollo 10 lunar module was supposidly put into a Heliocentric after jettisoning it from the command module. So out of curiosity I was trying to find what its orbit was … --- ## [Work Wars: The Lunch Battle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-wars-the-lunch-battle/339473)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-wars-the-lunch-battle/339473 "2006-01-13T19:05:00Z")
I am just not having Happy Lunches lately. Must be bad karma. Or maybe it’s how cranky I get when I’m hungry. Anyhow - feel free to jump in. Today’s examples: Lunch Bandits - these have been mentioned before. They’… --- ## [Was 9/11 ARRANGED by the Bush Admin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-arranged-by-the-bush-admin/218284)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-arranged-by-the-bush-admin/218284 "2003-12-13T05:34:42Z")
This isn’t a rant, but I’m putting it in the Pit because it was surely inspire a few rants. I just read an interesting article here: http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/12/10/norquist/index.html in which Joe Con… --- ## [How to best be on the lam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-be-on-the-lam/843549)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-be-on-the-lam/843549 "2019-11-24T03:31:50Z")
(inspired by finishing a re-watch of Breaking Bad) Let’s say you are wanted nationally for some serious shit - your name and photo are everywhere and there is a weapons-grade manhunt going on with your name on it. You d… --- ## [Syfy cancels Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syfy-cancels-eureka/592117)
**Author:** [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syfy-cancels-eureka/592117 "2011-08-25T23:30:33Z")
well dang! I liked this show. It was quirky and fun. But they went wrong with the alternate timeline thing. We should add “alternate timeline” to “main characters get married” as things that guaranteed to kill a show… --- ## [2020 State of the Union speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-state-of-the-union-speech/847516)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-state-of-the-union-speech/847516 "2020-02-13T22:04:27Z")
C-SPAN stream is already live even tho we have 15 minutes or so before the official start of the event. This thread is for those of us watching and/or listening as the event happens and for discussion of the event after… --- ## [Amazing Race \[Oct. 17, 2010\] \*\*\*Spoilers\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-oct-17-2010-spoilers/557501)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-oct-17-2010-spoilers/557501 "2010-10-19T17:33:31Z")
… . . . Mouseover for spoilers . . . … . . Off to the Arctic circle!!! Great editing at the beginning. Stephanie says the only Swedish words she knows are Dumb Boy and Dumb Girl. Then they switch to Team Ta… --- ## [Favorite customer quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-customer-quotes/119024)
**Author:** [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2002, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-customer-quotes/119024 "2002-07-23T21:17:59Z")
I’m killing time, pretty much, in the deli. Pacing, pretending to look busy. Guy comes up to the counter and asks, “Do you take money?” No more, no less. “Do you take money?” How does one ratiuonally respond to this… --- ## [A way to stop dreaming ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-stop-dreaming/146113)
**Author:** [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-way-to-stop-dreaming/146113 "2003-01-02T10:51:47Z")
Is there any way to stop, minimise or forget dreaming while you sleep ? A warm glass of milk, certain vitamin supplements, certain foods, prescription drugs ? I know of several people who can recall a dream only severa… --- ## ['Cleverboy', step inside please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleverboy-step-inside-please/143936)
**Author:** [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleverboy-step-inside-please/143936 "2002-12-20T06:00:17Z")
Hello! Sit down and shut the fuck up. I’m not on a goddamn holy high horse. The link you posted in your MPSIMS thread was tacky and tasteless, and I’m not the only person who found it to be so. You want to make fun … --- ## [my dog + chicken bones = now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-chicken-bones-now-what/433523)
**Author:** [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-chicken-bones-now-what/433523 "2008-01-16T05:25:30Z")
My dog may or may not have swallowed a couple of chicken bones about an hour ago. She doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort, but our house is surrounded by workmen and so she is behaving kind of strangely anyway. She is r… --- ## [Habitat For Humanity volunteer work - Do they just tear it down later to use a professional builder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habitat-for-humanity-volunteer-work-do-they-just-tear-it-down-later-to-use-a-professional-builder/515149)
