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**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-smoke/300066 "2005-04-19T23:46:21Z")
We have a Pope! Who is it? --- ## [Anyone looking forward to "Backstrom"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-backstrom/709392)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-backstrom/709392 "2015-03-27T19:32:52Z")
From the commercial previews, Rainn Wilson plays an a\*\*hole private investigator. “House, P.I.”…? Rainn was great on “The Office”, and I also liked him in the movie “The Rocker”, so I’m thinking this show might have pot… --- ## [You gave away what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-gave-away-what/535936)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-gave-away-what/535936 "2010-04-16T01:23:44Z")
When I was in 5-8 grade I read a couple hundred books about WWII. This was easy because dad had 2 bookcases crammed with WWII literature. I went to visit my father one time and saw that the 2 bookcases were gone. When … --- ## [The Sun isn't yellow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-isnt-yellow/623247)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sun-isnt-yellow/623247 "2012-05-29T00:54:16Z")
It’s all colors. I’m too chicken now to look directly at the Sun, but it seems to look white in a clear sky. So why does everyone (children) draw it as yellow? Peace, mangeorge --- ## [Ladies-What are your best skin care or make up tips for looking younger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-are-your-best-skin-care-or-make-up-tips-for-looking-younger/113889)
**Author:** [@Fluffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2002, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-are-your-best-skin-care-or-make-up-tips-for-looking-younger/113889 "2002-06-28T00:35:17Z")
For what it’s worth; Oil of Olay total effects Lighter colored lipgloss Self tanner Working out (if I could just remember to do it!) Clinique antigravity eye cream I’m sure drinking a lot of water would help too! J… --- ## [What will replace smartphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-replace-smartphones/760700)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-replace-smartphones/760700 "2016-07-28T16:20:21Z")
Computers went from labs to on our desktops, to laptops to smartphones. So what is next? If the trendline aside from computers having more power is also miniaturization and portability, what is smaller and more portable … --- ## [Video ads with sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-ads-with-sound/565242)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-ads-with-sound/565242 "2011-02-15T05:36:05Z")
The last couple of days I have been getting the same video ad that automatically starts playing with really loud music. While I understand that the SDMB needs to make money, I was really hoping that such desperate measur… --- ## [Which one's your favourite? REO / Styx / Journey / Foreigner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ones-your-favourite-reo-styx-journey-foreigner/588682)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ones-your-favourite-reo-styx-journey-foreigner/588682 "2011-07-18T22:15:03Z")
POLL: Of these four rock bands which one is your favourite? REO Speedwagon Styx Journey Foreigner \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_- Styx is my vote. --- ## [Why don't you fall out of bed when you sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-fall-out-of-bed-when-you-sleep/530570)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-fall-out-of-bed-when-you-sleep/530570 "2010-02-28T03:31:02Z")
How does your body know you’re at the edge of the bed and prevent you from falling off when you’re asleep? Is it a “skill” that gets better over time? When I was a kid and shared a bunk bed (I was on the top bunk) with m… --- ## [Do You Belive In Consumer Reports Product Ratings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-belive-in-consumer-reports-product-ratings/648843)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-belive-in-consumer-reports-product-ratings/648843 "2013-02-03T09:51:04Z")
I do trust CR-they seem to do pretty good testing of consumer products. But I am continually amazed by the huge disparity in ratings for some products. Take washing machines-we were looking to buy a new one, so I went to… --- ## [Favorite poster or posters from your youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster-or-posters-from-your-youth/168855)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-poster-or-posters-from-your-youth/168855 "2018-08-13T15:19:16Z")
Is there a teenager who didn’t adorn his/her bedroom walls with posters of one sort or another? Well, I suppose there are probably some whose parents were insane when it came to holes or tape on the pristine paint, but … --- ## [SkipMagic.....mild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-mild/414246)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-mild/414246 "2007-08-05T15:44:04Z")
You closed my thread in MPSIMS stating that if people wanted the free porn they only had to email me. You had no right to do this. By closing the thread you ensure that it eventually vanishes from that forum meaning th… --- ## [WHY Did Chinese Civilization Decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-chinese-civilization-decline/250680)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-chinese-civilization-decline/250680 "2004-06-19T14:55:18Z")
This is a mystery that defies explanation. In the 13th century, the Italian traveller Marco Polo visited China, and was amazed at how advanced the Chinese Empire was…the “Middle Kingdom” had mastered many technologies, … --- ## [Petraeus 2016!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petraeus-2016/588185)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petraeus-2016/588185 "2011-07-29T21:23:26Z")
