# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1806&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:** 1807 --- ## [Helicopter Flying Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-flying-time/323014)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-flying-time/323014 "2005-09-23T16:41:06Z")
How many hours can the average helicopter (the one I have in mind would seat around 6 people - could be military or commercial - preferably commercial) stay in the air for? --- ## [Boticelli March 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243 "2022-04-04T19:23:45Z")
Starting the new thread one day early. I am W --- ## [Should US Supreme Court justices get top-notch security and protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-supreme-court-justices-get-top-notch-security-and-protection/616574)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-us-supreme-court-justices-get-top-notch-security-and-protection/616574 "2012-03-26T23:36:33Z")
As far as I know, and seemingly confirmed by this recent New York Times article, SCOTUS justices receive virtually no special security/protection (for those who don’t click on the link, the article tells of how Justice B… --- ## [11:11 and other fun clock things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-11-and-other-fun-clock-things/490047 "2011-11-12T05:37:20Z")
Just now I was putting on some fresh water in the coffee maker and noticed it was 12:34. After 11:11 that’s my favorite time. Back in 1989 I made a point of coming home from work so I could have my picture taken in fron… --- ## [Foucault pendulum movement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foucault-pendulum-movement/725032)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foucault-pendulum-movement/725032 "2015-07-17T17:56:10Z")
Foucault pendulums (or “pendula” if you prefer, but I will pluralize them as “pendulums”) are without doubt most intriguing constructions, but I have a problem visualizing how they actually work in locations other than … --- ## [So what would happen if we had a military draft today with so many fat people around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-happen-if-we-had-a-military-draft-today-with-so-many-fat-people-around/784044)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-happen-if-we-had-a-military-draft-today-with-so-many-fat-people-around/784044 "2017-04-10T04:47:47Z")
I was reading an older draft discussion and apparently the SSS did a study that said only 25% of draft aged men would be able to be immediately drafted into the US Armed Forces without either lowering the standards or gr… --- ## [Cooking poppy heads in "The Golden Compass"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-poppy-heads-in-the-golden-compass/430797)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-poppy-heads-in-the-golden-compass/430797 "2007-12-22T16:18:30Z")
The opening chapter of The Golden Compass (AKA Northern Lights) depicts the Master of (fictional) Jordan College at Oxford cutting open poppy heads and frying them in butter to serve to his guests because it “clarified t… --- ## [The Riddle of Epicurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-riddle-of-epicurus/153297)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-riddle-of-epicurus/153297 "2003-02-10T22:43:24Z")
I stumbled across this one today and really liked the way it is phrased. It seems reasonable to me. I was getting at this point (trying anyway) with a recent thread I started about morality existing outside of god. A… --- ## [Who is Melania Trump's graffiti jacket aimed at? "I really don't care. Do U"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-melania-trumps-graffiti-jacket-aimed-at-i-really-dont-care-do-u/816545)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-melania-trumps-graffiti-jacket-aimed-at-i-really-dont-care-do-u/816545 "2018-06-23T22:20:11Z")
Mrs Trump, when boarding her plane heading to visit Texas to visit to a children’s detention center, wore a jacket that said “I really don’t care. Do U?” across the back. She didn’t wear it while visiting the kids, but s… --- ## [Libertarians and the Noncoercion Principle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarians-and-the-noncoercion-principle/17622)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2000, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarians-and-the-noncoercion-principle/17622 "2000-03-06T16:51:00Z")
In the Cops thread, Libertarian said, in response to a discussion about how traffic laws should be created: I have a basic question about the defintions suggested by the link, above. Let us imagine that I stand in fro… --- ## [Does the president work on weekends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-president-work-on-weekends/647803)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-president-work-on-weekends/647803 "2013-01-20T22:12:36Z")
Does the president of the US work on weekends? What are his working hours like, anyway? (I’m Canadian. I don’t know much about these things.) I hope this isn’t too dumb of a question. --- ## [Need new series of books to get into](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-series-of-books-to-get-into/523759)
**Author:** [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-series-of-books-to-get-into/523759 "2010-01-08T15:15:40Z")
Hey Dopers! I am a reading fool and seriously need a new series or author to follow. I would like to hear some suggestions, please, so have listed some of the stuff (in some cases drivel) that I like to read. (Please … --- ## [If we can afford free K-12 education, why not a free college education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-can-afford-free-k-12-education-why-not-a-free-college-education/939613)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-can-afford-free-k-12-education-why-not-a-free-college-education/939613 "2021-04-29T18:29:01Z")
Inspired by the one of the side topics of the thread on what conservatives have to fear. To start of with the obvious objection, when I say free, I mean free of tuition to the students. Of course someone is going to pa… --- ## [Mythbusters 11/17: What sort of car was that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-11-17-what-sort-of-car-was-that/561062)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-11-17-what-sort-of-car-was-that/561062 "2010-11-20T18:35:31Z")
