# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1803&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:** 1804 --- ## [Why the Gold Foil on space objects like Satellites and then like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-gold-foil-on-space-objects-like-satellites-and-then-like/355531)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-gold-foil-on-space-objects-like-satellites-and-then-like/355531 "2006-05-06T01:41:17Z")
I am watching the Science channel and they are showing the voyager and galelio space crafts and their passes by the moons of Saturn and Jupiter, I noticed they have copious amounts of gold foil… then I got to thinking NA… --- ## [Alcoholic Cupcake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-cupcake/550844)
**Author:** [@DORFMONT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DORFMONT)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-cupcake/550844 "2010-09-20T09:43:00Z")
Thanks for warning me that there is still alcohol in whatever has been cooked. I have a condition called hypoglycemic shock that occurs whenever I come in contact with alcohol. A small amount accidentally ingested will l… --- ## [Tsunami waves vs. 60 foot cliff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-waves-vs-60-foot-cliff/666572)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-waves-vs-60-foot-cliff/666572 "2013-08-20T22:00:41Z")
My wife and I own an 8 acre property near the ocean north of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. The land overlooks what appears to be at least 60 foot high cliffs. The east side of the Big Island has been hit by large ts… --- ## [You fill out my census... (Canadian Version 2011)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fill-out-my-census-canadian-version-2011/581174)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fill-out-my-census-canadian-version-2011/581174 "2011-05-12T04:18:41Z")
I just filled out my Canadian census information on line. It took way less than 5 minutes, even figuring out the language questions. (Asking the Beau if I can speak French well enough to carry on a conversation… woohoo… --- ## [What will the next US constitutional amendment be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-next-us-constitutional-amendment-be/617999)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-next-us-constitutional-amendment-be/617999 "2012-04-12T17:21:10Z")
What do you think that the next constitutional amendment will be? When do you think it will happen? It seems like these days, with the partisanship influencing everything, it would be pretty hard to accomplish. Any th… --- ## [Saladbar Artists. Hurry the fuck up already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saladbar-artists-hurry-the-fuck-up-already/496253)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saladbar-artists-hurry-the-fuck-up-already/496253 "2009-05-15T00:42:49Z")
I’m on a salad kick for lunch now and hit the salad bar every day at lunch. It never fucking fails that I get behind some fucking fool who feels the need to create art out of his salad while everyone waits for him to ge… --- ## [NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/638873)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/638873 "2012-10-30T14:46:23Z")
TNF TB @ MIN Sunday early MIA @ NYJ SD @ CLE IND @ TEN NE @ STL JAX @ GB ATL @ PHI WAS @ PIT SEA @ DET CAR @ CHI Sunday late OAK @ KC NYG @ DAL SNF NO @ DEN MNF SF @ ARI Byes: BAL, BUF, CIN, HOU I hat… --- ## [Male/Female Avatars -- does it matter to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-female-avatars-does-it-matter-to-you/487742)
**Author:** [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-female-avatars-does-it-matter-to-you/487742 "2009-03-08T04:53:40Z")
I was looking for material on game design the other day (I’m planning an educational game to use at work) I came across some stuff about the gender gap in gaming. One issue that was discussed was how male and female pla… --- ## [At what point should you trade your car in, rather than repair it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-should-you-trade-your-car-in-rather-than-repair-it/657164)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-should-you-trade-your-car-in-rather-than-repair-it/657164 "2013-05-01T22:10:07Z")
Have you ever traded in your car because it needed major repairs? Did you regret it later? Is there a rule of thumb on trading in when a car’s needed repairs exceed a certain amount? I ask because I’m thinking of tradin… --- ## [Absence/Emptiness as a theme in art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absence-emptiness-as-a-theme-in-art/340993)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absence-emptiness-as-a-theme-in-art/340993 "2006-02-03T14:37:16Z")
