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**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-manners-to-request-feedback-on-ebay/162799 "2003-03-21T15:50:03Z")
In an eBay transaction, is it bad manners to ask the other party to leave feedback? I’m thinking primarily of cases where the transaction is complete; payment sent and goods received (or vice versa) - not just a polite… --- ## [If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade/347349)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade/347349 "2006-03-10T22:18:17Z")
From a practical point of view, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, how will it do it? That is, what legalistic machanisms can it use to overturn it? Are there any legal maneuvers that enable the court to overtu… --- ## [What does a Supreme Court clerk do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-supreme-court-clerk-do/626730)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-supreme-court-clerk-do/626730 "2024-01-30T17:44:28Z")
Clerking for a Supreme Court justice is apparently a very prestigious thing to have on one’s law resume. What exactly do these clerks do? How many clerks does each justice have at any one time? How long do clerks typi… --- ## [They're closing the net on Laci Peterson's husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-closing-the-net-on-laci-petersons-husband/149247)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-closing-the-net-on-laci-petersons-husband/149247 "2003-04-21T03:27:45Z")
This is about the missing pregnant woman in Modesto, California. She vanished Christmas Eve day, when her husband said he was fishing alone in Berkely Harbor. Here’s the latest. To sum up: he has been the picture of … --- ## [There can only be one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-can-only-be-one/649994)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-can-only-be-one/649994 "2013-02-16T07:57:14Z")
I’m waaaaay behind the times here but. . . I saw The Highlander for the first time this weekend and I’ve got questions. First let me start off with that I thought it was a fun movie. Let me also say that I thought the o… --- ## [Non-US Dopers, Have You Seen The Movie 'A Christmas Story'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-have-you-seen-the-movie-a-christmas-story/844857)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-have-you-seen-the-movie-a-christmas-story/844857 "2019-12-23T23:07:26Z")
Here in the States, the movie A Christmas Story gets pretty heavy rotation this time of year, whether on cable (TBS plays it for 24 hours on Christmas Day or thereabouts), or in family movie collections, or what have you… --- ## [The TMI for Women (Monthly?) Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tmi-for-women-monthly-support-thread/592113)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tmi-for-women-monthly-support-thread/592113 "2018-09-21T17:26:10Z")
Otherwise known as the I’m Bleeding and I Hate the World thread. Ugh, I’m ready to punch myself in the face already. I feel like every time I go to the washroom I need to don a Hazmat suit after. I use the Pill to ski… --- ## [Hurray, the new MCAT is here!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-the-new-mcat-is-here/717842)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurray-the-new-mcat-is-here/717842 "2015-05-04T12:09:43Z")
The first major revision of the Medical College Admission Test in 25 years has been announced, and it promises to be a wonderful new experience and aid in selecting the Doctors of the Future. The number of questions is … --- ## [Minivan or SUV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivan-or-suv/555354)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minivan-or-suv/555354 "2010-10-01T16:40:57Z")
So with the passing of the Dudeling’s first year and the ageing of our current fleet of hoopties, we’re in the market for a new vehicle. Having a new kid (and probably a second in a year or two, along with a pair o’ pooc… --- ## [Why the sudden influx of "Granny Names" among the hipster set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-influx-of-granny-names-among-the-hipster-set/410301)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-influx-of-granny-names-among-the-hipster-set/410301 "2007-07-05T21:33:20Z")
In the past few years, I’ve met more girls named Martha, Gertrude, Agnes, Bess, Agatha, Bertha, etc. than I ever expected to meet outside of a retirement home. But here’s the thing - these girls are all mid-twenties hips… --- ## [How many SETI@Home Users are here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-seti-home-users-are-here/20980)
**Author:** [@Gatsby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatsby)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2000, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-seti-home-users-are-here/20980 "2000-11-21T20:46:03Z")
How many people here participate in the SETI@Home project? Is the a SD team? Is anyone interested? --- ## [To those who support murder and/or rape in prison: What's the rest of your plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-support-murder-and-or-rape-in-prison-whats-the-rest-of-your-plan/968403)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-support-murder-and-or-rape-in-prison-whats-the-rest-of-your-plan/968403 "2024-03-18T04:15:05Z")
In the omnibus thread about miscarriage of justice, yet again, someone posted this nonsense: I say gen-pop for that motherfucker. This was brought up in regard to a cop who injured someone and said cop has a history … --- ## ["Simpsons"-isms in everyday life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-isms-in-everyday-life/147470)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-isms-in-everyday-life/147470 "2003-01-14T05:29:29Z")
