# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1832&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:** 1833 --- ## [What do the letters SQ stand for on a menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-letters-sq-stand-for-on-a-menu/348660)
**Author:** [@geoffj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geoffj)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-the-letters-sq-stand-for-on-a-menu/348660 "2006-03-17T19:59:57Z")
When the price for a particular item on the menu changes more rapidly than they’d like to print menus, the price is listed as SQ, which basically means ask someone. Does anyone know what these letters stand for? It’s dri… --- ## [uh oh...Cecil done gots PWNED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-cecil-done-gots-pwned/450454)
**Author:** [@One\_Hit\_Wonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_Hit_Wonder)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-cecil-done-gots-pwned/450454 "2008-05-31T15:39:49Z")
…as the kids say. www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_274.html …but never underestimate the power of power… …and who knows where it’ll go from here? And who knows where it already is behind closed doors… I suppose 18 … --- ## [NHL: Training camps, preseason, and predictions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-training-camps-preseason-and-predictions/595467)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-training-camps-preseason-and-predictions/595467 "2011-10-06T21:40:43Z")
The start of the NHL season is only a month away. Here’s a thread that will keep us going from September until the season begins in October. Feel free to make your preseason predictions here. Break down your favorite tea… --- ## [Thinking of cancelling your Comcast subscription? Pack a lunch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cancelling-your-comcast-subscription-pack-a-lunch/693283)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cancelling-your-comcast-subscription-pack-a-lunch/693283 "2014-07-19T12:36:54Z")
Link. The link takes you to a recording of an eight-minute telephone call where you can listen to Ryan Block exhibit the patience of a saint as he attempts to cancel his Comcast subscription. I thought this type of har… --- ## [What venomous creatures live around you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-venomous-creatures-live-around-you/753951)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-venomous-creatures-live-around-you/753951 "2016-05-09T16:33:02Z")
This was inspired by a couple of other wildlife related threads. What venomous creatures live in your area that you would be best off avoiding? These can be any form of life, from mammals to spiders, snakes, insects, or… --- ## [What fiction characters started out completly diffrent than how they are now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fiction-characters-started-out-completly-diffrent-than-how-they-are-now/294103)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fiction-characters-started-out-completly-diffrent-than-how-they-are-now/294103 "2005-10-12T14:05:22Z")
Well, thanks to JSexton, I am now a member, so in celebration, I will start a new thread. I will log off in a few minutes, so I am afraid I will not be able to see if this thread lives or dies until later. As originall… --- ## [My first colonoscopy is coming up… woo… what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-colonoscopy-is-coming-up-woo-what-to-expect/953639)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-colonoscopy-is-coming-up-woo-what-to-expect/953639 "2022-01-06T16:34:48Z")
So… yeah. Great. The Suprep is in my kitchen right now, waiting to work its magic on me. The procedure is in exactly two weeks; I’ve taken the day off for recovery. So here’s what I’m wondering, besides the usual genera… --- ## [Are the folks at Consumer Reports a bunch of idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-folks-at-consumer-reports-a-bunch-of-idiots/359650)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-folks-at-consumer-reports-a-bunch-of-idiots/359650 "2006-06-17T16:39:22Z")
In this thread: There is talk of how Consumer Reports says electric burners heat up faster than gas ones. Obviously that’s just plain stupid (though since there is no direct cite, I can’t say if it’s poor memory or C… --- ## [Bike tire inner tube sizing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-tire-inner-tube-sizing/638194)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bike-tire-inner-tube-sizing/638194 "2012-10-23T17:02:34Z")
Last week, I rode my bike to work–had a blast! But, my awesome day was ruined when I found my rear tire’s tube had ruptured near the stem. I’m fixin’ to order a new tube from Amazon, but don’t know diddly squat about t… --- ## [US athletes told not to wave flag at Olympics??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-athletes-told-not-to-wave-flag-at-olympics/245636)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2004, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-athletes-told-not-to-wave-flag-at-olympics/245636 "2004-05-21T05:26:10Z")
I know the majority view on this board is that the Iraqi war is bad, that Bush is bad, etc. However, telling amateur athletes representing their country that they cannot celebrate their wins by waving the flag of the co… --- ## [Roger Moore dead at 89 years of age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-moore-dead-at-89-years-of-age/787275)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-moore-dead-at-89-years-of-age/787275 "2017-05-28T00:56:59Z")
Pretty much what the headline says. EDIT: Tweet from ABC News containing a statement from his children confirming his death. --- ## [Masturbation and Siblings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-siblings/299848)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-siblings/299848 "2005-04-18T15:15:07Z")