It just occurred to me that one of the elements in my favorite poetry that appeals most to me is that notion that something is missing or gone. Examples would include the emptiness expressed in Shelley’s Ozymandias with … --- ## [10 Old English Words We Should Be Using](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-old-english-words-we-should-be-using/723785)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-old-english-words-we-should-be-using/723785 "2015-07-05T19:44:13Z")
While reading the news this morning I wandered off track slightly to the POV section in the Magazine section of BBC online. That in turn led me to an article showing the title contents. I thought this was worth sharing a… --- ## [Elizabeth Smart found alive!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-smart-found-alive/160952)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-smart-found-alive/160952 "2003-03-14T00:27:54Z")
It’s on the news…I can’t find a link yet…both the AP, ABC, and Fox News are reporting this…she was found in Salt Lake City… Thank God. --- ## [Has Anybody Synthesized Saffron (Spice)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-synthesized-saffron-spice/530147)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-synthesized-saffron-spice/530147 "2010-02-27T15:59:40Z")
Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Gathering it is very labor intensive, so i always wondered why food chemists haven’t been able to synthesize it. Synthetic vanilla (vanillin) is quite common-so, can a accept… --- ## [Jerk is warnable now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerk-is-warnable-now/488717)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerk-is-warnable-now/488717 "2009-03-08T13:59:04Z")
Jerk is warnable now? R.I.P. SDMB Some folks just don’t get it. You’re one of them. Ed tries to make as nice as he can, and you have to ruin it. Well played. --- ## [International Dopers: National Literary Canons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-dopers-national-literary-canons/658417)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-dopers-national-literary-canons/658417 "2013-05-25T19:10:20Z")
No, this question is not as weighty as it appears. During a lull in my Chinese class today, I got to chatting with other students about literature, and specifically about the question of national mandatory reading. I was… --- ## ["Thor" movie reviews are coming in hot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418 "2011-05-07T07:12:38Z")
Tomatoed fresh at 94% so far Did not have high hopes for this based on trailers, but looks like it might be one to see in the theatres after all. --- ## [Has anyone ever gotten political asylum FROM the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-gotten-political-asylum-from-the-united-states/115095)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-gotten-political-asylum-from-the-united-states/115095 "2002-06-25T17:39:08Z")
Can’t think of a straighforward way to check this, so here goes; has anyone ever received political asylum from the Land of the Free? If so, where, when, and what were the circumstances and the basis for the claim? --- ## [Attention Dems - They WANT Hillary as our Candidate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-dems-they-want-hillary-as-our-candidate/356066)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-dems-they-want-hillary-as-our-candidate/356066 "2006-05-13T14:55:33Z")
Could there be clearer proof than Rupert Murdoch helping her? http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=4460936cece635c6&ei=1KtgRIuAEbTIHKqcoIkG&url=http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/09/politics/main16006… --- ## [How do hard core alcoholics manage to drink enough alcohol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hard-core-alcoholics-manage-to-drink-enough-alcohol/696187)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hard-core-alcoholics-manage-to-drink-enough-alcohol/696187 "2014-08-23T23:39:46Z")
Well that is an awkward topic but I don’t know how to phrase it better. From what I know most hard core alcoholics go for the sweet spot between potency and price, which usually comes out to be cheap vodka. I’ve seen cl… --- ## [Is this PayPal/SDMB thing legit or phishing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-paypal-sdmb-thing-legit-or-phishing/591431)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-paypal-sdmb-thing-legit-or-phishing/591431 "2011-08-08T17:35:39Z")
I have a PayPal account that, as far as I can recall, has only been used to pay my SDMB subscription. I got this email: "So we can continue providing you with your account information electronically please provide your … --- ## [Quick! Think of a song lyric! Now post what it was.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-think-of-a-song-lyric-now-post-what-it-was/557758)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-think-of-a-song-lyric-now-post-what-it-was/557758 "2010-10-24T17:53:18Z")