America has often relied on it’s war generals to preside over the country post-war. This is no different. I believe he would be able to bring both sides together–no matter what party he allies with–due to his backgroun… --- ## [The con from the movie \*The Sting\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-con-from-the-movie-the-sting/10995)
**Author:** [@Welkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welkin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2000, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-con-from-the-movie-the-sting/10995 "2000-04-24T19:56:00Z")
I just watched the 1973 Paul Newman/Robert Redford movie The Sting and am hoping someone out there can give me a step by step explanation of the con they pulled in the movie. More specifically, I’d like some historical b… --- ## [What I learned on The Straight Dope...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-the-straight-dope/685098)
**Author:** [@Whammo72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo72)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-on-the-straight-dope/685098 "2014-04-09T23:50:33Z")
String cheese can actually be pulled apart… into strings. My whole life I had been eating it sans fun. --- ## [The "Blunderbuss" -- How Effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blunderbuss-how-effective/636501)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blunderbuss-how-effective/636501 "2012-10-04T21:33:45Z")
I has a weird dream last night, where someone was carrying an antiquated firearm called a blunderbuss : It was an interesting visual, but I don’t remember much from that dream. Well, anyway, it got me to thinking – ju… --- ## [What Creative Work Would You Recommend Without Reservation to Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creative-work-would-you-recommend-without-reservation-to-anyone/700519)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creative-work-would-you-recommend-without-reservation-to-anyone/700519 "2014-10-14T21:55:52Z")
My three: The Beatles’ Rubber Soul ‘Breaking Bad’ Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand --- ## [WildestBill, the weaselling stops here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildestbill-the-weaselling-stops-here/57316)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2001, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wildestbill-the-weaselling-stops-here/57316 "2001-03-12T11:39:54Z")
WildestBill, lately you’ve been asked a number of questions, in various threads, which you have failed to answer in a substantive fashion. More broadly, there are a number of points which people have made in rebuttal to … --- ## [Shia LaBeouf arrested at performance of Cabaret on Broadway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shia-labeouf-arrested-at-performance-of-cabaret-on-broadway/691780)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shia-labeouf-arrested-at-performance-of-cabaret-on-broadway/691780 "2014-06-29T03:20:38Z")
Shia LaBeouf Escorted Out of CABARET in Handcuffs And it gets better. At the police station, officers had to put him in a face mask because he was spitting at them. According to those at the theatre, he was smoking a… --- ## [Why did the police officer ask me this question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-police-officer-ask-me-this-question/528081)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-police-officer-ask-me-this-question/528081 "2010-02-13T13:31:10Z")
I got stopped last night by a cop in an unmarked car. When I passed him, I noticed the computer (it was on) and knew he was a cop. Our conversation was as follows: Cop: Did you know you have a headlight out? Me: No, so… --- ## [What the hell is so attractive about fascism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-so-attractive-about-fascism/1003701)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-so-attractive-about-fascism/1003701 "2024-07-25T20:21:35Z")
I don’t remember anyone ever telling me anything about fascism that’s has not been in a negative light, my whole life, until recently. What’s the draw? Do they not understand the consequences? --- ## [Is Trump done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-done/974776)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-done/974776 "2022-11-22T23:07:33Z")
Is this embarrassing period in US history finally over? Most of his endorsed candidates for congress and state offices lost, and what should have been an easy Republican takeover fell drastically short. Even though the… --- ## [Sensuous Massage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensuous-massage/552140)
**Author:** [@BeansAndFranks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeansAndFranks)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensuous-massage/552140 "2010-09-02T04:26:38Z")
I have a sore back and want a massage. There is a place nearby that offers ‘Full Body Sensuous Massage’ from someone who has real massage training as well. What that would be like? Does ‘guarantee satisfaction’ mean that… --- ## [Current Olympic sports you want to get rid of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-olympic-sports-you-want-to-get-rid-of/681968)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-olympic-sports-you-want-to-get-rid-of/681968 "2014-02-28T03:16:03Z")
In response to this thread, how about getting rid of an Olympic sport to make room for new ones? My #1 choice for the chopping block: Modern Pentathlon. Maybe back in 1896, it meant something (the idea: back in the 180… --- ## [Response to Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111 "2019-08-24T11:42:17Z")
