# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1819&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:** 1820 --- ## [I pit my neighbors with the rage of a thousand burning garages!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-neighbors-with-the-rage-of-a-thousand-burning-garages/372236)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-neighbors-with-the-rage-of-a-thousand-burning-garages/372236 "2006-09-27T18:32:47Z")
Let me set the stage: I moved to Georgia. I met a girl. This girl and I like each other a great deal. She comes over, and we’re sharing a rather close, quiet, intimate moment with each other. I’m a gentleman, so I’l… --- ## [I saw The Time Machine - HUGE SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-time-machine-huge-spoilers/97536)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2002, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-time-machine-huge-spoilers/97536 "2002-03-22T07:34:02Z")
My wife and I went to see this over the weekend. I wasn’t expecting it to be very good, but I hadn’t seen any reviews so I went in to the theater hoping I would be wrong. Alas, I was not. It started out well enough. … --- ## [Why aren't there any well-known British cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-well-known-british-cameras/810509)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-any-well-known-british-cameras/810509 "2018-03-24T13:46:46Z")
As an avid photographer and camera collector, I’m well acquainted with the major camera brands and their histories. The United States and Germany produced most of the best cameras of the first half of the 20th Century, w… --- ## [Your Thanksgiving Stories, Anectodates and Silly Stuff (SASS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thanksgiving-stories-anectodates-and-silly-stuff-sass/641091)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thanksgiving-stories-anectodates-and-silly-stuff-sass/641091 "2012-11-19T16:37:16Z")
Turkey Day! So named because I was born then. Really, it’s all my fault! :stuck\_out\_tongue: Any Thanksgiving memories, traditions, reminiscenses, wierdnesses? -Though my name means ‘Christmas’, I was born on Thanksgiv… --- ## [Scandal control. In the long run, which is better denial or admission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-control-in-the-long-run-which-is-better-denial-or-admission/590145)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-control-in-the-long-run-which-is-better-denial-or-admission/590145 "2011-07-26T18:16:48Z")
My lifetime seems to been a matter of living through a series of scandals. Everything from Watergate, to Iran/Contra, to Whitewater, to whatever, to whatever, to John Edwards to . . . (moving fast forward), John Tressel,… --- ## [Back To The Future fans, gather round and let us revel in brilliance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-fans-gather-round-and-let-us-revel-in-brilliance/192960)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-fans-gather-round-and-let-us-revel-in-brilliance/192960 "2021-04-27T01:43:17Z")
Back To The Future. Is this not, in fact, the finest piece of lighthearted sci-fi/comedy ever crafted? It has something for everyone. Amusing, clever, visually capturing, featuring early eerie performances by Crispin Gl… --- ## [Coalition announces Strategic Defence Spending Review: opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coalition-announces-strategic-defence-spending-review-opinions/557870)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coalition-announces-strategic-defence-spending-review-opinions/557870 "2010-10-26T12:48:46Z")
The long awaited Strategic Defence and Security Spending Review is finally published. Key highlights include: \[ul\] \[li\]All British personnel are to be withdrawn from Germany\[/li\]\[li\]The number of tanks and heavy artil… --- ## [Things that are staples in other houses, but not yours.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-staples-in-other-houses-but-not-yours/309526)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-staples-in-other-houses-but-not-yours/309526 "2005-07-01T05:42:18Z")
List some foods that everyone else in the entire world keeps on hand, except for you. For us: Cereal - We haven’t had cereal in the house in over a month, and we probably won’t for the rest of the summer. My brother an… --- ## [A used car salesman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-used-car-salesman/632964)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-used-car-salesman/632964 "2012-09-09T05:36:57Z")
Um, I like have a neighbor that is trying to get me a job as a used car salesman. She said I have the perfect temperament. Two questions: Should I take something like this on? I have NO experience in sales, except vend… --- ## [Jeans and a tee shirt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeans-and-a-tee-shirt/608597)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeans-and-a-tee-shirt/608597 "2012-01-13T16:24:22Z")