For me it’s a Laurie Anderson song, and the lyric is: “He was an ugly guy with an ugly face an also-ran in the human race” --- ## [Clam Chowda!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clam-chowda/570287)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clam-chowda/570287 "2011-02-12T15:58:44Z")
What’s your style? All the ones I could find (though I’ll admit I’ve only ever had the first 2): New England: the classic white Manhattan: the classic red Rhode Island: the clear Delaware: NE w/salt pork Outer Bank… --- ## [What is worse-vomitting or diarrhea? (Probably TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-worse-vomitting-or-diarrhea-probably-tmi/252644)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-worse-vomitting-or-diarrhea-probably-tmi/252644 "2013-08-17T18:41:54Z")
Gross, but it just popped into my head the other day-what do you consider to be worse-throwing up, or having the poops? I vote for diarrhea. At least with puking, yeah, it sucks, but you gag, heave and then you get a b… --- ## [Kids solved this puzzle in seconds. Can you figure it out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-solved-this-puzzle-in-seconds-can-you-figure-it-out/722983 "2015-06-23T18:42:23Z")
I was squirming at first and then the answer became so obvious. I’m embarrassed it took me a couple minutes. I was really good with brain teasers a long time ago. I’ve slowed down a lot. Funny how kids latch onto the… --- ## [Rescuer shoots out car window underwater to save trapped children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescuer-shoots-out-car-window-underwater-to-save-trapped-children/608661)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescuer-shoots-out-car-window-underwater-to-save-trapped-children/608661 "2012-01-18T22:32:39Z")
Here is one for discussion. Story is in the Salt Lake Tribune, January 5, 2012, “Rescuer says shooting out car window was only option to save children.” Story Lead: "Chris Willden wants to be perfectly clear — if h… --- ## [How many steps do they allow in pro basketball?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-steps-do-they-allow-in-pro-basketball/489594)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-steps-do-they-allow-in-pro-basketball/489594 "2009-03-16T19:52:27Z")
They walk all over the place and nobody calls traveling, anymore. I guess this tells you how much I watch the game these days. None of the fans in the stadiums seem to give a damn about it. Rule change? --- ## [Dems pick up deep-red legislative seat in Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-pick-up-deep-red-legislative-seat-in-missouri/808347)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-pick-up-deep-red-legislative-seat-in-missouri/808347 "2018-02-08T15:41:37Z")
I guess the title carries the message, but some detail: With all ten precincts within the district reporting, Revis led Republican David Linton by 108 votes, or about three percentage points. If Revis’s lead holds, it … --- ## [What is the difference between a frigate, cruiser, destroyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-frigate-cruiser-destroyer/424917)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-a-frigate-cruiser-destroyer/424917 "2007-11-02T20:38:45Z")
Does the US Navy still operate corvettes? What is the difference between these types of ships? Is it mainly size or armorment? --- ## [Boycotting Joss Whedon - I think. (Warning: Open Spoilers for Serenity)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycotting-joss-whedon-i-think-warning-open-spoilers-for-serenity/309665)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2005, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycotting-joss-whedon-i-think-warning-open-spoilers-for-serenity/309665 "2005-06-26T07:18:10Z")
I’m not 100% resolved to the course of action, but I think I may boycott Joss Whedon. Not, I suppose, in an attempt to change his ways - which would be futile - but rather in an attempt to spare myself the anger I feel w… --- ## [How were you meant to order off this kind of 19th century menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-meant-to-order-off-this-kind-of-19th-century-menu/967536)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-meant-to-order-off-this-kind-of-19th-century-menu/967536 "2022-07-10T04:17:28Z")
One of my favorite idle activities when I’m sitting up late at night is to browse menus for restaurants I’ll probably never go to. Whether it’s because it’s in a city I’ll never visit or because it doesn’t exist anymore,… --- ## [Ahhh, abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahhh-abortion/54471)