What phrases and routines from The Simpsons do you do or say in your day-to-day life? I have several which are so natural to me that I’m usually unconsious of them. Example: When I pick up the flavor of Friskies canned… --- ## [How Far in Advance Are Talk Shows Filmed? Game Shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-in-advance-are-talk-shows-filmed-game-shows/378741)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-in-advance-are-talk-shows-filmed-game-shows/378741 "2006-11-01T21:45:08Z")
When was the episode of Dr. Phil that I’ll be watching today filmed? Ditto for The Price is Right. --- ## [Child porn by any other name, I pit you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-porn-by-any-other-name-i-pit-you/234636)
**Author:** [@htns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/htns)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2004, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-porn-by-any-other-name-i-pit-you/234636 "2004-03-19T14:57:58Z")
Just yesterday, I was browsing for a pic of Yasmeen Ghauri to be used for my desktop wallpaper. I was browsing around the web when I hit a “young models in sexy attire” site. So I go there…lemme tell ya, they weren’t k… --- ## [OS re-installation nightmare, any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/os-re-installation-nightmare-any-suggestions/616580)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/os-re-installation-nightmare-any-suggestions/616580 "2012-03-28T18:58:52Z")
Hello Eveyone, A few days ago I had a thread up in which asking for assistance with my laptop. The problem was the no matter which internet browser I would use (IE, Chrome, Opera) the system would either lockup, become … --- ## ["Galloway was in Saddam's pay" -- Is this the tip of the iceberg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galloway-was-in-saddams-pay-is-this-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/170202)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galloway-was-in-saddams-pay-is-this-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/170202 "2003-06-22T01:34:40Z")
According to the Daily Telegraph, a Labour MP was receiving money from Saddam Hussein in exchange for his support! Galloway denied the accusation. This is dynamite (if true.) £375,000 a year is real money. In a way,… --- ## [What happens to unpopped zits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-unpopped-zits/109480)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-unpopped-zits/109480 "2002-05-20T05:49:00Z")
People often say “don’t pop your zits – it’ll leave a scar.” Still, the times I’ve left a zit alone, just to see what happens … the answer seems to be nothing. The size peaks, and it doesn’t go away – you’ve got no cho… --- ## [favorite Three Dog Night song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-three-dog-night-song/776555 "2017-01-13T00:47:21Z")
pick ONE, that is the hard part passing over a lot of more obvious - and somewhat deserving songs - I will go with Out In The Country name your very favorite :smiley: --- ## [Critique my photography, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-photography-please/663885)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-photography-please/663885 "2013-07-25T20:51:38Z")
So I’ve been trying my hand at photography recently. Just got my first DSLR not too long ago and have been working on learning how to use it, as well as how to edit my photos in post. I’m interested a great deal in stree… --- ## [What was life like in the USSR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-in-the-ussr/433728)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-in-the-ussr/433728 "2008-01-23T14:32:39Z")
What was daily life like in the USSR? How did a family get food? Were there ration books given out (was food rationed?)? Was the whole economy nationalised, or was there some private enterprise (weren’t some farms pri… --- ## [Help!! Short story from 9th grade, poem from a long time ago: Can you identify them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-short-story-from-9th-grade-poem-from-a-long-time-ago-can-you-identify-them/75494)
**Author:** [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-short-story-from-9th-grade-poem-from-a-long-time-ago-can-you-identify-them/75494 "2010-03-29T10:39:34Z")
In my freshman English class, we read a story that struck me as really cool, but I can’t remember the name of it or the author. Where else would I turn for help? :slight\_smile: Short story: Overpopulation has become a … --- ## [BickByro,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bickbyro/55307)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bickbyro/55307 "2001-03-03T00:56:19Z")
This is in regards to this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=60144 BickByro, in you’re last post (assuming you haven’t posted while I write this), you said: "I don’t have a lot of tim… --- ## [Baseball: baserunner retagging between every pitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-baserunner-retagging-between-every-pitch/166707)
**Author:** [@bradwalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bradwalt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-baserunner-retagging-between-every-pitch/166707 "2012-09-26T04:10:24Z")
Basrunner on 2nd base. Before the pitch, he takes a lead. After each pitch he does what I describe as an “obligatory tag up” , touching 2nd base again, then immediately take up the same lead. I’ve looked up the ruleb… --- ## [Another Liberal Pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-liberal-pitting/414799)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-liberal-pitting/414799 "2007-08-09T17:42:29Z")
Lib, what the fuck is it now? You always alternate between being an annoying dick and a fun, witty poster, so maybe you’re back in your annoying dick cycle, I don’t know. I almost didn’t want to pit you for this, because… --- ## [Digital transport adapter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-transport-adapter/666925)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-transport-adapter/666925 "2014-04-26T16:04:33Z")