In public everyday life I wear jeans and a tee shirt as the title says. Who else knows this is the only way for men to dress? --- ## [Stephen King working on a Shining sequel...with vampires!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-working-on-a-shining-sequel-with-vampires/597870)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-working-on-a-shining-sequel-with-vampires/597870 "2013-03-05T17:45:26Z")
Oh lord. Odds of being awful? Pr (awful | King’s recent trajectory, plus vampires) = 96.3%. --- ## [What cities are considered the capitals/homes/roots of various music genres and why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-are-considered-the-capitals-homes-roots-of-various-music-genres-and-why/646443)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cities-are-considered-the-capitals-homes-roots-of-various-music-genres-and-why/646443 "2013-01-10T14:25:14Z")
So I am assuming grunge has its roots in Seattle. I’ve heard Tampa FL is the death metal capital of the US. Nashville is home of country. LA is probably home of hair metal bands. London (and maybe NYC) is home of punk. S… --- ## [Quint in Jaws- where's he from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quint-in-jaws-wheres-he-from/232039)
**Author:** [@seaworthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seaworthy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quint-in-jaws-wheres-he-from/232039 "2020-02-16T00:56:04Z")
I’m watching Jaws on Bravo for the 500th time, and it got me wondering, yet again, where the hell Quint is supposed to be from. I’ve never heard anyone else speak like that here in America, so I’m a little confused. He s… --- ## [Shodan Has Issues with Dean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-has-issues-with-dean/223296)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-has-issues-with-dean/223296 "2004-01-11T12:33:47Z")
In this thread, Avalonian and some others are taking great umbrage that conservatives don’t want to talk about the issues with Dean. AFAICT, “refusing to talk about the issues” means anything other than accusing Bush of… --- ## [Let's talk about pluralities vs. majorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-pluralities-vs-majorities/848271)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-pluralities-vs-majorities/848271 "2020-03-02T00:58:04Z")
When asked at the Nevada debate, only Bernie Sanders said the candidate with a non-majority plurality of support should be made the nominee, period. The other candidates said the process should play out as per DNC rules… --- ## [Would You Buy a House in Which a Murder Had Occurred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-house-in-which-a-murder-had-occurred/542785)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-a-house-in-which-a-murder-had-occurred/542785 "2010-06-15T16:20:43Z")
Since the Amityville house recently hit the market (story somewhere) this topic came up. Let’s assume for discussion purposes that the house suits your needs in all other ways (size, location, affordablity, etc.). Also… --- ## [What's the farthest you've ever traveled to see a show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-ever-traveled-to-see-a-show/651699)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-farthest-youve-ever-traveled-to-see-a-show/651699 "2013-07-01T09:14:14Z")
Last summer I started this thread about lining up super early for concerts. Now I’m traveling a bit of a distance for the first time ever to go to a concert and I’m curious as to how far anyone else has traveled for tha… --- ## [Computer question: What is a binary vs ASCII file?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-what-is-a-binary-vs-ascii-file/676793)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-what-is-a-binary-vs-ascii-file/676793 "2013-12-24T18:24:04Z")
Some older computer programs/protocols like the DOS “copy” command or the FTP protocol differentiate between ASCII and “binary” files. What does that mean? If you look at both in a hex editor, it all comes down to bits a… --- ## [What positions have never been advocated on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-positions-have-never-been-advocated-on-the-sdmb/351156)
**Author:** [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-positions-have-never-been-advocated-on-the-sdmb/351156 "2006-05-12T16:11:18Z")
What positions have never been sincerely advocated by posters on this board? Among the more extreme sorts I’ve seen here are \[ul\] \[li\]white supremacists/separatists\[/li\]\[li\]advocates of consensual sex between adults a… --- ## [Why does closed captioning make these obvious mistakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-closed-captioning-make-these-obvious-mistakes/709559)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-closed-captioning-make-these-obvious-mistakes/709559 "2015-01-14T13:39:09Z")
