# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1813&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:** 1814 --- ## [Should the U.S. adopt alternative, pro-multipartisan voting systems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-u-s-adopt-alternative-pro-multipartisan-voting-systems/162009)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-u-s-adopt-alternative-pro-multipartisan-voting-systems/162009 "2003-09-29T14:49:55Z")
WARNING: LONG, TEDIOUS, SOAPBOX RANT OF AN OP Our existing election laws were written, and practically all of our state constitutions drawn up, by Democrats and Republicans. They are designed to freeze out third-party… --- ## [Fun with Google maps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-maps/393046)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-maps/393046 "2007-02-26T05:25:30Z")
I just took a look at Versailles. Magnificent. I never would have tought to look, but some other teacher mentioned it in passing. What are your favorite Google Map images? --- ## [Thou shalt bake the chicken pot pie 62 - 65 minutes. No more, no less.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thou-shalt-bake-the-chicken-pot-pie-62-65-minutes-no-more-no-less/754045)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thou-shalt-bake-the-chicken-pot-pie-62-65-minutes-no-more-no-less/754045 "2016-05-16T22:07:19Z")
And from sixty-three to sixty-five minutes shall be the time of baking, and the time of baking shall be from sixty-three to sixty-five minutes. Thou shalt not bake for sixty-two minutes, unless thou then proceedest on t… --- ## [Best of the Beatles: Let It Be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-let-it-be/685990)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-let-it-be/685990 "2014-04-18T02:16:42Z")
After examining Abbey Road, it’s time for the last studio album released by the Beatles - Let It Be. Now, this won’t be the last poll in the series, as we’ll have two Past Masters to round up all the singles not on the … --- ## [Botticelli March 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124 "2024-04-02T20:47:06Z")
Getting an early start on the next month, but welcome to the March 2024 Botticelli thread! Here’s last month’s thread, which contains an excellent summary of the rules, written by @De\_La\_Rue, that I am shamelessly plagar… --- ## [Mild insults: Not the \_\_\_\_\_\_est \_\_\_\_\_ in the \_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-insults-not-the-______est-_____-in-the-_____/160523)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-insults-not-the-______est-_____-in-the-_____/160523 "2011-03-21T07:21:58Z")
Not the sharpest tool in the shed Not the brightest crayon in the box… I’m looking for more along these lines (but not the closely related “one brick short of a full load” type, perhaps we can do that in another thread… --- ## [Lithuanian similar to sanskrit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithuanian-similar-to-sanskrit/194816)
**Author:** [@nikjoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjoshi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lithuanian-similar-to-sanskrit/194816 "2003-08-13T14:15:30Z")
Hi all… I was going through Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia and in the “world Languages” section, there was a statement which said that Lithuanian was very closely related to sanskrit. But I did a little research in to fe… --- ## [Was the death of Elvis Presley perceived as surprising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-death-of-elvis-presley-perceived-as-surprising/845469)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-death-of-elvis-presley-perceived-as-surprising/845469 "2020-01-05T08:09:59Z")
Recorded in 1989, Black Velvet still gets pretty regular radio play, and it’s not a bad song. Lyrically, it is a tribute to Elvis Presley. There’s only one thing I’m confused about: The bridge of the song has the follow… --- ## [Who are bigger idiots - the birthers or the health care "death panel" believers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-bigger-idiots-the-birthers-or-the-health-care-death-panel-believers/506061)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-bigger-idiots-the-birthers-or-the-health-care-death-panel-believers/506061 "2009-08-27T19:13:22Z")
This is a tough one. They’re both batshit crazy and make a mockery of the democratic process by going to town halls and screaming their heads off. But I have to give an edge to the “death panel” people. For one thing, a… --- ## [colder than a witches' teat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colder-than-a-witches-teat/41558)