**Author:** [@Bobalude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobalude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habitat-for-humanity-volunteer-work-do-they-just-tear-it-down-later-to-use-a-professional-builder/515149 "2009-10-28T17:07:45Z")
I met someone this past weekend who told me something interesting about his experience volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. He used the example of framing a wall for a house. He said there were cases where a group of… --- ## [Burning the Brats: Did Ancient Heathens sacrifice their own children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-the-brats-did-ancient-heathens-sacrifice-their-own-children/532567)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-the-brats-did-ancient-heathens-sacrifice-their-own-children/532567 "2010-03-19T21:19:05Z")
In the movie “I Dacii” they show the proto-Romanian king forced to sacrifice his own son because of (hopefully) the superstition that it is necessary to win the favor of the gods. I remember in Durant’s “Story of Civili… --- ## [Glenn Beck savagely mauled by she-wolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-savagely-mauled-by-she-wolves/497202)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-savagely-mauled-by-she-wolves/497202 "2009-06-05T14:48:54Z")
I can’t stand the man and this is almost painful. Almost. Shown without further commentary for now. --- ## [The Straight Dope House - The Duplex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-house-the-duplex/76836)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2001, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-house-the-duplex/76836 "2001-08-24T17:25:18Z")
Carried over from The Straight Dope House Okay … carry on … \[Edited by Eutychus55 on 08-17-2001 at 07:33 PM\] --- ## [Community: Season 2 Premiere (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-2-premiere-open-spoilers/554830)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-2-premiere-open-spoilers/554830 "2010-09-28T21:34:05Z")
It doesn’t look like this show has lost a step. I’m starting to think Betty White is getting a little overexposed lately, but she was well used in the show and had (I think) the best line. “I’ll attack you with this, an… --- ## [Obama = Jesus, Palin = Pilate. Change is in the air.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-jesus-palin-pilate-change-is-in-the-air/463000)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-jesus-palin-pilate-change-is-in-the-air/463000 "2008-09-12T00:53:55Z")
So I’m listening to Obama talk about changing politics and agreeing, though I know it’s bullshit. I keep hearing from Dopers how some Congresscritter from the GOP says something dumb and therefore paints the party with … --- ## [License plate numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/license-plate-numbers/134894)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/license-plate-numbers/134894 "2002-11-02T11:16:11Z")
Do license plate numbers mean anything? Is there any special significance or code in the number and letter comination? --- ## [The Seinfeld Reality Distortion Field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seinfeld-reality-distortion-field/478509)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-seinfeld-reality-distortion-field/478509 "2008-12-31T15:18:13Z")
Okay, nobody watches the show for realism. But there are a few things that would never happen in real life… \[ul\] \[li\]Jerry’s pickup lines are ridiculously weak. Seinfeld the sitcom star is funny. Seinfeld the stand up … --- ## [Why don't more grocery stores follow Aldis lead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-grocery-stores-follow-aldis-lead/430085)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-more-grocery-stores-follow-aldis-lead/430085 "2007-12-19T07:47:17Z")
I was in 2 grocery stores last night. First Pick 'n Save (a.k.a Push-n-shuv, Pick & Slave, Pick-n-Flick, Pink & Shaved, etc.) because my bank branch is in there. Their parking lot has carts scattered all over the place… --- ## [Pathfinder RPG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-rpg/562481)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pathfinder-rpg/562481 "2010-12-07T00:13:06Z")
Does anyone here play Pathfinder? I have been invited to play and I am wondering how it is. My background is 1st edition AD&D. I never played 3.5. Pathfinder looks pretty complicated and number crunchy to me. It looks l… --- ## [Oil in my friend's well water. Is she rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-in-my-friends-well-water-is-she-rich/369488)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-in-my-friends-well-water-is-she-rich/369488 "2006-08-22T16:53:21Z")
A friend has a cabin with a well. Thing is, whenever you wash the dishes there, an oily film is left behind on the plates, no matter how carefully you wash them. The oil, it seems, is coming from the well water itself. S… --- ## [Will switching from a CPA to TurboTax make an audit more likely for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-switching-from-a-cpa-to-turbotax-make-an-audit-more-likely-for-me/476937)
**Author:** [@Figaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figaro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-switching-from-a-cpa-to-turbotax-make-an-audit-more-likely-for-me/476937 "2008-12-15T04:27:59Z")
For the last 10 years I’ve had a CPA file my tax returns for me because I am self-employed as a freelance singer and voice teacher (it’s my second job - I have a day job that is uncomplicated from a tax perspective). My… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1794&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1796&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)