I see this all the time: “That’s” misspelled as “Thatus” and “Don’t” as “Donut” and similar mistakes. I see these on the closed-captioning for advertisements, so it’s not a simple transcription error. My understanding i… --- ## [Ongoing Pet Peeve of the Day Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-pet-peeve-of-the-day-thread/739318)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ongoing-pet-peeve-of-the-day-thread/739318 "2015-12-11T03:10:08Z")
People who are in the left turn lane, but for whatever reason steer into the adjacent lane in order to complete a wi-i-i-i-i-de left turn. Moron. --- ## [How many hours a day did farmers work in the middle ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-a-day-did-farmers-work-in-the-middle-ages/35045)
**Author:** [@jmullaney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmullaney)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2000, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-a-day-did-farmers-work-in-the-middle-ages/35045 "2000-10-03T17:02:50Z")
How many hours a day did farmers work in the middle ages? I need to know for a debate on Capitalism in Great Debates. Any equivalent knowledge involving modern farmers with relatively primative technology (oxen) workin… --- ## [Cat Surgery: Effects of removing "THE COLLAR" post surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-surgery-effects-of-removing-the-collar-post-surgery/239671)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-surgery-effects-of-removing-the-collar-post-surgery/239671 "2004-04-14T20:23:15Z")
Ok…Mrs. Phlosphr just brought our new little male siamese home from the Butcher…I mean Veterinarian. He was Neutered today. Aside from the male readers cringing at the thought of having their manhood removed…or at leas… --- ## [The Whedonverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whedonverse/512992)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whedonverse/512992 "2009-10-11T10:32:56Z")
We have a lot of Whedon fans on this board, and arguments galore. So let’s take this polling feature our for a spin. Which of the projects that Joss Whedon has had a major contributing role in is your favorite? You may … --- ## [Tips on testifying in court - domestic violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-testifying-in-court-domestic-violence/628256)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-testifying-in-court-domestic-violence/628256 "2012-07-16T16:44:59Z")
I would have liked to subtitle this “or, when I didn’t listen to the SDMB.” My last relationship was a total disaster. Turns out, I was with a Bad Guy. Eventually I moved out after snooping and finding evidence that he … --- ## [7th Circuit Protects Students T-Shirts with the Slogan "Be happy, not gay."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-circuit-protects-students-t-shirts-with-the-slogan-be-happy-not-gay/573385)
**Author:** [@NotreDame05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotreDame05)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-circuit-protects-students-t-shirts-with-the-slogan-be-happy-not-gay/573385 "2011-03-06T18:25:20Z")
The case is \*Zamecnik v. Indian Prairie School Dist. #204 \* and a link to the decision is provided below. http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/tmp/5U0QQ937.pdf There was a designated day in which students were permitted to adv… --- ## [Air France jet with 228 people aboard missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-france-jet-with-228-people-aboard-missing/498366)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-france-jet-with-228-people-aboard-missing/498366 "2009-06-04T15:20:23Z")
Story here Very Sad. And it is not going to end well. --- ## [Welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome/430)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome/430 "2000-10-19T02:54:36Z")
Hi, and welcome to the “About This Message Board” forum. Post here if you have comments or questions about how this message board works. But please, read the FAQ first, this will answer (we hope) the most commonly asked … --- ## [I PREFER crap TV!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prefer-crap-tv/536118)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prefer-crap-tv/536118 "2010-04-21T13:38:27Z")
Actually, I generally try to watch as little TV as I can. But more often than I care to admit, I feel like simply vegging, and find myself in front of the tube. Usually I’ll try to see what “looks good.” But with rare… --- ## [avi to dvd conversion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avi-to-dvd-conversion/562533)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avi-to-dvd-conversion/562533 "2010-12-03T13:17:52Z")
Can anyone recommend a free program to convert a .avi file to a file I can burn to cd and watch on my dvd player? I’ve found a few free ones, but they are trial versions only that install a watermark on the finished pro… --- ## [On Cuddling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-cuddling/486484)