UPS showed up with a box from Comcast, containing a digital transport adapter self-installation kit. What is this, and why do I need it? Why would Comcast send it to me? --- ## [Raiders Of The Lost Ark - what did they do with snakes after they were done filming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-what-did-they-do-with-snakes-after-they-were-done-filming/685302)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-what-did-they-do-with-snakes-after-they-were-done-filming/685302 "2014-04-17T20:48:03Z")
Lot’s of trivia sites have this nugget: So were the snakes carefully marked to return to the stores? Or were they just released somewhere or killed? Or eaten in the sequel? Or what? --- ## [Can you control falling in love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-control-falling-in-love/491284)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-control-falling-in-love/491284 "2009-04-13T03:26:19Z")
I accept that you can control what you do in response to actually falling in love, but do you think you can actually control whether you fall in love or not? Can you stop yourself falling in love, and on the other side o… --- ## [A brief thank you to Microsoft for all the changes in Office 2007.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-thank-you-to-microsoft-for-all-the-changes-in-office-2007/410598)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-thank-you-to-microsoft-for-all-the-changes-in-office-2007/410598 "2007-09-27T18:55:53Z")
My beloved laptop, Calliope the II, has passed to that undiscovered country of which no tale speaks, obliging me to purchase a new one. I put off buying a new one for far too long because, frankly, I don’t believe in be… --- ## [Why didn't Gandalf use his magic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-gandalf-use-his-magic/99570)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2002, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-gandalf-use-his-magic/99570 "2002-03-24T05:50:05Z")
In Moria, how come Gandalf didn’t use his magic? Especially in Durin’s Tomb? His “force throw” would’ve come in handy vs the orcs and especially cave troll. So would a few zaps of lightning or something. Why didn’t he h… --- ## [Is this joke racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-racist/642125)
**Author:** [@Yask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yask)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-racist/642125 "2012-11-26T19:58:38Z")
This cartoon made the Reddit front page. It reminded me of a joke that I found funny when I was eleven, but that I find vaguely unsettling now: I kind of figure the standard answer should apply—if I have to ask, the a… --- ## [How was Europe disarmed after WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-europe-disarmed-after-wwii/492829)
**Author:** [@mrpayday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrpayday)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-europe-disarmed-after-wwii/492829 "2009-04-17T15:25:32Z")
After WWII there must have been a lot of guns floating around, automatic weapons and explosives, in the hands of some people with extreme political views. How were all these weapons removed from circulation? Was it a vol… --- ## [Printing a personal check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-a-personal-check/260131)
**Author:** [@caphis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caphis)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/printing-a-personal-check/260131 "2004-08-17T21:51:08Z")
I looked through some MS Word templates, both on my computer and from MS on their website, but I can’t find any templates I can use to print information on a personal check. Does anyone know where I can get an MS Word t… --- ## [Ending a relationship with a crappy sibling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-a-relationship-with-a-crappy-sibling/711148)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-a-relationship-with-a-crappy-sibling/711148 "2015-02-09T17:15:00Z")
I used to think when I was younger that siblings should have a lifelong relationship, but I have since changed my opinion. Speaking for myself, I will find it exhilarating when I no longer have to have contact with my s… --- ## [Yup, that pretty much sums up Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yup-that-pretty-much-sums-up-texas/152226)
**Author:** [@Servant\_To\_The\_Precious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Servant_To_The_Precious)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yup-that-pretty-much-sums-up-texas/152226 "2003-02-09T20:38:52Z")
Listening to the radio in the car today, the station was using the feed from NBC News coverage of the Columbia accident. Brian Williams was interviewing a rancher from Texas who had witnessed the incident and Brian asked… --- ## [Why do assholes prefer BMWs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-assholes-prefer-bmws/323536)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-assholes-prefer-bmws/323536 "2005-10-02T00:07:46Z")
I’m sure not all BMW owners are assholes, but it surely seems like a preponderance of assholes drive them. Is it that they need this car to boost their self confidence, or is it that buying a Beemer turns them into assh… --- ## [Ethics of Time Travel in fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-time-travel-in-fiction/776474)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-time-travel-in-fiction/776474 "2017-01-21T18:23:19Z")
Have there been any books dealing with the ethics of using time travel? For example, someone with time travel capability goes back in time and wins a lottery. Hasn’t that person essentially stolen that money from the fu… --- ## [Grocery Store Gimmicks....I HATE THEM!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-gimmicks-i-hate-them/201710)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-gimmicks-i-hate-them/201710 "2003-09-18T06:40:25Z")