Loach replied to me in the pit after he closed my thread. I’m answering him here: You don’t know what I was thinking when I wrote that thread, and it is wrong for you to attribute motives to me. I’ve probably posted h… --- ## [Would you care if Bush died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-care-if-bush-died/372989)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-care-if-bush-died/372989 "2006-09-18T19:55:16Z")
(Disclaimer; I am NOT advocating the assination of the President nor am I ploting it or aiding someone who is.) If George W. Bush suddenly died (of natural cause or assination) would you care? Would you feel sad? Does… --- ## [What does a new "3D" TV do that my plasma can't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-new-3d-tv-do-that-my-plasma-cant/532064)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-new-3d-tv-do-that-my-plasma-cant/532064 "2010-03-11T09:44:24Z")
That’s really the question. Please , don’t say “It displays 3D images.” I get that. But why? I have a nearly top of the line 1080P plasma. How is the 3D-ready TV displaying the image that the 1080P plasma can’t? Th… --- ## [New moderators!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-moderators/771281)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-moderators/771281 "2016-11-13T19:05:38Z")
I’m happy to announce the appointment of two new SDMB moderators. Bone will help moderate Great Debates and Elections, while Chronos will help moderate Café Society. IvoryTowerDenizen will shift from Café Society to IMHO… --- ## [Is it possible for humans to walk in a straight line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-walk-in-a-straight-line/598839)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-humans-to-walk-in-a-straight-line/598839 "2011-10-17T23:04:36Z")
Ok, so I know for short distances this is perfectly possible, but consider the following hypothetical. You wake up one day on a hard, completely white surface. As you rub your eyes and get your bearings, all you can see… --- ## [Magic Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-jack/573741)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-jack/573741 "2011-03-07T20:39:56Z")
I was tired of paying $50 a month for a home land line we never use, but still wanted to have phones in various rooms of my house rather than carrying my cell phone around all the time. I bought a Dock n Talk device tha… --- ## [Can someone explain this commercial to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-commercial-to-me/796169)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-commercial-to-me/796169 "2017-09-23T16:54:01Z")
Because I just don’t get it. My SO offered her take but it still doesn’t make sense. Link: - YouTube The set up: girl leaves guy. He still has her scarf (to remember her by). He sniffs it and dejectedly remarks that it… --- ## [Fuck Musician's Friend-- you suck (long, boring rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-musicians-friend-you-suck-long-boring-rant/407721)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-musicians-friend-you-suck-long-boring-rant/407721 "2011-02-27T04:26:40Z")
Just got off a very aggravating phone call, one of fucking many, with Musician’s Friend. Possibly the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced, worst delivery service, no concern for my business or my time, even tho… --- ## [Your fundamental position on guns as a right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fundamental-position-on-guns-as-a-right/705900)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-fundamental-position-on-guns-as-a-right/705900 "2014-12-01T15:10:35Z")
I’d put this in GD, but the poll option isn’t available there. In any case this about Dopers’ fundamental axiomatic position on firearms, which ultimately isn’t logically debatable; either you think one way or the other.… --- ## [Do women like uncircumsized men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-uncircumsized-men/136235)
**Author:** [@fishcrawford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishcrawford)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2002, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-like-uncircumsized-men/136235 "2002-11-18T04:20:11Z")
Anyone know the statistics on circumcision here in the U.S.? Are most men circumsized at birth? The grand question: Do women like uncircumsized men? --- ## [iPhone FM transmitter problems...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-fm-transmitter-problems/586398)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-fm-transmitter-problems/586398 "2011-06-28T20:36:04Z")
I just got a Griffin™ brand combo charger/FM transmitter/cig mount for my iPhone 4 to use in my Pathfinder and it has the following issues: \[ul\] \[li\]First, it’s not loud enough. The sound comes from the iPhone’s digita… --- ## [I'm up for reviving thou](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-for-reviving-thou/456776)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-up-for-reviving-thou/456776 "2012-05-03T00:53:28Z")
Let’s face it, we need different words for singular and plural you. “Y’all” seems to work as a plural you in these parts, but “thou” sounds much cooler. Is anyone with me? --- ## [Sharktopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharktopus/546872)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharktopus/546872 "2010-09-27T23:50:51Z")
I don’t know what to say… The new SyFy movie coming up: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/07/sharktopus\_is\_coming.php :dubious: :smack: :smiley: :cool: Or what? --- ## [Batman, Iron man, Green Hornet superheroes or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-iron-man-green-hornet-superheroes-or-not/566861)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-iron-man-green-hornet-superheroes-or-not/566861 "2011-01-10T13:40:48Z")