**Author:** [@Slaquer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slaquer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahhh-abortion/54471 "2001-02-19T16:58:35Z")
Greetings, I am very new to this board, as this is my first post. For some time I have been bothered by the abortion debate because it seems as if it has been reduced to complete sensationalism. It seems to me, however,… --- ## [Does the POTUS carry a wallet with a drivers license, credit cards etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-potus-carry-a-wallet-with-a-drivers-license-credit-cards-etc/464705)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-potus-carry-a-wallet-with-a-drivers-license-credit-cards-etc/464705 "2008-09-24T16:45:44Z")
Just curious. Is there really any reason for him to carry these things? --- ## [Bill, Bill, Bill. You really have lost it, haven't you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-bill-bill-you-really-have-lost-it-havent-you/373606)
**Author:** [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2006, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-bill-bill-you-really-have-lost-it-havent-you/373606 "2006-09-23T10:37:56Z")
What is it with right-wing pundits and their persecution complexes? Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity…They’ve all claimed the left is “out to get” them and shut them up. It’s almost as if they’re trying to one up … --- ## [Would another CFB thread be overkill? My problem with the BCS...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-another-cfb-thread-be-overkill-my-problem-with-the-bcs/562300)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-another-cfb-thread-be-overkill-my-problem-with-the-bcs/562300 "2010-12-02T01:31:30Z")
My problem with the BCS is simple (and maybe simplistic and naive; you tell me): To me, you can’t say “I like football” without saying that you like competition, and you can’t say that you respect the spirit of competit… --- ## [Men's Pants Pockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-pants-pockets/500740)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-pants-pockets/500740 "2009-07-01T08:33:19Z")
This is about the side pockets, not the back ones. For the past few decades or so, I’ve had this ongoing problem with them. Basically, the problem is the fact that the openings are more or less vertical, so that when I… --- ## [How should local crime rate affect choice of home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-local-crime-rate-affect-choice-of-home/708810)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-local-crime-rate-affect-choice-of-home/708810 "2015-01-12T03:36:43Z")
There’s a home my wife and I are eyeing which is perfect in many, many ways, but one negative is the local crime rate. It’s listed by some websites as “moderately high” and by other websites as various equivalents of sup… --- ## [Michael Vick dogs and 'retraining'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-vick-dogs-and-retraining/435124)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-vick-dogs-and-retraining/435124 "2008-02-04T02:10:53Z")
What a bunch crap. I heard on the news the other day that some of the dogs that were used in the dog fighting mess that Michael Vick was involved in are going to be ‘retrained’ and given to a nice home. This is a perfe… --- ## [Sweetie, I love you but your daughter scares me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetie-i-love-you-but-your-daughter-scares-me/408147)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweetie-i-love-you-but-your-daughter-scares-me/408147 "2007-07-26T00:15:43Z")
I’ve been seeing a lovely woman for about six months now - in fact, six months last weekend, I checked, and I’m a bit sentimental that way at times. She’s the woman I mentioned in this February posting when I said: My… --- ## [The looming physician shortage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-physician-shortage/787786)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-looming-physician-shortage/787786 "2017-06-05T23:16:27Z")
\*"A 2016 report from the Physicians Foundation found an alarming growth in burnout and dissatisfaction among practicing physicians — 47 percent of respondents in the survey indicated plans to “accelerate” their retirem… --- ## [Even if You Could Fix Your Gaydar, Just Shut Up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-you-could-fix-your-gaydar-just-shut-up/345843)
**Author:** [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-you-could-fix-your-gaydar-just-shut-up/345843 "2006-02-27T06:33:34Z")
There’s this married couple I know and the husband is very much like me, he doesn’t think anyone’s sexuality is something that needs “intervention.” His wife, however, has a different perspective. She told her husband n… --- ## [What vehicle would \*you\* buy if you were given $28K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vehicle-would-you-buy-if-you-were-given-28k/179370)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2003, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vehicle-would-you-buy-if-you-were-given-28k/179370 "2003-06-13T02:44:44Z")
