# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1814&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:** 1815 --- ## [\*sigh\* Hillary Clinton is not a "socialist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-hillary-clinton-is-not-a-socialist/435913)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-hillary-clinton-is-not-a-socialist/435913 "2008-02-07T18:54:38Z")
I would have thought this preposterous braindead meme would have died by now, but it keeps popping up, in this forum and presumably in less exacting fora. “It takes a village to raise a child.” – Merely a statement that… --- ## [Dental Costs Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-costs-question/693550)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-costs-question/693550 "2014-12-01T18:55:39Z")
I have read that dental costs in mexico are much cheaper than they are in the USA and of course canada. I use to have health insurance back many years ago but not anymore. I know this is going to sound really bad but i … --- ## [Would you be castrated to advance your career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-castrated-to-advance-your-career/682211)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-castrated-to-advance-your-career/682211 "2014-02-27T07:09:07Z")
In various ancient cultures Eunuchs were respected members of society, usually high ranking civil servants and it wasn’t unheard of for people to even volunteer to be castrated as adults in order to advance their positio… --- ## [I'm receiving some seriously mixed signals from this woman. Care to help me decipher them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-receiving-some-seriously-mixed-signals-from-this-woman-care-to-help-me-decipher-them/694468)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-receiving-some-seriously-mixed-signals-from-this-woman-care-to-help-me-decipher-them/694468 "2014-08-14T07:13:17Z")
First of all, damn, I feel as if I’ve been documenting my entire romantic life of the past 2-3 years on these boards. Sadly, a look at my post history reveals that I’ve not been remarkably successful in this arena, but … --- ## [Cycling question: Any worthwhile upgrades under $200ish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling-question-any-worthwhile-upgrades-under-200ish/544758)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cycling-question-any-worthwhile-upgrades-under-200ish/544758 "2010-07-04T08:04:18Z")
\[semi-relevant intro\] Six months ago, I decided to stop driving and start bicycling everywhere. I splurged a ridiculous amount (to me) on a semi-road bike (a Specialized Tricross), telling myself it’d pay itself back v… --- ## [24: Season 4: Episode 5 (11:00am - 12:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-5-11-00am-12-00pm/285230)
**Author:** [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-5-11-00am-12-00pm/285230 "2005-01-24T19:20:09Z")
\]24, Season 4, Episode 5 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM SPOILERS AHOY! I wonder what Hal Sparks will have to say about 24 when VH1 does I Love the Aughts. Season 4 threads 1-2 3-4 Season 3 threads 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1… --- ## [Tell Me About Your Local Malls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-local-malls/985901)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-local-malls/985901 "2025-12-12T04:57:13Z")
Buying over the Internet has replaced traditional stores to some degree. Malls doing badly is neither new, nor news (natch). I was reading some statistics today suggesting plenty of people rarely go there, which I unde… --- ## [Innocent moments that look bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-moments-that-look-bad/760972)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-moments-that-look-bad/760972 "2016-08-09T16:19:43Z")
Here’s a thread to share your “It’s not what it looks like!” experiences. I have a small dog who is at the age where he needs a trip or two outside very late at night. His favorite spot is by some hedges that hide him f… --- ## [Giving up Proactiv. Advice please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-up-proactiv-advice-please/587934)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-up-proactiv-advice-please/587934 "2011-07-13T17:07:56Z")
So I had a baby and quit my job and we’re living on my husband’s salary now, so I have time to figure out ways to live on less money (but only while the baby naps). My Proactiv regimen, which abolished my cystic acne fo… --- ## [Rhyming food combos, in English and non-English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rhyming-food-combos-in-english-and-non-english/488528 "2009-03-09T09:10:59Z")
The English could whip up a dish of potatoes & tomatoes. Similarly, the French could make boeuf & oeuf What others? --- ## [I just hit a deer. Do I call the cops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-hit-a-deer-do-i-call-the-cops/217720)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-hit-a-deer-do-i-call-the-cops/217720 "2003-12-09T18:28:16Z")
Its on a main road through a series of subdivisions; I hit it, and was so freaked out I didn’t stop till I got home. My car is creamed, and I don’t think its possible that the deer walked away, but my roommate went look… --- ## [Cafe Society's 1st book review: Two Xanth books or What the hell is Anthony thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-societys-1st-book-review-two-xanth-books-or-what-the-hell-is-anthony-thinking/78740)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-societys-1st-book-review-two-xanth-books-or-what-the-hell-is-anthony-thinking/78740 "2001-09-01T01:08:55Z")
“What the Hell is Piers Anthony thinking?” A while ago, I read a couple of Xanth books and wrote this review, which I posted elsewhere. I thought, given the discussion of Anthony in two other threads, it would be worth … --- ## [why do blacks like Malt Liquors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blacks-like-malt-liquors/58908)