I was remarking to my son today that the Seth Rogen The Green Hornet looks like an interesting addition to the recent run of superhero movies. Then I corrected myself and said, 'I guess he’s not really a superhero. He do… --- ## [A Rant For The Ladies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rant-for-the-ladies/457463)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rant-for-the-ladies/457463 "2008-07-26T21:38:11Z")
Gentleman, this will be girly TMI. Consider yourself warned. . . . . . . . You know what is worse than being awake at 2:30 in the morning for no damn reason? Being awake at 2:30 in the morning because you have … --- ## [Are home raised eggs good value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-home-raised-eggs-good-value/713258)
**Author:** [@jezzaOZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jezzaOZ)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-home-raised-eggs-good-value/713258 "2015-02-28T05:37:00Z")
I posit a small household with a few chooks. Assuming they are good layers is the cost of feed per egg more or less than the cost of commerical eggs throught the retail chain. I won’t enter into organic or ‘free-range’… --- ## [If you're comfortable sharing a dressing room with gay people, but not the opposite sex, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-gay-people-but-not-the-opposite-sex-why/663775)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-gay-people-but-not-the-opposite-sex-why/663775 "2013-07-19T19:02:05Z")
When I first read the thread - Would you be comfortable sharing a dressing room with a gay person??, I got the impression that the politically correct answer is “Yes”. I meant to ask this to people who responded in the a… --- ## [Why is hard to order cheese on a bun at a fast food restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hard-to-order-cheese-on-a-bun-at-a-fast-food-restaurant/740785)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hard-to-order-cheese-on-a-bun-at-a-fast-food-restaurant/740785 "2015-12-23T00:54:36Z")
One of my three year olds has decided the thing for him is just cheese on a bun, no meat. I think of myself as a polite, friendly, non-troublemaking fast food customer, but this ordeal has started to make me question my… --- ## [Book Series for a 7 year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-series-for-a-7-year-old/690151)
**Author:** [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-series-for-a-7-year-old/690151 "2014-06-19T13:57:51Z")
It’s my nephew’s birthday coming up, and I have to get him a gift. Apparently, he just finished the Harry Potter series and liked it, so I’m trying to think of a series along those lines that he might enjoy. I’ve seen … --- ## [Gene Shalit's a homophobe? Get a life, GLAAD (Warning: Movie Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalits-a-homophobe-get-a-life-glaad-warning-movie-spoilers/339453)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-shalits-a-homophobe-get-a-life-glaad-warning-movie-spoilers/339453 "2006-01-22T20:24:48Z")
I should start this lame rant by saying that I haven’t seen Brokeback Mountain so I can’t judge Shalit’s review. In it he claimed that Well, one man’s opinion. I can see based on what I’ve read of the movie why some … --- ## [Why do police not show up in court for traffic cases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-not-show-up-in-court-for-traffic-cases/810490)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-not-show-up-in-court-for-traffic-cases/810490 "2018-03-16T08:13:04Z")
To make a long story short, I was a witness in a trial for a traffic accident where a driver ran a red light. Open and shut case, but the driver apparently requested a trial. I gave my testimony, and the judge asked if I… --- ## [Was David Cassidy Really More Popular than Elvis and the Beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-david-cassidy-really-more-popular-than-elvis-and-the-beatles/77131)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-david-cassidy-really-more-popular-than-elvis-and-the-beatles/77131 "2001-08-22T03:32:17Z")
I watched the Partridge Family movie this weekend and it said that David Cassidy was more popular than Elvis and the Beatles. I mean I know he got chicks but was he really more popular than Elvis and the Beatles? I just … --- ## [Baseball transaction terminology: designated for assignment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-transaction-terminology-designated-for-assignment/317163)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-transaction-terminology-designated-for-assignment/317163 "2005-08-16T23:35:54Z")
What does “designated for assignment” mean? How is it different from “released”? Why don’t they use the word “cut” to describe a player who’s no longer wanted? --- ## [What is the best handgun to have and why is it a Glock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-handgun-to-have-and-why-is-it-a-glock/753412)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-handgun-to-have-and-why-is-it-a-glock/753412 "2016-05-02T19:53:58Z")
Kidding, kidding–I know virtually nothing about guns–but one thing I always see a ton of, when I go to gun forums (which I like to read, for some reason) is scores of people always going on about Glocks. Like, Glocks abo… --- ## [I pit stupid partisan schoolteachers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stupid-partisan-schoolteachers/267815)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stupid-partisan-schoolteachers/267815 "2004-10-08T03:27:26Z")
First, the setup… But don’t cry for Ms. Pillai-Diaz just yet! As it turns out, she’s a bald-faced lying \… I don’t care what side of the aisle you want to sit on – telling students in a publ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1808&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1810&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)