My friend, an only child, was concerned about this. He wondered how people with siblings have the privacy to pleasure themselves. Surely anyone with a brother or sister would be able to easily notice any suspicious activ… --- ## [Defund the police is a great idea - to help Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-the-police-is-a-great-idea-to-help-trump/855272)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-the-police-is-a-great-idea-to-help-trump/855272 "2020-07-02T19:22:00Z")
That idea will scare people right into voting for Trump. I can imagine the commercials of rapists, robbers, murderers , etc. roaming free. Right now the election looks like a slow ground ball to 1st base for Biden,… --- ## [If I said to you "Here's your ears"-would you get the reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-said-to-you-heres-your-ears-would-you-get-the-reference/713189)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-said-to-you-heres-your-ears-would-you-get-the-reference/713189 "2015-02-24T14:45:09Z")
I pass out the b-cards to new employees, and I’ve always said as I do “here’s your ears!” No one ever gets it. I personally think it’s funny as hell, knowing my company as I do. I’m just weird. :o --- ## [How tight is a wetsuit supposed to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tight-is-a-wetsuit-supposed-to-be/184092)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tight-is-a-wetsuit-supposed-to-be/184092 "2003-06-26T15:44:53Z")
I am shopping for wetsuits for a triathlon that is coming up. I’ve never worn a wetsuit (except for the one I tried on yesterday). I suspect they’re supposed to be tight, but HOW tight? It took me at least 5 minutes to … --- ## [What motivates litigious people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-litigious-people/756729)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-litigious-people/756729 "2016-06-12T23:16:15Z")
I would be more inclined to befriend someone who did time for murder than befriend a litigious person. And by ‘litigious’ I mean excessively so. That is, we’re talking about the sort of person who sues you if your child … --- ## [Zodiac signs changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zodiac-signs-changed/567543)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zodiac-signs-changed/567543 "2011-01-15T01:58:47Z")
Can anyone explain whats going on I’m told I’m no longer a Libra. Not that it truly matters. I’ve never really understood the concept of zodiac signs anyhow. So what’s the straight dope on this mumbo jumbo. They have a … --- ## [Why are software users tolerating subscription software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-software-users-tolerating-subscription-software/709504)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-software-users-tolerating-subscription-software/709504 "2015-01-13T01:06:27Z")
We used to joke about software someday expiring or requiring a regular fee to keep it activated. Never thought in a million years that Consumers would allow themselves to be shaken down like this. It’s happened. There’s… --- ## [How often should I charge my Kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-charge-my-kindle/596396)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-should-i-charge-my-kindle/596396 "2011-09-18T15:37:43Z")
Reading a book doesn’t use up much juice, but shopping or playing a game for an hour or two seems to. Should I top it up every day or less often or doesn’t it matter? --- ## [Hide & Pee is NOT an acceptable children's game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-pee-is-not-an-acceptable-childrens-game/439556)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-pee-is-not-an-acceptable-childrens-game/439556 "2008-03-01T18:38:50Z")
My daughter loves playing hide and seek. She’s absolutely terrible at it, since she always likes to hide in the same spot – sometimes she even starts hiding before my eyes are closed. She’s somewhat better at looking fo… --- ## [Who will the history books talk more about: Obama or Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-the-history-books-talk-more-about-obama-or-trump/932338)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-the-history-books-talk-more-about-obama-or-trump/932338 "2021-02-22T04:55:53Z")
Suppose 50 years from now when both men will be gone and their presidencies and first hand accounts a distant memory and left to the archives. The students of the future will have more archival material than ever before … --- ## [Oldest continuous movie character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-continuous-movie-character/740684)
**Author:** [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-continuous-movie-character/740684 "2015-12-19T08:19:10Z")
…portrayed by the same actor, I mean? I was thinking about the new Star Wars and Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford, all playing characters we first saw in 1977 - 381/2 years ago. Was that the record? Then, m… --- ## [Now That We're Allowed To Talk About Cannabis Use, Let's Talk About Cannabis Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-were-allowed-to-talk-about-cannabis-use-lets-talk-about-cannabis-use/837890)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-were-allowed-to-talk-about-cannabis-use-lets-talk-about-cannabis-use/837890 "2019-08-22T15:55:41Z")
In an ATMB thread that is no longer on the front page, a moderator said that the team has decided to loosen up on the rules about talking about ganja, thanks in no small part to the fact that it’s about to be legal in Ch… --- ## [MP's are assholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mps-are-assholes/63827)
**Author:** [@Syehoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syehoc)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mps-are-assholes/63827 "2001-05-11T05:05:55Z")
Millitary Police are given way too much power for their age/rank. It’s 3AM and I’m “designatedly” driving someone home. An older Corvet passes me going to opposite direction, driving at least 70 MPH in a 15 MPH zone. He… --- ## [Nuclear powered tanks...possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powered-tanks-possible/334998)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-powered-tanks-possible/334998 "2005-12-16T12:34:24Z")