When I go into the local grocery store I expect to find quality food at low prices. Since I live within range of 3 grocery stores I have taken the time to shop at all 3 and found the one that best suits my needs. HOWEV… --- ## [Eye of the Tiger Chorus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781 "2017-03-18T01:19:45Z")
So, tell me because I’m curious… What do you hear when Survivor sings the chorus to Eye of the Tiger? I am not asking what the actual lyrics are, but please fill in the blank as to what you hear them singing: “It’s the … --- ## [Stan Musial, 1920-2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-musial-1920-2013/647766)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-musial-1920-2013/647766 "2013-01-29T19:57:17Z")
Stan the Man is gone. One of the classiest guys in baseball. --- ## [With a week to go for 2014 enrollees, did you get an Obamacare plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-week-to-go-for-2014-enrollees-did-you-get-an-obamacare-plan/684470)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-week-to-go-for-2014-enrollees-did-you-get-an-obamacare-plan/684470 "2014-03-31T18:03:38Z")
With a week left before the current enrolling period ends, I was wondering if any of us got an Obamacare plan and what your thoughts are about it? I’m also interested in if you switched from another plan, or if this was … --- ## [Help! Bedbugs upstairs! How should I prepare for the onslaught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-bedbugs-upstairs-how-should-i-prepare-for-the-onslaught/549663)
**Author:** [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-bedbugs-upstairs-how-should-i-prepare-for-the-onslaught/549663 "2010-08-11T03:03:33Z")
My neighbor directly overhead (in a large apartment building) apparently has bedbugs. We were not notified until Friday (and didn’t find out until today, as we were away), but I’ve heard them moving furniture every day … --- ## [Whatcha reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading/348111)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading/348111 "2006-03-29T13:17:54Z")
No one’s asked recently, so … Just finished Matt Ridley’s Red Queen (recommended by former Doper Krisfer the Cat). Interesting book, but it took me over a month to finish. That was a combination of the fact that I’ve go… --- ## [What to do with this orange simple syrup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-this-orange-simple-syrup/533182)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-this-orange-simple-syrup/533182 "2010-03-23T01:31:50Z")
Sliced two tangelos thin and simmered them in two cups water, one cup sugar and now I have candied tangelos. But I also have this pretty thick and very orange-y simple sugar. I can’t throw it away! What should I do? One… --- ## [The One Trick Pony Rides Again! (Climate Change Related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-trick-pony-rides-again-climate-change-related/602930)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-trick-pony-rides-again-climate-change-related/602930 "2011-11-16T17:01:53Z")
I am amazed that all these stupid Liberal Scientists keep trying to fleece the US by trying convince us that Climate Change is an issue. I mean, we already proved that it was bullshit with those emails last year but the… --- ## [Could you find your home, starting from orbit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-find-your-home-starting-from-orbit/445706)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-find-your-home-starting-from-orbit/445706 "2008-04-21T12:28:52Z")
You’re out cow-tipping one night and an alien abducts you. After implanting things in your neck, drilling holes in your teeth and lots of anal probing, the alien tells you to drive yourself straight home. Then he goes … --- ## [can you do heel-to-toe walking while barefoot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-do-heel-to-toe-walking-while-barefoot/548072)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-do-heel-to-toe-walking-while-barefoot/548072 "2010-07-29T03:52:43Z")
the question is inspired by the description of the “barefoot running” practice as that seems to imply landing on the toes rather than the heel. Well, not sure about running, but in walking AFAIK “everybody knows” that th… --- ## [Sparks when connecting PC monitor cable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparks-when-connecting-pc-monitor-cable/568133)
**Author:** [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparks-when-connecting-pc-monitor-cable/568133 "2011-01-20T15:18:06Z")
A friend recently helped me try to replace the power supply on a PC I was recently given. My original/current PC was having Hard Drive issues. The new PC (a Sony) was set up in such a fashion to make it impossible to fit… --- ## [Are you a helicopter parent? Would you admit it if you were?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-helicopter-parent-would-you-admit-it-if-you-were/488306)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-helicopter-parent-would-you-admit-it-if-you-were/488306 "2009-03-09T18:21:39Z")
I work in a college counseling center. Our office consists of me and three mental health professionals who do mental health counseling and some work with special needs students. So, as you can imagine, we hear from our… --- ## [Working Mid-Shift means you don't exist to the rest of the team.(Really Fucking Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-mid-shift-means-you-dont-exist-to-the-rest-of-the-team-really-fucking-long/149961)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/working-mid-shift-means-you-dont-exist-to-the-rest-of-the-team-really-fucking-long/149961 "2003-01-22T03:37:42Z")
I can’t take this shit anymore. I work midshift as a network/telephony technician for a company here in Colorado Springs. I work as part of a 4 man “team” if you can call it that. The other 3 guys work during the day, on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1817&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1819&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)