**Author:** [@pagandream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pagandream)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colder-than-a-witches-teat/41558 "2004-06-25T23:47:18Z")
RE: mailbags’ response to the witches teat Q… Upon stating this “Since a witch is in league with Satan” you convey the thought you agree with it. I am sure you meant “as was believed in the burning times” didn’t you? I … --- ## [How to grind up lamb finely without food processor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-grind-up-lamb-finely-without-food-processor/561686)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-grind-up-lamb-finely-without-food-processor/561686 "2010-11-26T07:37:26Z")
I am making haggis for Thanksgiving - not exactly traditional haggis, because the main ingredient is regular ground lamb and it will be baked instead of boiled in the stomach casing. The recipe, which I got from someone … --- ## [Why Do Muslim Fundies Hate Mayo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-muslim-fundies-hate-mayo/358848)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-muslim-fundies-hate-mayo/358848 "2006-06-08T20:22:02Z")
According to a news report I heard, whackjob fundamentalist muslims in Iraq have threatened to kill people who buy mayonnaise. I can understand why some people might find mayo objectionable, but murdering someone just b… --- ## [John McCain is a lying sack of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-is-a-lying-sack-of-shit/455227)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-is-a-lying-sack-of-shit/455227 "2008-07-08T19:28:05Z")
From the NY Times: Mr. McCain had promised before the trip that he would not publicly criticize Mr. Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, on foreign soil, saying political partisanship ended at the water’s edge. Bu… --- ## [What optional things do you always get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-optional-things-do-you-always-get/681621)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-optional-things-do-you-always-get/681621 "2014-02-22T07:44:05Z")
I’m just wondering what optional additions are good value for money, as well as curious about what people always spring for. It doesn’t have to be a separate item, it might be a deluxe version of the same thing. Things l… --- ## [Grains of Rice in a Cubic Foot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grains-of-rice-in-a-cubic-foot/309842)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grains-of-rice-in-a-cubic-foot/309842 "2005-06-28T04:17:47Z")
How many grains of rice are there in a cubic foot of rice? I’m trying to figure out a good way to explain to a child the numeric concepts of a million, a billion, and a trillion. So I want to be able to say something alo… --- ## [Book/movie/whatever that completely blew you away and left you in awe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-movie-whatever-that-completely-blew-you-away-and-left-you-in-awe/498657)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-movie-whatever-that-completely-blew-you-away-and-left-you-in-awe/498657 "2009-06-06T22:54:09Z")
For me: “The Last Question” (Isaac Asimov) - The last couple lines give me shivers. “The Matrix” - Okay, so the idea of is an old one, but it was new to me back in '99 (I was a teenager). What about you? I’d prefer… --- ## [Wasting Police Time -or- STOP CALLING 999](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasting-police-time-or-stop-calling-999/433614)
**Author:** [@The\_Why\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Why_Bird)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasting-police-time-or-stop-calling-999/433614 "2008-01-18T22:05:12Z")
I work as a communications officer for the police. A large chunk of my job involves receiving calls from very agitated members of the public asking for help. I enjoy helping people- really I do. Some of these people are … --- ## [Scenes that were serious back then but risible now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-were-serious-back-then-but-risible-now/972223)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-were-serious-back-then-but-risible-now/972223 "2022-10-24T01:09:36Z")
I just got back from a public screening of The Fellowship of the Ring at a local movie theatre. When Sean Bean delivered Boromir’s much-parodied line, “One does not simply walk into Mordor!”, the entire auditorium erupt… --- ## [UK Dopers: Which English accent carries the most prestige?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-which-english-accent-carries-the-most-prestige/404869)
**Author:** [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-which-english-accent-carries-the-most-prestige/404869 "2007-05-28T07:04:26Z")
I’m a North American doper who is wondering which UK accents are considered by UK residents to be the most prestigious. Are all accents described by geography or are their accents specific to certain professions or soci… --- ## [Press any key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-any-key/610729)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-any-key/610729 "2012-02-03T03:28:14Z")