I was just wondering if its possible to make a nuclear power plant small enough to power a tank the sized of, say, the M1 Abrams. If you could do it, would it be a good idea? I’m looking from both a performance perspec… --- ## [arms = guns? (slang)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-guns-slang/119600)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-guns-slang/119600 "2002-07-26T02:12:23Z")
As in, “He’s got a big pair of guns.” What’s that all about? What’s the origin of that expression? Is it a play on the use of arms to mean weapons? And does it refer to the biceps, or the whole arms, or what? \[gratu… --- ## [The myth of James T Kirk as a reckless horndog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-james-t-kirk-as-a-reckless-horndog/746409)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-james-t-kirk-as-a-reckless-horndog/746409 "2016-02-20T03:20:39Z")
This is what we know of Jim Kirk from TOS. Has a brother George whose death he wasn’t exactly broken up over. One of the youngest to ever make Captain Survived the Kodos incident and was there at a young age. Was a “… --- ## [Defaulting on debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defaulting-on-debt/590074)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defaulting-on-debt/590074 "2011-07-31T07:08:46Z")
Am I the only person who actually expects the USA to default on its debt, with disastrous results? Everyone I talk with says “it will all work out” or words to that effect. I seem to be the only one within my circle who … --- ## [US Dopers, would you go to a restaurant that charged higher prices but discouraged tipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-would-you-go-to-a-restaurant-that-charged-higher-prices-but-discouraged-tipping/531261)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-would-you-go-to-a-restaurant-that-charged-higher-prices-but-discouraged-tipping/531261 "2010-03-11T10:02:28Z")
If an organisation were to get together many restaurants across the country, all of whom were to make the following changes: They start paying service staff a living wage They hike up the menu prices ~15% They have a c… --- ## [Seperation of church and state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seperation-of-church-and-state/189071)
**Author:** [@nodope4us](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nodope4us)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seperation-of-church-and-state/189071 "2003-07-31T03:16:09Z")
I wasn’t sure if this belongs here so if you think it should be elsewhere I wouldn’t be surprised, but this subject is of debate nationally so here I will try here. The whole seperation of church and state movement is a … --- ## ["Dummies" or "Complete Idiot's:" Which Series Is Better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dummies-or-complete-idiots-which-series-is-better/507962)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dummies-or-complete-idiots-which-series-is-better/507962 "2009-08-28T19:35:20Z")
There are two major series that serve as introductory texts to various subjects. Those are the Dummies series and the Complete Idiot’s Guide series. Althought the Dummies series has more volumes in the series which one i… --- ## [Why are children asking me for money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-asking-me-for-money/723783)
**Author:** [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-children-asking-me-for-money/723783 "2015-07-02T13:27:22Z")
I work at a dollar store. In front of my register is the mandatory gumball machine. This one has gumballs, bouncy balls, stickers, temporary tattoos…something for everyone. :rolleyes: A large amount of children ask me, … --- ## [Can the judge prevent a lawyer from withdrawing from a case/client?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-judge-prevent-a-lawyer-from-withdrawing-from-a-case-client/648044)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-judge-prevent-a-lawyer-from-withdrawing-from-a-case-client/648044 "2013-01-26T21:33:36Z")
In an episode of Harry’s Law the judge refused to allow Harry to withdraw from representing a client because it would prejudice the jury. Can a judge really do this? (yes, I know almost everything in that show was pure … --- ## [College professor: Chimney Rock reduced in height by artillery. Bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-professor-chimney-rock-reduced-in-height-by-artillery-bullshit/648933)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-professor-chimney-rock-reduced-in-height-by-artillery-bullshit/648933 "2014-03-25T13:23:29Z")
I’m currently taking a Survey of American History class, this term focusing on the mid-19th century. During a discussion of the Oregon Trail, our history professor mentioned that Chimney Rock is approx. 100 feet shorter… --- ## [What hobbies tend to have the most obsessive enthusiasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hobbies-tend-to-have-the-most-obsessive-enthusiasts/513066)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hobbies-tend-to-have-the-most-obsessive-enthusiasts/513066 "2009-10-11T18:06:45Z")
Every hobby is going to have it’s hard core adherents who spend all their time obsessing over the little details of what they collect and/or engage in. But, from my experience Civil War re-enactors, by and large, seem a… --- ## [747 full of golfballs: plane condemned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/747-full-of-golfballs-plane-condemned/725499)
**Author:** [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/747-full-of-golfballs-plane-condemned/725499 "2015-09-18T01:52:21Z")
If a google interview inspired nutcase did fill a 747 with golfballs, what would happen to the plane? Would the overloading break anything? Would the aviation authorities demand expensive inspections before it returned t… --- ## [Can anyone explain a business plan where the goal is to degrade their service????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-a-business-plan-where-the-goal-is-to-degrade-their-service/605211)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-a-business-plan-where-the-goal-is-to-degrade-their-service/605211 "2011-12-07T16:04:46Z")
