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**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-robbing-my-pharmacies-junkie-motherfuckers/457532 "2008-08-01T11:15:19Z")
Just got a frantic text from a friend while I was at work today: “We were just robbed, I think I’m going to pass out.” For the umpteenth time in 3 months, another pharmacy in my area has been robbed by junkie scumbags … --- ## [Sexuality is False](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexuality-is-false/839799)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexuality-is-false/839799 "2019-09-12T17:24:29Z")
http://www.buddhism.org/?p=435 The link is saying that sexual desire is false and an illusion of sorts because it’s based on the false construct of a “self”. --- ## [Elvis' fatal heart attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-fatal-heart-attack/94688)
**Author:** [@Barking\_Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Spider)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-fatal-heart-attack/94688 "2017-07-10T18:50:32Z")
Was Elvis Presleys fatal heart attack caused by a drug overdose? Or was it caused by being a fat, out of shape lard ass? Also, is it true that he suffered the heart attack while sitting on the toilet? --- ## [Who in pop culture looks like someone you dated or tried to date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-pop-culture-looks-like-someone-you-dated-or-tried-to-date/750407 "2016-03-31T03:39:39Z")
While sitting in my dorm mess hall with some friends a pretty Jewish girl who looked like Selma Blair passed and said hi to me, something she had never done before. Stunned because of my fixation on the Eternal Hot Jewe… --- ## [sulfur tablets in WWII: take after getting shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sulfur-tablets-in-wwii-take-after-getting-shot/558457)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sulfur-tablets-in-wwii-take-after-getting-shot/558457 "2010-10-30T20:05:54Z")
I was watching a documentary film about WW II and if a soldier was shot they were to take sulfur tablets (according to one squad leader). What was the belief regarding what this was to do? --- ## [Unexpected Netflix Gems -2015 (No Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-netflix-gems-2015-no-spoilers/708909)
**Author:** [@Rattle\_and\_Hum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattle_and_Hum)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-netflix-gems-2015-no-spoilers/708909 "2015-01-13T04:19:07Z")
Please share good films/docs that you have watched via streaming that others may have missed. --- ## [Cancer, what exactly kills you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-what-exactly-kills-you/669890)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-what-exactly-kills-you/669890 "2014-03-14T17:02:46Z")
Hello Everyone, Todays question is a bit in the dark side. When you have something like lung cancer, what is it that exactly kills you? Does the cancer east away your lungs until you can no longer breathe or does your b… --- ## ["God Will Not Be Mocked" article from WND left at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-will-not-be-mocked-article-from-wnd-left-at-work/642570)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-will-not-be-mocked-article-from-wnd-left-at-work/642570 "2012-12-05T01:29:03Z")
Somebody at work has printed this writing by Matt Barber from World Net Daily called “God Will Not Be Mocked” God will not be mocked out and left it lying around the work and common areas. Excerpts include: “Evil won o… --- ## [Modern bible vs Original texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-bible-vs-original-texts/686070)
**Author:** [@TexanCountryboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexanCountryboy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-bible-vs-original-texts/686070 "2014-05-29T12:04:56Z")
I have a friend who is majoring in Ancient History. She swears that the bible people use today (yes, I know there are dozens of different versions, but most are very similar), is almost completely different than the orig… --- ## [UPS Strike "illegal and unauthorized"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-strike-illegal-and-unauthorized/685799)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-strike-illegal-and-unauthorized/685799 "2014-04-15T01:10:35Z")
Regarding this article: The 250 Workers That UPS Fired Last Week Just Got Their Jobs Back it claims: First off, in what manner is a strike illegal? Last I checked, the only strikes that were illegal were for people i… --- ## [Movies where you get the same story over and over from different POVs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-get-the-same-story-over-and-over-from-different-povs/462382)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-get-the-same-story-over-and-over-from-different-povs/462382 "2008-09-24T21:19:42Z")
So I recently saw two movies I thought were really good. Vantage Point was very well done, I thought. It’s about a terrorist plot to assassinate the president, told from the point of view of all the main characters (inc… --- ## [Omnibus Chess News Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-chess-news-thread/978801)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-chess-news-thread/978801 "2026-04-14T18:51:43Z")
I keep thinking of chess-y news things I want to post, but they’re not necessarily going to be thread-worthy. So, we’ll give this a try, we’ll see how it goes. Up first: the Tata Steel tournament is ongoing in the Nethe… --- ## [Of all your possessions, which has been with you for the longest time? And why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-all-your-possessions-which-has-been-with-you-for-the-longest-time-and-why/669543)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-all-your-possessions-which-has-been-with-you-for-the-longest-time-and-why/669543 "2013-09-25T21:20:29Z")