When the computer asks you to do this, why? Specifically, what does pressing a key do that the computer needs to be done? --- ## [\[Poll for guys\] Do you have an opinion on shirts with French cuffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-guys-do-you-have-an-opinion-on-shirts-with-french-cuffs/535920 "2011-08-21T02:11:23Z")
I was just wondering. I don’t see a whole lot of guys wearing them. --- ## [PennDOT doesn't know how to plow snow !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penndot-doesnt-know-how-to-plow-snow/142244)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penndot-doesnt-know-how-to-plow-snow/142244 "2011-01-24T21:51:39Z")
So, we had an ice storm yesterday. I didn’t go out yesterday, it was a very bad idea and the roads were bad, as anyone would expect. Last night, the television started scrolling the schools were having delayed openings.… --- ## [Pulsating Wasps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulsating-wasps/4735)
**Author:** [@Momotaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momotaro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 1999, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulsating-wasps/4735 "1999-11-14T17:12:00Z")
Dear Cecil and Teeming Millions: I was walking home and noticed some big wasps licking flowers. Fascinated, I drew closer and observed them feeding. I noticed that the wasps’ abdomen (lower segment) was pulsating; the s… --- ## [Are we still doing the \[PDF WARNING!!! OMG!!\] thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-doing-the-pdf-warning-omg-thing/543474)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-doing-the-pdf-warning-omg-thing/543474 "2010-06-19T01:41:51Z")
A few years ago, it used to be considered good form on here to prominently mark any links to PDF files as such, to accommodate people whose computers were so slow and crappy and/or misconfigured as to grind to a halt whe… --- ## [Why do they rush you home so quick after surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-rush-you-home-so-quick-after-surgery/754508)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-rush-you-home-so-quick-after-surgery/754508 "2016-05-15T03:15:53Z")
I have had a couple out-patient surgeries and they always rush me out before I am even awake enough to walk straight. One time I almost fell over in the bathroom because I was so dizzy but they insisted I go to the bathr… --- ## [Could this work? Anti-photographer laser shield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-work-anti-photographer-laser-shield/511049)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-work-anti-photographer-laser-shield/511049 "2009-09-23T21:35:08Z")
Interesting article here about a Russian billionaire who had this thing installed on his yacht to protect against paparazzi. They say it hasn’t been tested yet though. So first of all, is such a device feasible? And se… --- ## [When did it become wrong to say japanimation instead of anime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-wrong-to-say-japanimation-instead-of-anime/461659)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-wrong-to-say-japanimation-instead-of-anime/461659 "2016-07-28T16:26:56Z")
Back when I was a child I remember programs like Starblazers, Robotech, Speed Racer, etc., and most of us referred to the style of animation as Japanimation. We did this because the shows were animated in Japan and we w… --- ## [When the Hell are Schools Going to Stop With This Zero Tolerance BS? (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-schools-going-to-stop-with-this-zero-tolerance-bs-ro/416578)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-hell-are-schools-going-to-stop-with-this-zero-tolerance-bs-ro/416578 "2007-08-28T05:08:00Z")
According to this article an Arizona teen has been suspended for three days this week for making gun threats at school. Which would seem, prima facie, to be pretty much a slam dunk, right? Well, not quite. The “threat… --- ## [6.4 Earthquake Strikes Taiwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-4-earthquake-strikes-taiwan/531240)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-4-earthquake-strikes-taiwan/531240 "2010-03-09T16:09:16Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/taiwan.quake/index.html?hpt=T2 Thankfully no casualties but I must say what’s going on with the world? There’ve been earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Pakistan (last Saturday right… --- ## [Why can't I get a summer internship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-a-summer-internship/678932)
**Author:** [@VeroTrem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VeroTrem)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-get-a-summer-internship/678932 "2014-01-17T01:50:56Z")
What’s wrong with me? :smack: It seems that I can’t even get a reply to my job applications. I’m a third year business student at one of Canada’s top 3 universities with a GPA way over 3.7 and a long list of volunteerin… --- ## [This parenting style has pros & cons, but it's the most effective IMO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-parenting-style-has-pros-cons-but-its-the-most-effective-imo/834753)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-parenting-style-has-pros-cons-but-its-the-most-effective-imo/834753 "2019-06-18T14:39:04Z")