**Author:** [@justinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justinh)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-blacks-like-malt-liquors/58908 "2001-03-23T03:37:58Z")
or why do the advertisers think they do? Remember the lawsuit a couple of years ago against some beer company for marketing towards blacks. What was that all about? If I have a product that I want to sell to a select gro… --- ## [How far is your daily commute to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-your-daily-commute-to-work/516020)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-is-your-daily-commute-to-work/516020 "2009-11-05T08:12:28Z")
I just moved, and I now live 1.1 miles from my office. It is a thing of beauty. Only once in my life have I had a commute like this, and back then, I was too young and stupid to really appreciate it. No such problems now… --- ## [Could you score a point at the US Open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-score-a-point-at-the-us-open/552145)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-score-a-point-at-the-us-open/552145 "2010-09-15T20:28:11Z")
This question is for competitive and non-competitive tennis players, and non-players as well: Do you think you could score a point against a randomly chosen player at the US Open? Not even win a game…just score a point. … --- ## [Indecorous Embiggenment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecorous-embiggenment/708368)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecorous-embiggenment/708368 "2014-12-31T14:03:25Z")
At the onset of our pubescence, we males suffered a malady of mortifying proportions: Indecorous Embiggenment. What methods of ensmallment have you found to alleviate unbecoming tumescence? --- ## [I'm goddamn tired of the inability for people to have a civil online conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-goddamn-tired-of-the-inability-for-people-to-have-a-civil-online-conversation/517136 "2009-11-13T02:28:47Z")
It’s happend in three different forums, on three different topics. (and some stupid schmuck will say ‘well maybe the common point is you!’ and to that person I say: Fuck you!) It’s not me. Two folks can be completely r… --- ## [Petraeus scandal--who cares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petraeus-scandal-who-cares/640954)
**Author:** [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petraeus-scandal-who-cares/640954 "2012-11-16T10:05:10Z")
Am I the only person who could not care less about this whole thing? Do I have to sift through all of this garbage just in case something in here matters in any way? Oh sure, it’s probably really really important. Like … --- ## [I Just Got 6 Tickets AT ONCE by seven COPS. SHEESH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-6-tickets-at-once-by-seven-cops-sheesh/55512)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-6-tickets-at-once-by-seven-cops-sheesh/55512 "2001-03-03T14:39:02Z")
I was just coming back from lunch and kinda of got on it. Then I was going down this street and this car from the other side of street turns into my lane and tries to run me off the road. Then I look in my rear view mirr… --- ## [NYT Twists Itself Into Knots -- Or, How Do Liberals Deal With Messy Democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-twists-itself-into-knots-or-how-do-liberals-deal-with-messy-democracy/493208)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-twists-itself-into-knots-or-how-do-liberals-deal-with-messy-democracy/493208 "2009-04-21T05:07:37Z")
Liberals (and neo-cons) (say they) like democracy. But then you go and install or support a couple of democracies in the wackier parts of the world, and it turns out – not so much. Turns out that what large parts of th… --- ## [What did you think Turkish Delight was, when you first read Narnia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-turkish-delight-was-when-you-first-read-narnia/979630)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-turkish-delight-was-when-you-first-read-narnia/979630 "2024-07-21T03:48:39Z")
Many of us read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as children, were almost as enthralled as Edmund at the thought of Turkish Delight, then later in life discovered what it really is, sort of a rosewater jelly: at best… --- ## [Why do Americans spell "Ghandi" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-spell-ghandi/151931)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-spell-ghandi/151931 "2004-03-14T20:07:30Z")
It’s Gandhi. So, how ? --- ## [Why is the new experimental Ebola treatment "Top Secret?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-new-experimental-ebola-treatment-top-secret/694789)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-new-experimental-ebola-treatment-top-secret/694789 "2014-10-03T03:29:20Z")
Article here: the experimental Ebola treatment that was recently provided to two infected Americans is described as “top secret.” Why is it top secret? Or why was it, I guess? Is there some kind of national security i… --- ## [John Ashcroft is a Bad Attorney General](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ashcroft-is-a-bad-attorney-general/126494)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-ashcroft-is-a-bad-attorney-general/126494 "2002-09-12T22:34:37Z")
I’ve finally made up my mind. John Ashcroft is a bad attorney general. He was Bush’s worst apointee. I see absolutely no interest in civil rights being expressed by him whatsoever. Every solution he has proposed in t… --- ## [It's been a bit since anyone has ranted about goddamned squirrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-bit-since-anyone-has-ranted-about-goddamned-squirrels/799185)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-bit-since-anyone-has-ranted-about-goddamned-squirrels/799185 "2017-11-03T22:12:39Z")