We are in a society that moves a great deal. When you move, you give away stuff, or sell it, or toss it. But there is something that you have kept during all this transition. What has been with you for the longest tim… --- ## [1975-1990, the USSR was arguably the least bad of the three imperial superpowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1975-1990-the-ussr-was-arguably-the-least-bad-of-the-three-imperial-superpowers/745246)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1975-1990-the-ussr-was-arguably-the-least-bad-of-the-three-imperial-superpowers/745246 "2016-02-10T00:13:30Z")
In this thread in Elections, on whether Bernie Sanders’ “honeymoon” in the USSR and visits to Nicaragua and Cuba make him unelectable as president, foolsguinea makes a rather bold assertion: Kinda flies in the face of … --- ## [MacDonald's takes wing(s)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macdonalds-takes-wing-s/667249)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macdonalds-takes-wing-s/667249 "2013-08-29T20:49:31Z")
Ronald plans to offer spicy chicken wings starting Sept 9. Imagine! A dollar a wing! (Bones included.) What a bargain! Nine (count 'em, 9) sauces! Where else can you get that? (every grocery store?) Keep in mind that… --- ## [Hands off (figuratively) my student worker! I pit co-workers that try to monopolize support staff.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-figuratively-my-student-worker-i-pit-co-workers-that-try-to-monopolize-support-staff/651952)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-off-figuratively-my-student-worker-i-pit-co-workers-that-try-to-monopolize-support-staff/651952 "2013-03-07T21:41:34Z")
I realize it sucks that the university doesn’t allocate enough budget money to offer the library a full range of support staff including numerous paraprofessionals, but the kid was hired specifically to work for me. Tha… --- ## [Did the Enterprise ever leave the galaxy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-enterprise-ever-leave-the-galaxy/487452)
**Author:** [@luvrbcs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvrbcs)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-enterprise-ever-leave-the-galaxy/487452 "2009-02-27T19:23:07Z")
Did the Star Trek Enterprise (any series) ever travel to another galaxy? --- ## [Where's new technology to fight wildfires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-new-technology-to-fight-wildfires/627534)
**Author:** [@LadyMadonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMadonna)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-new-technology-to-fight-wildfires/627534 "2012-07-11T03:52:24Z")
The fires happening in Colorado (and other states) are horrifying. The lives lost, homes destroyed, residents displaced and devastation to the land is incredible. I can’t even bring myself to think about the fate of th… --- ## [Have you ever fainted? What was the experience like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fainted-what-was-the-experience-like/800524)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-fainted-what-was-the-experience-like/800524 "2017-11-13T02:55:05Z")
I fainted once in my whole entire life. Maybe twice. I was maybe in the second grade and my grandmother woke me up to go to school. She took one look at me and asked if I was sure I wanted to go to school. Now, I did no… --- ## [Bernie Supporters: what result by 3/1 would convince you it is over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-supporters-what-result-by-3-1-would-convince-you-it-is-over/747092)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-supporters-what-result-by-3-1-would-convince-you-it-is-over/747092 "2016-03-01T05:07:20Z")
Inspired by some discussion in this thread. Let us assume a solid drubbing in SC going into it. No shock there and that is pretty much baked into all of our perceptions. And that he crushes Hillary in his home state. W… --- ## [Can an ant die from falling and hitting the ground?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-ant-die-from-falling-and-hitting-the-ground/608719)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-ant-die-from-falling-and-hitting-the-ground/608719 "2012-01-09T20:52:30Z")
Related: what is the heaviest animal that can survive an impact at terminal velocity? --- ## [Street Address = zero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-address-zero/9901)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-address-zero/9901 "2021-01-25T02:55:02Z")
What happens if (say, in the US, where all the even building address numbers are on the same side of the street, and all the odd numbers are on the opposite side) on a particular street, there exists house #2, and j… --- ## [Help me with a vaccination question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-vaccination-question/678702)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-a-vaccination-question/678702 "2014-01-16T07:28:53Z")
So, I unwisely got into a Facebook debate with an anti-vax weirdo. He claims that “there is no evidence that vaccination eradicated smallpox”, which Google suggests is a widely distributed meme among anti-vax types. Trou… --- ## [What's the most famous bridge in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-famous-bridge-in-the-world/797609)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-famous-bridge-in-the-world/797609 "2017-10-04T17:47:27Z")
Go ahead and answer. So as not to influence the results, I’ll tell you what I think in the next post. --- ## [A Question For California Dopers (Indian Casinos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-california-dopers-indian-casinos/574222)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-california-dopers-indian-casinos/574222 "2011-03-12T05:17:39Z")
