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**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pissed-left-my-change-at-the-self-service-checkout/610241 "2012-01-24T16:56:51Z")
I was paid for a job in cash yesterday. This morning I went through the self-service grocery line at Kroger, paid with a $100 bill - and left $61.00 and change behind. :smack: Then I went to the Kroger gas pumps to fill … --- ## [Movies that should have been over in the first 5 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-should-have-been-over-in-the-first-5-minutes/453179)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-should-have-been-over-in-the-first-5-minutes/453179 "2008-06-19T19:31:45Z")
You know the kind-in the opening scene a character does something very stupid (Idiot Plot), or the beginning is contrived in some very obvious and stilted way as the setup. If someone were to step forward and say, “Hey,… --- ## [Race vs. Breed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-vs-breed/69027)
**Author:** [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-vs-breed/69027 "2001-06-21T16:03:14Z")
Well, I really don’t care to discuss what constitutes a “race” in humanity (go see the current GD thread for that). However, it’s often noted that true, biologically-defined races would have genetic traits that would be … --- ## [They say that alcohol lowers your inhibitions, what are your personal experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-say-that-alcohol-lowers-your-inhibitions-what-are-your-personal-experiences/535464)
**Author:** [@bearman217](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bearman217)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-say-that-alcohol-lowers-your-inhibitions-what-are-your-personal-experiences/535464 "2010-04-11T15:26:34Z")
Ok, I had just read a post on male performance while drunk and it made me wonder about this. For me, I don’t really seem to lose my inhibitions when drunk, and I have been so drunk that I couldn’t even stand up at times.… --- ## [Most embarrassing public officials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-public-officials/506889)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-public-officials/506889 "2009-08-24T15:30:47Z")
I was turned on to Monica Conyers’ famous outburst at a Detroit City Council meeting (where she called the president of the council “Shrek”). Even better was the clip of her getting pwned by a 8th grader about her lack o… --- ## [Adjusting sound quality of a television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-sound-quality-of-a-television/565832)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adjusting-sound-quality-of-a-television/565832 "2011-01-05T05:49:28Z")
I have a Samsung flatscreen with a very basic extra 3 point speaker system attached. It seems to me as if the TV’s sound system overemphasizes background music and deemphasizes dialouge. Sometimes to the point where it’… --- ## [RIP Philip Hughes. Australian Batsman dies after being hit by cricket ball on head.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-philip-hughes-australian-batsman-dies-after-being-hit-by-cricket-ball-on-head/705749)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-philip-hughes-australian-batsman-dies-after-being-hit-by-cricket-ball-on-head/705749 "2014-12-03T11:02:48Z")
He was hit a few days agoin a State match. He was in a coma and has now died.. He was 25 years old. This is the third major head injury in the game in a few months. Early in November Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shahzad washi… --- ## [Most important post-apocalyptic book? \[spoiler for "Book of Eli"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-important-post-apocalyptic-book-spoiler-for-book-of-eli/567076)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-important-post-apocalyptic-book-spoiler-for-book-of-eli/567076 "2011-01-12T02:52:27Z")
So I caught The Book of Eli on cable the other day, and though I already knew the story in general terms, seeing it directly raised a question for me. \*\*\* spoiler space for the film, which is not otherwise relevant to t… --- ## [What musical intrument would you master?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-intrument-would-you-master/614058)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-intrument-would-you-master/614058 "2012-03-01T22:31:21Z")
If you could become the supreme master of any single musical instrument, even one that you would normally have difficulty with, which would you pick? Rule #1: It has to be a particular instrument. For example, you coul… --- ## [Raising Hope: Another great show that I bet you don't watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038 "2012-04-20T01:26:25Z")
I watched this show when it first debuted and for a while afterwards, then sort of let it get away from me. Noticing that I had seven episodes waiting for me on the DVR, I nearly deleted them while uttering “meh”. Then I… --- ## [Your first "real" concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-real-concert/349037)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-real-concert/349037 "2006-03-23T08:37:05Z")
Inspired by this thread on the most quintessentially 80s music, I’m curious now: what was everyone’s first real, large-venue concert? My confession: you’d never guess from my musical tastes now (or then, for that matter… --- ## [Posers hooted off the Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posers-hooted-off-the-boards/122865)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2002, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posers-hooted-off-the-boards/122865 "2002-08-11T09:22:25Z")