For the 3rd time in 2 weeks squirrels knocked out the electricity in our neighborhood. The little bastards get into the housing up on the pole that holds a capacitor and some kind of master fuse. \*\* KA-FUCKING-BOOM!\*\* … --- ## [Cost of socialism vs. non-socialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-socialism-vs-non-socialism/787088)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-socialism-vs-non-socialism/787088 "2017-05-31T04:24:00Z")
How to put this… some people advocate complete socialism, others do not want to pay for anybody else’s infrastructure, housing, health care, unemployment, etc., and still others (most?) prefer some middle ground. The de… --- ## [Where did the psycho little kid killer cultural meme come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-psycho-little-kid-killer-cultural-meme-come-from/517296)
**Author:** [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-psycho-little-kid-killer-cultural-meme-come-from/517296 "2009-11-17T03:22:10Z")
So, I was watching the Child’s Play movies the other day. (a boy’s doll comes to life and kills people, but the adults think that the boy is psycotic/sceizophernic, and killed the people, b/c his hallucinations told … --- ## [Question about Washington, D.C. Driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-washington-d-c-driving/681337)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-washington-d-c-driving/681337 "2014-02-19T20:12:42Z")
So last night, while reading a book set in Washington, D.C., I came uppon a paragraph where a driver of a limo was complaining that commuter traffic was all screwed up because tourists in rental cars didn’t understand th… --- ## [When Lebron hatred goes too far...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-lebron-hatred-goes-too-far/585396)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-lebron-hatred-goes-too-far/585396 "2011-06-20T15:16:23Z")
The governor of Ohio shows us how to be an even bigger loser than the losers. --- ## [Most poisonous thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-poisonous-thing/570411)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-poisonous-thing/570411 "2011-02-12T16:33:56Z")
From Cad Jnr. “What is the most poisonous thing?” According to him, what it is not along with my answers: Smallest amount needed to kill (plutonium) Fastest to kill - nonfood (nerve gas disqualified because you don’t … --- ## [How easy is it to steal a vehicle with Push to Start ignition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-steal-a-vehicle-with-push-to-start-ignition/978562)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-easy-is-it-to-steal-a-vehicle-with-push-to-start-ignition/978562 "2023-02-14T21:54:17Z")
I’m replacing my truck and new models have only the push to start ignition now. Since the truck lives outside the garage, and is the vehicle we roam the country with, I’m concerned about the apparent ease of spoofing th… --- ## [Well, at least the admins are into keeping their word!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-the-admins-are-into-keeping-their-word/241198)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-the-admins-are-into-keeping-their-word/241198 "2004-04-26T15:50:14Z")
What the fuck?!? For the last month or so we’ve been hearing Aprill 21 High Noon was the be-all-end-all for joining the SDMB at a reduced rate. Now the main page says it’s extended. :rolleyes: I paid thinking I could … --- ## [Dental Insurance Is Crappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-insurance-is-crappy/561284)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-insurance-is-crappy/561284 "2010-12-14T00:14:52Z")
Thanks to fairly aggressive bruxism (I clench in my sleep - and have used nighttime bite guards for 7 years) and thanks to dentists not really telling me how bad it could become until I was in my 30’s, I’ve managed to we… --- ## [Floor Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-me/270928)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floor-me/270928 "2004-12-01T20:59:08Z")
Okay, here is the situation: I live in a very old apt. with wooden floors, which were very badly varnished a long time ago. The varnish is scraped off in a good many places, so it’s not only unsightly, but damned hard to… --- ## [GINO'S fast food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginos-fast-food/56534)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginos-fast-food/56534 "2013-01-05T00:59:39Z")
Remember the fast food chain GINO’S? I seem to remember them also selling Kentucky Fried Chicken as well. Was there a corporate merger, or was it just a franchise? --- ## [Strange and bizarre things to do in and around San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-and-bizarre-things-to-do-in-and-around-san-francisco/243964)
**Author:** [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-and-bizarre-things-to-do-in-and-around-san-francisco/243964 "2004-05-12T17:15:04Z")
My cousin is in town and wants to do something strange and bizarre. I wasn’t prepared for the request, so I’m really at a loss. She’s into serial killers and “True Crime” stuff, but anything really “out there” will work… --- ## [What country or city has the easiest women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-or-city-has-the-easiest-women/225471)
**Author:** [@yellowcakesolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowcakesolid)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2004, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-or-city-has-the-easiest-women/225471 "2004-01-22T16:36:24Z")
I’m talking about regular women, no prostitutes or mail order brides. --- ## [How did Franz Harare make the statue of liberty disappear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-franz-harare-make-the-statue-of-liberty-disappear/175033)
**Author:** [@wtyd666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wtyd666)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-franz-harare-make-the-statue-of-liberty-disappear/175033 "2003-05-18T02:32:14Z")
I was watching the show titled “World’s Greatest Magic” the other day and was shocked to see Franz Harare make the whole statue of liberty disappear. Does anyone have any ideas on how that accomplishment was made possibl… --- ## [Monty Python fans in here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-fans-in-here/48497)