Boy, they sure went out of their way not to mention the make or model of the reverse car they were testing. Does anyone know what it was? --- ## [How many months of net take-home pay do you have in savings right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-months-of-net-take-home-pay-do-you-have-in-savings-right-now/726976)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-months-of-net-take-home-pay-do-you-have-in-savings-right-now/726976 "2015-08-08T17:49:39Z")
Not gross pay, but how many times of your monthly net take home pay do you have in savings. Not your 401k or retirement accounts but in cash in the bank, under your mattress, buried in mason jars in the back yard. Poll … --- ## [Technical term for Judy Garland's voice mannerisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-term-for-judy-garlands-voice-mannerisms/633545)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-term-for-judy-garlands-voice-mannerisms/633545 "2012-09-03T20:49:41Z")
That – thing – she does. Is that vibrato? Or what? --- ## [Can Marijuana Use Cause Heart Attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-marijuana-use-cause-heart-attacks/212176)
**Author:** [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-marijuana-use-cause-heart-attacks/212176 "2017-09-06T02:44:54Z")
Howstuffworks.com mentions in their “How Marijuana Works” article that marijuana “has also been linked to heart attacks”. I haven’t heard this before and was curious as to whether it’s true or not. Here’s the article: --- ## [Bloke assaults woman on flight - now faces life in prison - is this excessive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloke-assaults-woman-on-flight-now-faces-life-in-prison-is-this-excessive/819872)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloke-assaults-woman-on-flight-now-faces-life-in-prison-is-this-excessive/819872 "2019-03-13T20:17:56Z")
So this guy sexually assaults a young woman on a Spirit Airlines flight. He gets convicted for it, and while sentencing has not happened yet, it is possible this guy is sentenced to life in prison. As serious as his cri… --- ## [How big of a turnoff would not having a bathtub in the master bath be to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-turnoff-would-not-having-a-bathtub-in-the-master-bath-be-to-you/755573)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-turnoff-would-not-having-a-bathtub-in-the-master-bath-be-to-you/755573 "2016-05-28T23:11:56Z")
I live in a small-ish townhouse with a master bedroom and full bath, one small bedroom and a tiny bedroom, and a 2nd full bath. (There’s also a half-bath downstairs.) The 2nd full bath is a small “no frills but function… --- ## [Science Fiction Erotica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-erotica/670283)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-erotica/670283 "2013-10-05T21:28:28Z")
Does it exist? A cursory search on Wiki lists the Gor books and a few older pulp novels, but that’s it. And from what I can tell what’s listed is really more in the fantasy realm of literature. --- ## [What was life like for non-negro minorities during the time of segregation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-for-non-negro-minorities-during-the-time-of-segregation/468303)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-for-non-negro-minorities-during-the-time-of-segregation/468303 "2008-10-19T04:06:03Z")
Say Asians, Indians, Latinos, etc. Could they vote? Ride the front of the bus? Get good jobs? Use white-only facilities? Or was negro shorthand for non-white and they were all just as screwed? --- ## [Remarried an ex-spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarried-an-ex-spouse/649921)
**Author:** [@4311](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4311)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remarried-an-ex-spouse/649921 "2013-02-13T00:53:20Z")
Has anyone remarried and ex-spouse after some time being divorced from them? Or do you know of friends or family where this was done? Please share the story…How long where they married, how long divorced before remarried… --- ## [Modern Orthodox Jews and Unorthodox Sex Practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-orthodox-jews-and-unorthodox-sex-practices/855462)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-orthodox-jews-and-unorthodox-sex-practices/855462 "2020-06-15T16:50:16Z")
OK, ok. I know that sounds inflammatory. But I’m looking for something talmudic, here. Another broker here at work, of some southern christian persuasion, told me earlier this week that he used to date a ‘Modern Ortho… --- ## [25 years ago today-- ST2: The Wrath Of Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-years-ago-today-st2-the-wrath-of-khan/406760)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-years-ago-today-st2-the-wrath-of-khan/406760 "2007-06-08T03:34:08Z")
June 4, 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan opened. see the 2nd video here for the trailer I remember seeing it in the theatre with some friends. IIRC the theatre was far enough away that my mom went also (too far aw… --- ## [Swinging all night long on my 12 and a half foot tall swingset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swinging-all-night-long-on-my-12-and-a-half-foot-tall-swingset/694625)
**Author:** [@TogoFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TogoFan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swinging-all-night-long-on-my-12-and-a-half-foot-tall-swingset/694625 "2014-08-03T04:12:59Z")
You think I can swing continuously on my swingset from from sunset to sunrise? Has anyone ever done that? That would be a good workout for a night. --- ## [Does what I was told at the gun range make any sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-i-was-told-at-the-gun-range-make-any-sense/631335)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-i-was-told-at-the-gun-range-make-any-sense/631335 "2012-08-17T01:43:27Z")