Yo have had these casinos for years now, and I have a few questions: -have they generated any real jobs? -do they draw in money from out-of-stae? -have they materially improved the lives of the native Americans who … --- ## [secret passage under white house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-passage-under-white-house/562001)
**Author:** [@angeledie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angeledie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-passage-under-white-house/562001 "2010-11-27T11:45:01Z")
My stepdaughter just married a Marine. We’ve only met him a couple times but spent the most time yet w/him at Thanksgiving. OMG…he has all these conspirisy theories!! I’ve heard many of them before but this one takes the… --- ## [Windshield repair? Does it work? is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-repair-does-it-work-is-it-worth-it/187716)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-repair-does-it-work-is-it-worth-it/187716 "2003-07-11T20:54:19Z")
I got a small chip in my windshield from a flying rock. It’s only about a 1cm diameter divot. But, I’m worried it might turn into a bigger crack in time. I see online several places that repair cracks by filling it w… --- ## [Trump voters are most of the people upset about staying at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-are-most-of-the-people-upset-about-staying-at-home/852134)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-are-most-of-the-people-upset-about-staying-at-home/852134 "2020-04-23T19:35:25Z")
So if they go out and get sick and die I won’t shed many tears. How about you? --- ## [Any catastrophes from the sequester yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-catastrophes-from-the-sequester-yet/662394)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-catastrophes-from-the-sequester-yet/662394 "2013-07-08T21:51:10Z")
Four months ago, something called “the sequester” took place. In case anyone has forgotten, it was an across-the-board cut to discretionary federal spending, the result of a budget deal in August of 2011. Democrats gen… --- ## [Hot Dogs & Ketchup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-ketchup/353985)
**Author:** [@GeckoX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeckoX)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dogs-ketchup/353985 "2011-02-12T04:25:35Z")
Why is there no ketchup on a properly made hot dog? http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_095.html Wowsers! Ketchup isn’t good enough to be a standard part of a sandwich consisting of a tube of various bits and piece… --- ## [The NFL Coaching Carousel: 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-coaching-carousel-2010/523650)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-coaching-carousel-2010/523650 "2010-01-19T22:20:14Z")
Jim Zorn is out in Washington, no big surprise there. The Bills just fired their entire coaching staff, after kicking Dick Jauron to the curb during the season. The article says the fired interim coach could still be re… --- ## [What members can a band survive losing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-can-a-band-survive-losing/338484)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-can-a-band-survive-losing/338484 "2006-05-31T10:06:45Z")
I thought of this when I heard The Who were touring soon. I then realized that with John Entwhistle and Keith Moon gone from the original line-up, they only have Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey left. Yet, I still view… --- ## [How many bits of information are contained in a human DNA strand.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bits-of-information-are-contained-in-a-human-dna-strand/550744)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bits-of-information-are-contained-in-a-human-dna-strand/550744 "2010-08-20T22:11:58Z")
We know how long a DNA strand is right? How many pairs it has? I have heard that the strands them self are quite quite long. Each pair on a strand is binary right since it could be either 1 of 2, AT or GC so how much inf… --- ## [The best hamburgers in the UK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-hamburgers-in-the-uk/663382)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-hamburgers-in-the-uk/663382 "2013-07-15T17:58:45Z")
Those are some nice burgers! --- ## [US Americans: Who do you despise more - your cable company or cell phone provider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-who-do-you-despise-more-your-cable-company-or-cell-phone-provider/694808)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-who-do-you-despise-more-your-cable-company-or-cell-phone-provider/694808 "2014-08-06T16:53:12Z")
You can choose only one! --- ## [30 Rock 10/14: The LIVE show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-10-14-the-live-show/557184)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-10-14-the-live-show/557184 "2010-10-30T15:27:50Z")
Just a reminder that tonight’s episode will be performed live (in front of a studio audience), with–allegedly–slightly different variations for the East and West coast broadcasts. --- ## [Suggest foods to tempt my messed-up, post-chemo appetite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-foods-to-tempt-my-messed-up-post-chemo-appetite/522933)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-foods-to-tempt-my-messed-up-post-chemo-appetite/522933 "2010-01-01T00:46:10Z")
I beg the collective culinary imagination and genius of the Dope: please help me! I just finished seven weeks of cancer treatments: radiation and chemo (Taxol, Carboplatin, and Erbitux, if anyone’s interested). As predi… --- ## [Louie 8/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-8-11/592464)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louie-8-11/592464 "2011-08-18T17:24:32Z")