**Author:** [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-cuddling/486484 "2009-02-22T00:31:21Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but we’ll do it again Look, there’s a time and place for cuddling, and I know and accept that. But when it’s time to go to sleep, get the fuck off of me. Be happy with my arm draped… --- ## [Express Scripts & other money stealing middlemen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/express-scripts-other-money-stealing-middlemen/670957)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/express-scripts-other-money-stealing-middlemen/670957 "2013-12-06T04:56:17Z")
I pit Express Scripts, and all the other money stealing middle men PBMs (Pharmacy Benefit Managers). Here You want to know the problem with health care? It is all the freaking middle men skimming money out of the syst… --- ## [Is it OK to Eat Yogurt While Taking Antibiotics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-eat-yogurt-while-taking-antibiotics/487093)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-eat-yogurt-while-taking-antibiotics/487093 "2009-02-25T09:25:24Z")
Amoxicillin, specifically. TIA --- ## [What device should I get for Netflix Instant Play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-device-should-i-get-for-netflix-instant-play/551957)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-device-should-i-get-for-netflix-instant-play/551957 "2010-09-01T20:11:30Z")
I have been a Netflix subscriber for eight years – the mail service. I know that I’m eligible for their Instant Download service as well, but I’m not sure how to get that to work. Apparently, your TV has to be connecte… --- ## [Who's on your list of time-travel assassinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-list-of-time-travel-assassinations/574679)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-list-of-time-travel-assassinations/574679 "2011-03-18T21:34:33Z")
In an otherwise unrelated thread, someone wrote (link added by moi) Leaving aside the illogic of the final insult (shouldn’t it be unfuck that guy? :smiley: ), I think we have a subject for a thread – obviously this o… --- ## [Childish innocence I ... That yummy sausage means a cow died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-innocence-i-that-yummy-sausage-means-a-cow-died/745144)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-innocence-i-that-yummy-sausage-means-a-cow-died/745144 "2016-02-08T14:00:32Z")
How do other parents deal when your kid asks: Mommy, did a cow really have to die to get me this hamburger ? In our animal-loving home, we eat small amounts of meat about three days a week. We eat vegetarian dishes, or… --- ## [I pit you, asshole truck driver!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-asshole-truck-driver/657002)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-asshole-truck-driver/657002 "2013-05-01T14:00:19Z")
I get that you’re driving a vehicle with a lot of blind spots. I get that you’re carrying an 80,000 pound load behind you, which makes it difficult to stop. I get that you have to shift through a lot of gears, and that m… --- ## [What's the strongest publicly-available encryption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strongest-publicly-available-encryption/399180)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strongest-publicly-available-encryption/399180 "2007-04-11T21:11:51Z")
Title says it. A friend and I were wondering what the most difficult to break encryption is that’s available to install on a computer. And a second question, what is the strongest one that’s free (no high-end enterprise … --- ## [It pains me, Mr. Idle, to pit you, but pit you I must.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-pains-me-mr-idle-to-pit-you-but-pit-you-i-must/404989)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-pains-me-mr-idle-to-pit-you-but-pit-you-i-must/404989 "2007-08-08T13:58:47Z")
Because you’re a legend, Og dammit. A fucking legend. Monty Python is the bible of English comedy. Even your appearances in post-Python movies was always a treat. But now you’re just being a twat. (No, not you tvvat.… --- ## [What exactly happens when you fall from a height?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-when-you-fall-from-a-height/750864)
**Author:** [@hello\_hello\_hello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hello_hello_hello)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-happens-when-you-fall-from-a-height/750864 "2016-04-05T00:10:13Z")
I am writing a twisted story where a character needs to commit suicide by jumping from an 8 story office building because he will soon be attacked. He is an extremely paranoid character (for a bit of humor), so he also c… --- ## ["Well, Doc, he's green and squishy and covered in flies...": is this standard police procedure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-doc-hes-green-and-squishy-and-covered-in-flies-is-this-standard-police-procedure/543832)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-doc-hes-green-and-squishy-and-covered-in-flies-is-this-standard-police-procedure/543832 "2010-06-24T23:58:18Z")