Poll: Lets say you’ve got about $28K US (or say, about $39K-$40K CDN) to buy your next vehicle. What would it be? Note: Don’t say you’d throw in another $20K and buy a Corvette or something like that… use the price as t… --- ## [Unusual fountain drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-fountain-drinks/771508)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-fountain-drinks/771508 "2016-12-08T06:06:02Z")
For the first time ever I saw Vernor’s ginger ale served as a fountain drink. It was at a Halo Burger restaurant near Birch Run/Frankenmuth. Ever see Moxie, Cheerwine, or any other second or third tier (i.e. non-Coke/Pe… --- ## [Drudge, Limbaugh accuse hurricanes of liberal bias](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drudge-limbaugh-accuse-hurricanes-of-liberal-bias/767817)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drudge-limbaugh-accuse-hurricanes-of-liberal-bias/767817 "2016-10-09T03:34:58Z")
Apparently, Hurricane Matthew is being pimped by left-wing science types to glom more yummy cash to push their dubious “climate change is bad” agenda. I suggest that Drudge and Limbaugh immediately cease doing Drudge … --- ## [Will life cost the same in 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-life-cost-the-same-in-50-years/683841)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-life-cost-the-same-in-50-years/683841 "2014-03-18T22:01:08Z")
I was thinking something,lets say that you had one or two million euros or dollars,wherever you live and you had enough money to live a life that is a little above average,but still nothing too much,for instance if the a… --- ## [Why has Every US Treasurer since 1949 been a woman? Hasn't anyone complained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-every-us-treasurer-since-1949-been-a-woman-hasnt-anyone-complained/654696)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-every-us-treasurer-since-1949-been-a-woman-hasnt-anyone-complained/654696 "2013-04-14T21:12:47Z")
See subjects. Cite. --- ## [Let's come up with the worst (and best) ideas for (BLANK): the Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-the-worst-and-best-ideas-for-blank-the-musical/675895)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-the-worst-and-best-ideas-for-blank-the-musical/675895 "2013-12-14T00:58:19Z")
A thead inspired by Rocky: The Musical. Was Stallone high or does he need money? Anyway, what are your ideas for the worst (and best) movies and TV shows to be turned into a Broadway musical?? Worst: Glee, the Musical.… --- ## [How to stop Microsoft Word from underlining xxx@xxx.xxxx phrases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-microsoft-word-from-underlining-xxx-xxx-xxxx-phrases/395660)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-microsoft-word-from-underlining-xxx-xxx-xxxx-phrases/395660 "2011-05-17T13:05:21Z")
Microsoft Word underlines phrases like napier@work.com and turns them blue, and I have not found a way to stop this after spending time worth much more than I think the product should sell for. Clearly they want to posi… --- ## [What is the most secure facility on earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-secure-facility-on-earth/420585)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-secure-facility-on-earth/420585 "2007-10-01T16:03:30Z")
I want to define secure as which ever takes the longest for X amount of people to breech from the outside perimeter to the innermost section of said facility. These people are motivated and can be armed, no tanks, planes… --- ## [It's Almost Summer! What Are You Reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-summer-what-are-you-reading/179490)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2003, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-almost-summer-what-are-you-reading/179490 "2003-06-10T07:58:12Z")
There haven’t been enough book threads lately to suit my taste. And I’m heading to the library tomorrow and I need some good ideas. Right now I’m re-reading The Shipping News; it’s a good book but I need something new a… --- ## [Men with facial hair: Do you play with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-facial-hair-do-you-play-with-it/634529)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-with-facial-hair-do-you-play-with-it/634529 "2012-09-16T21:14:56Z")
I’ve only recently grown a somewhat scraggly beard. I think I’ll keep it through the Fall, but one thing bothers me. I seem compelled to play with it. Not just when I’m thinking or daydreaming, but almost constantly… com… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1802&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1804&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)