**Author:** [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2001, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-fans-in-here/48497 "2001-01-09T00:37:40Z")
On channel 503 they are showing The Meaning of Life. I know that we have had a few Python threads lately so I thought I would give a few of you a heads up. So if you get this right now it is on right now. It just starte… --- ## [Luxuries that are now necessities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-that-are-now-necessities/666189)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luxuries-that-are-now-necessities/666189 "2013-08-16T03:03:14Z")
I’m old enough to remember the days when we were lucky to have a box fan what we would move from room to room on hot days, when we filled ice cube trays, perked coffee on the stove, and so on… Now there are items that s… --- ## [If you had to do a menial job, what would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-do-a-menial-job-what-would-it-be/496678)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-do-a-menial-job-what-would-it-be/496678 "2013-12-27T02:40:14Z")
Assume you had to do a menial job of some kind for the rest of your life (I dunno, maybe you fathered a million and one kids and any income would be stole off you by evil former girlfriends who would just take the cash o… --- ## [Star Wars Episode VII: What Happens in the Official Canon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-what-happens-in-the-official-canon/675908)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-what-happens-in-the-official-canon/675908 "2013-12-23T21:23:17Z")
In the official canon of the Star Wars novels, is there a story that is considered the “official” tale of what happens after the events of RotJ? If so, can I get a TLDR version of the premise (but no spoilers, please). --- ## [Where can I find people who wear gas masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-people-who-wear-gas-masks/577514)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-people-who-wear-gas-masks/577514 "2011-04-09T07:09:44Z")
I’m working on this photography project, and I want to take pictures of people wearing gas masks. I have no idea where to find such people. Firefighters is the only thing that comes to mind. I would assume that very fe… --- ## [Boss denies vacation request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-denies-vacation-request/726406)
**Author:** [@redheadedstepchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redheadedstepchild)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-denies-vacation-request/726406 "2015-07-31T18:54:55Z")
After one plus year of working for my current supervisor I submitted a one day PLT (Personal Leave Time) request and it was denied. Reason: she thought the person that backs me up might request the same day and that pe… --- ## [What's the Straight Dope on Mary Kay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-mary-kay/614743)
**Author:** [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-mary-kay/614743 "2012-03-07T16:54:02Z")
Yesterday I went to one of those dreaded “parties” where you get a facial and a makeover and then they try to sell you a bunch of stuff. I had been dreading it (my future sister-in-law won the opportunity at a bridal fa… --- ## [Are the prepared foods in the grocery store deli case made in the store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-prepared-foods-in-the-grocery-store-deli-case-made-in-the-store/720316)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-prepared-foods-in-the-grocery-store-deli-case-made-in-the-store/720316 "2015-05-21T19:38:37Z")
Are the things like coleslaw, potato salad, pasta salad, etc., in the grocery store deli case typically made in the store or are they generally commercially prepared stuff that comes to the store in big plastic buckets? … --- ## [Differences between humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-humans/21166)
**Author:** [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differences-between-humans/21166 "2012-04-30T06:15:36Z")
Besides the obvious skin color, general physical appearance and propensity toward certain illnesses are there any major differences between humans? --- ## [What's the most recent cheesy movie you've watched?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-cheesy-movie-youve-watched/634148)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-cheesy-movie-youve-watched/634148 "2012-09-16T14:40:09Z")
You didn’t have to know how cheesy it was going to be before watching it to count. Though I was pretty sure that Nazis at the Center of the Earth was going to be 100% pure nazilicious cheese. :stuck\_out\_tongue: The Wi… --- ## [Neighbors parking on the wrong side of the street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-parking-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-street/479711)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-parking-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-street/479711 "2009-01-05T20:04:02Z")
We live in a subdivision, at the end of a cul-de-sac. We have neighbors about 4 doors down that we don’t really know. Every night, they park their truck in front of their house, on their side of the street, about 50 f… --- ## [Did Christians ever believe in reincarnation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-christians-ever-believe-in-reincarnation/511535)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-christians-ever-believe-in-reincarnation/511535 "2009-09-29T02:21:50Z")
I’ve had people tell me that in the early years of the church they taught and believed in reincarnation. I have not found any evidence that this is true. Is there any truth to it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1813&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1815&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)