I’m somewhat baffled by a gruesome item in the local newspaper. According the the Police Blotter Is this standard procedure? I mean, I think even a layman could diagnose “falling apart and smelling really bad” on thei… --- ## [Houses I Won't Be Buying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-i-wont-be-buying/287770)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-i-wont-be-buying/287770 "2005-02-05T18:37:04Z")
Closet, Closet, Who’s Got the Closet? Saw this one last night - there was a coat closet by the front door, and a linen closet, but in the bedrooms, all that existed were tacked-on tacky modular “closetoids” with poorly … --- ## [Taxation of contest winnings in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxation-of-contest-winnings-in-the-us/791174)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxation-of-contest-winnings-in-the-us/791174 "2017-07-20T18:46:03Z")
Just a (hopefully) quick question—in the US, are you required to pay taxes on prize money from contests? Say, you won some money in a literary competition, or something in that vein, do you have to pay taxes on those win… --- ## [Abductions and alien implants.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abductions-and-alien-implants/518810)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abductions-and-alien-implants/518810 "2009-11-29T17:14:33Z")
Does anybody have any information on the credibility of this Dr Leir fella speaking here? Are his claims in the linked video worthy of any serious scrutiny, or is Dr Leir another poor deluded fool? --- ## [Does exercise feel physically good to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-exercise-feel-physically-good-to-you/487283)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-exercise-feel-physically-good-to-you/487283 "2009-02-28T14:42:04Z")
In the thread Why Are We So Fat? the question of exercise and how much it hurts/feels good is raised. So this made me wonder how many of us feel the “exercise high” and how many just feel sore or uncomfortable. When I… --- ## [Why is the US government the one considering retaliation against North Korea for hacking Sony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-government-the-one-considering-retaliation-against-north-korea-for-hacking-sony/707551)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-government-the-one-considering-retaliation-against-north-korea-for-hacking-sony/707551 "2014-12-21T03:57:46Z")
Sony is a Japanese company, why aren’t the Japanese also planning any response? I doubt anyone does anything, I just don’t get why it falls solely on the US to mount a response (if one is forthcoming). --- ## ["A new high school will have ... places to hide from a mass shooter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-high-school-will-have-places-to-hide-from-a-mass-shooter/839114)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-high-school-will-have-places-to-hide-from-a-mass-shooter/839114 "2019-08-26T00:53:43Z")
“A new high school will have sleek classrooms — and places to hide from a mass shooter” This is where we are now. :frowning: --- ## [Was "Final Descent" the worst airplane movie ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-final-descent-the-worst-airplane-movie-ever/341882)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-final-descent-the-worst-airplane-movie-ever/341882 "2006-01-29T05:13:01Z")
To indulge Johnny’s wishes here, I’d like to offer my candidate for Worst Airplane Movie Ever Made (and hoo-boy, is there competition). Yes, folks, it’s evidence that Robert Urich had mortgage payments to make even duri… --- ## [Meta hottie of the year for 2006 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-hottie-of-the-year-for-2006-thread/385859)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meta-hottie-of-the-year-for-2006-thread/385859 "2006-12-30T22:11:44Z")
Appreciative adjectives with respect to nominee for hottie of the year. Expression of sexual and personal attraction to said hottie. Expression of hope that nominee will continue hottie behavior and appearances in 2007. … --- ## [Has anyone looked for shakespeare in random digits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-looked-for-shakespeare-in-random-digits/614452)
**Author:** [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-looked-for-shakespeare-in-random-digits/614452 "2012-03-08T21:16:48Z")
Has anyone looked for shakespeare in the equivilants of monkeys on type writers? I am led to udnerstand it is likely that to be or not to be… will very likely appear in the digits of pi or e and so on. It seems the kind… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1818&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1820&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)