Being 21 years old, I came to realize that discipline comes in all different forms. However, I recently thought of the perfect way to teach your kids or teens how to act more appropriate for their age: Let them learn th… --- ## [Is Dr. Seuss "a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children's literature"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-seuss-a-bit-of-a-cliche-a-tired-and-worn-ambassador-for-childrens-literature/797530)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-seuss-a-bit-of-a-cliche-a-tired-and-worn-ambassador-for-childrens-literature/797530 "2017-10-01T03:19:43Z")
Story here. A librarian at the Cambridgeport Elementary School rejected Melania Trump’s gift of some books and said, among other things, that “You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired an… --- ## [Anybody See "The Golden Compass"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-golden-compass/652555)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-see-the-golden-compass/652555 "2013-03-21T16:27:03Z")
I’m wondering…I came a cross a kid’s book on it…looks like a neat, “steampunk” type sci-fi flick. Did you like it? It must have come and gone-I don’t remember it at all. --- ## [Innocence Project, LA takes Scott Petersen's case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocence-project-la-takes-scott-petersens-case/996383)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocence-project-la-takes-scott-petersens-case/996383 "2024-05-30T03:16:37Z")
(apologies for typos I don’t catch and correct-- I have Band-Aids on several fingers) I usually keep my mouth shut when the topic of Scott Peterson comes up, because people seem to so overwhelming think he killed his wi… --- ## [Sopranos: 4/9 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-4-9-open-spoilers/352025)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-4-9-open-spoilers/352025 "2006-04-15T13:06:20Z")
This was one of those quieter “set-up” episodes, I guess. It still had some good moments. I actually felt sorry for Johnny Sack when the cops dragged him away from the wedding. They could have at least waited until his d… --- ## [Deer hunter kiils 5 ... other hunters, to hold his tree stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-hunter-kiils-5-other-hunters-to-hold-his-tree-stand/276068)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-hunter-kiils-5-other-hunters-to-hold-his-tree-stand/276068 "2004-11-28T01:02:59Z")
Tiday I’ve learned NEVER to argue with an armed guy in the woods over where to wait to kill Bambi. The party that got shot up has its own type of insanity. They’re gonna continue the hunt. Jeez, these people are SERIO… --- ## [Modern Family 12/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-12-7/605456)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-12-7/605456 "2011-12-10T13:04:41Z")
Best line in show: “I’m taking the Butterball!” --- ## [Why do people sign their posts on internet forums, when their s/n is already visible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-sign-their-posts-on-internet-forums-when-their-s-n-is-already-visible/708137)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-sign-their-posts-on-internet-forums-when-their-s-n-is-already-visible/708137 "2015-01-01T01:47:08Z")
Why do people sign their posts on internet forums with their screenname, when it’s already visible on the sidebar? I’ve seen this all over the place and it always puzzles me. Could this be a throwback to the older days … --- ## [Does Hollywood have no idea how intravenous injection works?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hollywood-have-no-idea-how-intravenous-injection-works/714958)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hollywood-have-no-idea-how-intravenous-injection-works/714958 "2015-03-18T00:28:37Z")
I’ve been watching Fringe on Netflix, and have seen this several times on that show, but I’ve also seen it in other shows and movies as well: The doctor/bad guy/whoever is injecting their subject with some kind of drug … --- ## [O Bama has disappointed me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-bama-has-disappointed-me/513184)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-bama-has-disappointed-me/513184 "2009-10-15T17:09:55Z")
One of his campaign promises was to sit down at the table and meet with even our enemies, if need be, in the name of finding resolution to the worlds problems. And I’m behind that thinking. But now, he’s refusing to me… --- ## [Spell Check Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check-stories/530018)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check-stories/530018 "2010-03-27T02:40:19Z")