I took my wife and daughter to the gun range for the first time today. The range is very large and very well known in Oklahoma City. Since neither of them have any experience with handguns, I rented 22’s. We started w… --- ## [black man on back of two dollar bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-man-on-back-of-two-dollar-bill/324703)
**Author:** [@mr\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_s)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2005, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-man-on-back-of-two-dollar-bill/324703 "2005-10-05T07:23:03Z")
Hello all, Searched on the web and cannot believe I haven’t found any reliable sites on this question. I would like to bring this up with a high school history class I teach, but I want to find out the facts. On the b… --- ## [Is it safe to eat Bisquick dough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-bisquick-dough/649519)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-bisquick-dough/649519 "2013-02-07T13:31:45Z")
Yeah, I know. A lot of you are going, “Eww, why would you want to?” But the other night I was making dumplings to put in my beef-vegetable soup, and damned if the leftover dough in the bowl wasn’t kind of tasty! I looke… --- ## [Does water from the hot water tap contain more or fewer minerals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-water-from-the-hot-water-tap-contain-more-or-fewer-minerals/669735)
**Author:** [@Random\_Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random_Design)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-water-from-the-hot-water-tap-contain-more-or-fewer-minerals/669735 "2013-09-28T18:24:40Z")
Build-up, like scale in kettles gets pretty bad sometimes and that stuff is out the water, right? So I guess I should maybe ask, is it a better or worse idea for health to drink water from a hot water tap or the normal s… --- ## [Why does reduced-sodium soup taste like crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-reduced-sodium-soup-taste-like-crap/398954)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-reduced-sodium-soup-taste-like-crap/398954 "2019-02-28T05:24:26Z")
I eat a decent amount of soup. It’s a cheap, easy meal when I don’t feel like cooking, and living in a part of Florida that just a couple of years ago got a hurricane every freakin’ weekend, having canned food on hand is… --- ## [Help me score a geek date!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-score-a-geek-date/309895)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-score-a-geek-date/309895 "2005-07-08T15:38:16Z")
First, a lengthy bit of exposition. The setting: The Portland advance screening of Serenity. Dramatis personae: Myself, and a young man dressed like Jayne (“Guy Dressed Like Jayne”) \[8:00 PM. Two hours before the show… --- ## [HouDopeFest? Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602)
**Author:** [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houdopefest-anyone/145602 "2003-02-03T00:45:49Z")
I kept waiting patiently (okay, so I’m not patient) for someone to suggest this but I’m going to bite the bullet. Suggested date(s) for the HouDopeFest: Feb 14/15 Suggested activities (!!) We’ll definitely get somethi… --- ## [Question about aliases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-aliases/575706)
**Author:** [@FuzzyOgre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuzzyOgre)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-aliases/575706 "2011-03-28T12:11:50Z")
Lots of people in hollywood seem to do it, and you see it now and then in other places. Musicians are a good example. So what is the straight dope on aliases and stage names? Whats the legality of honestly identifying y… --- ## [Is it even FUN being a yankees fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-fun-being-a-yankees-fan/403091)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-even-fun-being-a-yankees-fan/403091 "2007-05-17T13:52:31Z")
Seriously. Is it fun at all that anytime one aspect of their game starts to lag a little and puts them back on the same plane as the rest of the league, that they just go spend their way out of it? What’s to pull for? … --- ## [WSJ opinion piece: 16 scientists say "No need to panic about global warming". Good journalism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsj-opinion-piece-16-scientists-say-no-need-to-panic-about-global-warming-good-journalism/611050)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wsj-opinion-piece-16-scientists-say-no-need-to-panic-about-global-warming-good-journalism/611050 "2012-02-02T23:34:13Z")
I’m pretty fascinated that WSJ published an opinion piece from sixteen scientists (in various fields, including metereology and atmospheric science) slamming the scientific establishment for its failure to include dissen… --- ## [Trump is making a deal with Ghislaine Maxwell to exonerate him and accuse his enemies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-making-a-deal-with-ghislaine-maxwell-to-exonerate-him-and-accuse-his-enemies/1021345)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-making-a-deal-with-ghislaine-maxwell-to-exonerate-him-and-accuse-his-enemies/1021345 "2025-10-26T02:41:07Z")
The Epstein files scandal seems to finally be something that’s gaining some traction against Trump. They can usually just do something even stupider, more evil, and more outrageous and have their latest scandal vanish as… --- ## [Would you kill your child if God commanded it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-your-child-if-god-commanded-it/220412)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-your-child-if-god-commanded-it/220412 "2003-12-25T00:16:36Z")
I started this thread over in MPSIMS for no reason other than to relate a conversation I had with my fundie brother where I feel I bested him in quote mining the Bible. It has since begun to turn into a Great Debate. I… --- ## [Does the smell of squished cockroach attract other roaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-smell-of-squished-cockroach-attract-other-roaches/136727)