I had a liitle piece of discrediting Beefyman’s claims in the thread It takes five minutes to start a tank? Beefyman hasn’t posted since. I’m curious about the phenomena of falsely claiming knowledge by “personal exper… --- ## [The hyperloop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hyperloop/780098)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hyperloop/780098 "2018-10-07T02:46:00Z")
I saw a thing on TV and few years back on how the hyperloop was going to change the way people got around. It seemed very implausible to me and I haven’t heard anything about it since. My questions are 1; was this a re… --- ## [Has anybody here ever tasted seal or whale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-ever-tasted-seal-or-whale/472139)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-ever-tasted-seal-or-whale/472139 "2008-11-13T15:38:13Z")
I’ve always wanted to serve some of the foods that would have been served at (the Fall 1621 historical event commonly and inaccurately referred to as) the First Thanksgiving. Some accounts (written long after the fact)… --- ## [Why wouldn't Mythbusters be able to do a show on RFID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wouldnt-mythbusters-be-able-to-do-a-show-on-rfid/488705)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wouldnt-mythbusters-be-able-to-do-a-show-on-rfid/488705 "2009-05-01T12:18:25Z")
A friend sent me this link on YouTube where Adam is talking about the fact that Discovery and the Mythbusters got stomped on for doing a show on RFID…I guess they can’t even air it if I’m hearing this correctly. My ques… --- ## [I'm taking the bus and you will not see me at the pancake social tomorrow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-the-bus-and-you-will-not-see-me-at-the-pancake-social-tomorrow/607304)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-the-bus-and-you-will-not-see-me-at-the-pancake-social-tomorrow/607304 "2011-12-28T18:28:49Z")
What does this mean? I’ve seen the commercial a million times yet don’t get the joke. --- ## [Is it ethical NOT to eat the placenta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-not-to-eat-the-placenta/346891)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-not-to-eat-the-placenta/346891 "2006-03-05T06:55:56Z")
I’m positing this argument partly because I’m trying to wrap my head around what’s considered “ethical” and “moral.” I see a difference between the two where others don’t – I can’t be alone. I see waaaaay too many debate… --- ## [Crest Pro Health Mouth Rinse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crest-pro-health-mouth-rinse/540844)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crest-pro-health-mouth-rinse/540844 "2010-05-27T22:24:35Z")
I used some of this stuff last night at about midnight, and I still can’t taste anything. My tongue feels numb, and there’s a vague tingle, but I couldn’t taste my coffee this morning, or the black cherry jam on my toas… --- ## [Why are sawed off shotguns illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sawed-off-shotguns-illegal/809944)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sawed-off-shotguns-illegal/809944 "2018-03-09T14:16:37Z")
Compared to an AR-15, a shotgun’s firepower seems quaint. \*Only \*2-8 shots? The spread is nothing like it is in the movies and games, you still have to aim, fire from the hip and you will probably miss. Yet the small,… --- ## [Catholic politicians get strict orders from pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-politicians-get-strict-orders-from-pope/395822)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-politicians-get-strict-orders-from-pope/395822 "2007-03-19T22:44:20Z")
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/13/news/vat.php Is this a good thing for Catholics? For democracy? For politics? I personally feel that the Catholic church is free to demand whatever it wants to of its adherents… --- ## [The Top Five Lies About this War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-five-lies-about-this-war/87790)
**Author:** [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-five-lies-about-this-war/87790 "2001-10-26T17:42:44Z")
Produced by the Anti-War Committee of Students in Solidarity at the University of Pittsburgh leftists+@pitt.edu \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* THE TOP FIVE LIES ABOUT THIS WAR Lie #5: “We’re not at war with the Afghan people – look, we’r… --- ## [Question About Peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-peace/668140)
**Author:** [@Phil\_CostaMesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phil_CostaMesa)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-peace/668140 "2013-09-09T15:25:46Z")
I’ve been mulling this question over and can’t seem to come to a concrete answer. On the surface it seems the answer is evident. But I wonder. So, here’s my question: Is there a downside to experiencing Inner Peace? --- ## [The most influential American bands/artists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-influential-american-bands-artists/419270)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-influential-american-bands-artists/419270 "2007-09-22T00:36:18Z")
I know the Beatles vs Elvis has been beaten to death, but what artists made American pop music what it is today? My votes: 1). Hank Williams Sr. He was the first to sing about alcoholism, suicide, and divorce. 2). … --- ## [Help me understand why some people let themselves go.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-some-people-let-themselves-go/333278)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-some-people-let-themselves-go/333278 "2005-12-01T21:38:16Z")