So, last week I sent out a memo to about twenty people in my office, telling them that it was going to be a busy spring, but there were a couple of projects I wanted to keep on the front burner, and not let slip down the… --- ## [The Visit (newest M. Night Shyamalan movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-visit-newest-m-night-shyamalan-movie/731720)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-visit-newest-m-night-shyamalan-movie/731720 "2016-08-23T22:50:55Z")
I didn’t see a topic about it yet. Anyway, I hate the last three movies this guy has written/directed. The Village, Lady in the Lake, and the \[del\]Crap\[/del\]Happening were all horrible, in my opinion. This guy’s first … --- ## [Is there anything I can do about the guy who parks in front of my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-i-can-do-about-the-guy-who-parks-in-front-of-my-house/424151)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-i-can-do-about-the-guy-who-parks-in-front-of-my-house/424151 "2007-10-28T02:30:10Z")
Every morning (before I get up), a minivan parks directly in front of my house. I’m about two houses down from the bus stop, and this guy likes to use the front of my house as a park-and-ride spot. His van’s there all … --- ## [Movies where you agree with the minority of critics (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-agree-with-the-minority-of-critics-open-spoilers/742576)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-you-agree-with-the-minority-of-critics-open-spoilers/742576 "2016-01-13T19:05:14Z")
There are some movies that just seem inexplicably popular or unpopular. Let’s not mistake this for a simple failure to appreciate genre (e.g. if you don’t like RomComs at all, you’re probably not going to like the best … --- ## [Atheists/(current or former) who've Taken Psychedelics - What Happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-current-or-former-whove-taken-psychedelics-what-happened/614791)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-current-or-former-whove-taken-psychedelics-what-happened/614791 "2012-03-09T16:54:04Z")
Not sure if this belongs in GD or not… Some extensive but interesting reading on the subject here: LSD — The Problem-Solving Psychedelic - Chapter VI “For most orthodox Christians, the wisdom of using a drug to elicit … --- ## [Doctor Who fans - Does Capaldi get better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-fans-does-capaldi-get-better/720628)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-fans-does-capaldi-get-better/720628 "2015-05-24T23:56:20Z")
I stopped watching the Doctor after the Capaldi ep where he was the school custodian. I’m just not warming up to him. I’ve loved the Doctor since Tom Baker, watched all of NuWho since the first ep. And now I’m just not f… --- ## [So am I being a friend or an asshole here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-being-a-friend-or-an-asshole-here/71993)
**Author:** [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2001, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-am-i-being-a-friend-or-an-asshole-here/71993 "2001-07-14T11:36:39Z")
Just had a chat conversation with a friend of mine. Her SN has been replaced by a convenient X. X: hello Red dragoN 60: hi Red dragoN 60: whats up X: i just got home, i need a shower. X: whats up? X: i need to eat. … --- ## [Why don't cops drive foreign cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cops-drive-foreign-cars/341112)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-cops-drive-foreign-cars/341112 "2006-02-27T18:45:46Z")
This CNN article, http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/01/19/best\_cars\_for\_cops/index.html , indicates that cops rarely drive foreign cars. What is the reason for this preference? --- ## [Badger, Badger, SNAKE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger-badger-snake/619957)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger-badger-snake/619957 "2012-04-28T13:07:03Z")
Hello All, We were trying to purchase a home and while walking around the exterior I turned a corner and damned near stepped on a cottonmouth snake! Thing scared the crap out of me and I did the absolute wrong thing and… --- ## [Bush Fired Colin Powell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-fired-colin-powell/374812)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-fired-colin-powell/374812 "2006-10-04T15:41:48Z")
“Falling On His Sword” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/27/AR2006092700106.html (The rest of the article is a very interesting explication of Colin Agonistes, centering around the construct… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1812&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1814&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)