This is the craziest thing I’ve heard in a long, long time. A business is in trouble and they are losing money. Do they propose to work harder and do a better job? Well, you’d think that would make sense. After all … --- ## [The board makes me angry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461 "2003-04-24T18:03:28Z")
I was reading Lynn’s sticky, as well as some of her comments in some pit posts. It made me realize that nowhere on SDMB are you free to express yourself fully- at first I had thought that the Pit was where I could go to … --- ## [Christmas car ads - did they get the message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-car-ads-did-they-get-the-message/605863)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-car-ads-did-they-get-the-message/605863 "2011-12-14T12:03:41Z")
I recall a thread last year where carmakers were bashed for running ads telling you that you should buy your loved one a brand new car with a big red bow on it for Christmas. My sentiments exactly (the bashing, that is)… --- ## [Why is home value deflation a bad thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-home-value-deflation-a-bad-thing/465044)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-home-value-deflation-a-bad-thing/465044 "2008-09-29T20:24:36Z")
I need some serious convincing on this mortgage bailout thing. Is it not a fact that home prices were becoming ridiculously inflated, particularly in some areas? According to zillow.com the dumpy little house in a terri… --- ## [What was the last CD you bought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514 "2010-05-16T07:12:41Z")
I picked up The Beatles “Love” at FYE today where they were having a $10 sale on all CDs. That’s when I realized that the last CD I had bought before that was Suzanne Vega’s “Beauty and Crime” in September 2007. I had re… --- ## [Videogame Cruelty. (Possibly NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videogame-cruelty-possibly-nsfw/467079)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videogame-cruelty-possibly-nsfw/467079 "2008-10-12T23:29:10Z")
I recorded this using my mobile phone… It is probably very tame by many people’s standards, and probably far from tame by many other people’s standards. By mine it’s tame. No real harm is being done. And I reckon t… --- ## [Is this a HIPAA violation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hipaa-violation/715162)
**Author:** [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hipaa-violation/715162 "2015-03-17T20:03:18Z")
Is this a HIPAA violation? - or am I about to overreact? We received an envelope from a lab that our doctor’s office sends blood tests to. The envelope was addressed to my husband. It contained a bill for 3 blood test… --- ## [SDMB 2013 Valentine Exchange - I \<3 You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2013-valentine-exchange-i-3-you/648167)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-2013-valentine-exchange-i-3-you/648167 "2013-03-05T21:45:08Z")
A bit late getting this started, but here we go: Short version for previous participants: Follow all 5 rules (see bullets below). Send email (no PMs) Send information before midnight, Friday, 2/1/2013, U.S. Eastern ti… --- ## [Have scientists figured out "homing cats" yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-scientists-figured-out-homing-cats-yet/528156)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-scientists-figured-out-homing-cats-yet/528156 "2010-02-12T13:40:55Z")
I’m talking about those freaky stories where the family moves away, the cat is given to the neighbors, and a year later it turns up on the family’s new doorstep. The most famous one was Sugar, a Persian who walked from O… --- ## [Do probiotics really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-probiotics-really-work/492286)
**Author:** [@lsnovick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lsnovick)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-probiotics-really-work/492286 "2009-04-09T11:58:19Z")
My son has Crohns Disease at 5 years old. The doctor wants to put him on some strong medicine, but I just don’t want to do it! I went to a Alternative Medicine clinic who seemed like a quack. He was working on positiv… --- ## ['Times' font: more legible at small point sizes than other common fonts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-font-more-legible-at-small-point-sizes-than-other-common-fonts/535211)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-font-more-legible-at-small-point-sizes-than-other-common-fonts/535211 "2010-04-08T14:05:59Z")
I know only enough about typography to be dangerous, and am not sure how to best phrase my question. In a long, text-dense document, where low page count is a top priority and legibility is also a concern, is Times (or … --- ## [On-Line Dating, Cont'd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-dating-contd/276928)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-line-dating-contd/276928 "2004-12-07T22:29:09Z")
Conversations about on-line dating have popped up from time to time, but I kind of accidentally started a hijack in a GQ thread that I think would be better continued here. Please feel free to ignore this thread if you f… --- ## [How do bookies pay out casual bets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-bookies-pay-out-casual-bets/553626)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-bookies-pay-out-casual-bets/553626 "2010-09-15T00:46:04Z")
In many movies/tv shows/etc when there is a fistfight/cockfight/mongoose vs snake/etc race or competition you’ll often see the ‘organizer’ gathering bets. However, it just seems like he’s taking fistfuls of money from be… --- ## [Occupations in Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901 "2020-05-06T20:45:47Z")
I was listening to a Donald Fagen album and one of the songs is Security Joan. In the song Joan works for airport security. I was thinking of what occupations are held by main characters in songs. For example, Lovely Ri… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1831&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1833&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)