Two amazing episodes this week! The first was probably the most frank talk about wacking off ever on TV and yet at the same time, gave a pretty damn convincing case against it. I swear Ellie’s monologue in the hotel sui… --- ## [Poor/Middle-Class TV/movie characters and tailored suits: a question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-middle-class-tv-movie-characters-and-tailored-suits-a-question/616430)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-middle-class-tv-movie-characters-and-tailored-suits-a-question/616430 "2012-03-22T18:24:16Z")
When lower or middle-class characters on TV or in a movie are wearing suits, are the suits the typical J.C. Penney or Value City brand that people of that income level typically wear, or do they wear expensive, tailored … --- ## [What's the ugliest insect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ugliest-insect/624078)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ugliest-insect/624078 "2012-06-06T17:36:17Z")
My vote for the ugliest insect goes to the adult female Dobsonfly, seen in all its glory in this somewhat nightmare-inducing picture. Does anyone have worse? --- ## [Is Carlo Mencia Worth $63?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468 "2009-08-24T07:27:44Z")
Mencia is appearing at a local venue. I’ve seen him on TV…is he better live? I like standup comedy, but in your opinion-is he worth sixty-three dollars?:rolleyes: --- ## [Back to WWII...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-wwii/576529)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-wwii/576529 "2011-04-05T02:47:28Z")
I’m watching “Victory at Sea” (Victory at Sea - Wikipedia), a 1950’s documentary on naval engagements during, and leading up to, WWII. We’re currently covering German U-Boats and their uncanny ability to sink supply shi… --- ## [In iTunes, what are the checkboxes for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-itunes-what-are-the-checkboxes-for/572078)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-itunes-what-are-the-checkboxes-for/572078 "2011-02-22T23:28:34Z")
That’s the question - short and sweet. In iTunes, what are the checkboxes to the left of each song title for? I know how to check and uncheck them, but I don’t know why I would want to. I sync to an 8GB iPhone 3G if t… --- ## [Looks like I may be working on the census](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-may-be-working-on-the-census/525203)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-i-may-be-working-on-the-census/525203 "2010-03-02T21:41:18Z")
My wife wanted to take the test to perhaps work on the upcoming census. Just for the hell of it, I took it also. Well, they called me and want me to fill a supervisor position for a couple of months. I wasn’t really i… --- ## [Man injured trying to hunt squirrel with bullet taped to BB gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941 "2013-05-01T20:19:55Z")
Yep. Seems like a great idea. http://now.msn.com/william-daniel-lloyd-injured-hunting-squirrel-with-bb-gun#scpshrjwfbs Just tape a .40 cal cartridge to the muzzle of your BB gun. What could possibly go wrong? I hope… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2019 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2019-edition/841072)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2019-edition/841072 "2019-11-17T20:31:28Z")
October… came in like a wrecking ball, it was 77F on the Wasatch Front last week, 40F on Sunday and mid 50s for the rest of the week. I guess summer is finished here. But we’re all still reading, right? I am about 2/3s… --- ## [The word "douchebag" (used as an insult) is classless and overused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-douchebag-used-as-an-insult-is-classless-and-overused/477680)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-douchebag-used-as-an-insult-is-classless-and-overused/477680 "2008-12-20T06:10:12Z")
Am I the only one who considers the word douche or douchebag, so popular as a trendy insult, to be disgusting and sexist? I can’t believe it’s being thrown around so casually … it’s as aggressive a swear word as there i… --- ## [Can you see satellites during the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-satellites-during-the-day/79665)
**Author:** [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-satellites-during-the-day/79665 "2011-09-09T23:50:52Z")
Last Thursday I was on the commuter boat heading across Boston Harbor under a virtually cloudless sky. It was about 5:00 P.M. and the sun was behind me as I faced eastward over the Atlantic. Logan airport was nearby and … --- ## [Shows or film that were actually filmed in the place where they are set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-or-film-that-were-actually-filmed-in-the-place-where-they-are-set/930764)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-or-film-that-were-actually-filmed-in-the-place-where-they-are-set/930764 "2021-01-25T13:49:19Z")
In the thread “Subtle inaccuracies in depictions of your city/region in fiction” many of the examples are of shows that were filmed in places that don’t really look like the place they’re supposed to be set. I mentioned… --- ## [Another WWII Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wwii-question/781344)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-wwii-question/781344 "2017-03-10T16:31:17Z")
During WWII, for any given battle did the winners confiscate the weapons of the fallen enemy soldiers and use those confiscated weapons in future engagements? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1811&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1813&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)