**Author:** [@K43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K43)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2002, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-smell-of-squished-cockroach-attract-other-roaches/136727 "2002-12-07T20:29:41Z")
There may be no roaches in Norway (though I doubt the claim). However, there are certainly Norway Rats in Norway. They are the common ship rat and have spread throughout the world. When you squish a rat, the smell att… --- ## [At what point does one need a business license?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-one-need-a-business-license/549146)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-one-need-a-business-license/549146 "2010-08-06T14:44:48Z")
My aunt does some personal organizing for people for a charge. I told her that it would be wise for her to get a license, but she thinks it is unnecessary since she doesn’t make huge sums of money from it. --- ## [Dumbest reasons your relationship has ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-reasons-your-relationship-has-ended/400662)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-reasons-your-relationship-has-ended/400662 "2007-04-23T16:02:22Z")
Partially inspired by this thread, and partially inspired by recent events in my own life, I’m curious to hear from people what kind of stupid arguments have you been involved in that caused the end of your friendship or… --- ## [Name Question re: Banking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-question-re-banking/541585)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-question-re-banking/541585 "2010-06-04T17:26:29Z")
If I got a check made out to ‘Silver Tyger’ and my bank account was under ‘Silver Tyger Girl’ would the bank still cash it? How about if it was made out to ‘Silvan Tyger’? At the moment completely hypothetical (I can pr… --- ## [Dumbest Slogans, Ads, and Catch Phrases...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-slogans-ads-and-catch-phrases/58633)
**Author:** [@IndignantSarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IndignantSarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2001, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-slogans-ads-and-catch-phrases/58633 "2001-03-23T21:19:41Z")
There are slogans that are funny, make no sense, or just seem perverted in some way… Last week, a friend of mine bought me one of those Chocolate Oranges that you hit on a surface and it breaks into the bite size pieces… --- ## [Make Up Pretentious Job Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-pretentious-job-titles/390596)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-pretentious-job-titles/390596 "2007-02-06T20:56:55Z")
Thanks to this rather insipid Pit thread on coffehouse elitism some of my gray matter will not be forevermore clogged with the knowledge that the guy who pours up your fancy-schmancy coffee order is a “barista”. I’ve be… --- ## [What Happens When Your Car Is Repossesed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-your-car-is-repossesed/590299)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-your-car-is-repossesed/590299 "2011-07-27T14:31:06Z")
I just saw that hilarious 80’s flick “Repo Man”, and was wondering: car reposession is a huge business in the USA. In a recession, people fall behind on their loan payments, and so the bank/loan company hires a firm to t… --- ## [Are dogs carnivores or omnivores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-carnivores-or-omnivores/758753)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dogs-carnivores-or-omnivores/758753 "2016-10-06T16:08:53Z")
The internet is a place with a lot of conflicting opinions on this one, especially since those dogs are owned by people who want to either justify that they can feed their dog a vegan diet or that they can be in the righ… --- ## [Which is the better insulator, aluminum foil or solar film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-better-insulator-aluminum-foil-or-solar-film/668040)
**Author:** [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-better-insulator-aluminum-foil-or-solar-film/668040 "2013-09-05T17:28:06Z")
The title pretty much says it. In regards to the amount of heat that would be transmitted to the interior of a room from a window. This is not a question of which will let more light through, as the window is already co… --- ## [On Her Majestys Secret Service is the Best Bond Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-her-majestys-secret-service-is-the-best-bond-film/733314)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-her-majestys-secret-service-is-the-best-bond-film/733314 "2015-10-14T20:56:54Z")
This is a film I initially hated. George Lazenby? An abomination. The story? Too slow. But then the film got to me. I found out that Lazenby is probably the most believable Bond…he was in the Aussie special forces. The … --- ## [Co-ed Bathrooms - pro's and con's ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-ed-bathrooms-pros-and-cons/165528)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-ed-bathrooms-pros-and-cons/165528 "2003-04-18T19:37:49Z")
Ok I have a girl in one of my classes who is very distressed that the dorms have co-ed bathrooms. I have her as an academic advisee and she is very disturbed about this. She knew coming into the school that the bathroo… --- ## [The 19th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-19th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/950540)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-19th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/950540 "2022-01-17T11:44:10Z")
Last year ended in ignominious fashion. The formerly hapless Cleveland Browns utterly destroyed my beloved Steelers in the playoffs after an 11-0 start to the season. As we learned, running backs do in fact have value, a… --- ## [Is acting difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acting-difficult/477256)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-acting-difficult/477256 "2008-12-19T22:41:48Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out if actors are able to do something that all the rest of us cannot do. I’m not talking about actors like Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman – obviously they have a God-given talent to disappea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1805&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1807&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)