This has been on my mind for quite sometime, but another thread about developing a medical condition is what finally got me here to start a thread about it. The phrase that intrigued me was: I guess I can’t relate to,… --- ## [Why are men’s penises in classical art typically so small?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-s-penises-in-classical-art-typically-so-small/119635)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-men-s-penises-in-classical-art-typically-so-small/119635 "2002-07-21T19:19:41Z")
Take the statue of David, for instance. Take a look at Zeus throwing a thunderbolt (There are tons more out there, but my knowledge of classical art featuring men’s penises is woefully lacking). Now these are strapping … --- ## [Will the "Urinal Code" ever go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-urinal-code-ever-go-away/951280)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-urinal-code-ever-go-away/951280 "2021-10-01T00:19:48Z")
To explain-the “Code” says that you cannot use the urinal next to another male (exceptions may be made if there’s a wall between you). If none are available, you must wait or use the stall. Do you think this will fade as… --- ## [How can I determine if this Bauhaus poster is still under copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-determine-if-this-bauhaus-poster-is-still-under-copyright/563485)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-determine-if-this-bauhaus-poster-is-still-under-copyright/563485 "2010-12-10T21:31:16Z")
The Bauhaus was a German art school in the 1920s-30s (Bauhaus - Wikipedia). I really like this poster and I’d like to print it and frame it myself if it’s no longer under copyright protection. The poster is from 1923. … --- ## [Motion Sensor for Fluorescent Lights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sensor-for-fluorescent-lights/652823)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sensor-for-fluorescent-lights/652823 "2013-03-13T21:51:07Z")
My wife wants me to add a motion sensor to our bedroom closet so that the light goes one when you enter and goes off after some period of time if nobody is there. (We have a relatively new fluorescent fixture in the clo… --- ## [I don't understand the game Mornington Crescent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-game-mornington-crescent/741306)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-game-mornington-crescent/741306 "2016-01-05T19:10:23Z")
I mean, I get that it’s naming subways in England…and that it’s acting like everyone is a perfect gentleman and making it out to be like it’s one of the most important discussions in the world, all dressed up with preten… --- ## [Are white Australians and New Zealanders indistinguishable from white UK residents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-white-australians-and-new-zealanders-indistinguishable-from-white-uk-residents/671269)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-white-australians-and-new-zealanders-indistinguishable-from-white-uk-residents/671269 "2013-10-17T23:58:39Z")
Just curious. Accents aside, is there anything about the way white NZ and AU adults look physically that would distinguish them from white UK residents? Larger, smaller more muscular, less muscular, fatter, thinner, sli… --- ## [Do very rich companies have an obligation to pay their lowest workers above market rate wages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-very-rich-companies-have-an-obligation-to-pay-their-lowest-workers-above-market-rate-wages/769669)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-very-rich-companies-have-an-obligation-to-pay-their-lowest-workers-above-market-rate-wages/769669 "2016-10-28T15:05:26Z")
A recent op-ed in the NYT is by a cafeteria worker at Harvard University, sharing how difficult it is to live on the $31k salary in the Boston area. Even though she admits that Harvard pays more than other cafeterias in … --- ## [Who were your big TV crushes from your youth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-your-big-tv-crushes-from-your-youth/205325)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-your-big-tv-crushes-from-your-youth/205325 "2003-10-07T01:04:12Z")
Jim and I were watching Smallville, and we got onto the subject of John Schneider, and Jim found it pretty funny that I had a huge crush on both Bo and Luke Duke as a yute. Some of my other youthful crushes - Patrick Duf… --- ## [But we already threw off the Admiralty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-we-already-threw-off-the-admiralty/627591)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-we-already-threw-off-the-admiralty/627591 "2012-07-16T21:18:13Z")
Ahem. The USA has been on common law all along. And we threw out the Admiralty in the 1770’s. Those words mean things other than what you think they mean. I’m seriously worried for you here. When you use language like … --- ## [The fridge died - which items are still safe to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fridge-died-which-items-are-still-safe-to-eat/695236)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fridge-died-which-items-are-still-safe-to-eat/695236 "2014-08-11T19:56:55Z")
So sometime between dinner on Thursday and Friday morning, the fridge finally died for good - it’s currently 68 degrees in there. New one is being delivered tomorrow, and we have a couple of things in small coolers with … --- ## [NYT OpEd on Sexism at WalMart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-oped-on-sexism-at-walmart/586625)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-oped-on-sexism-at-walmart/586625 "2011-06-26T16:11:51Z")
From a recent New York Times OpEd: \[QUOTE=NYT\] There are tens of thousands of experienced Wal-Mart women who would like to be promoted to the first managerial rung, salaried assistant store manager. But Wal-Mart makes … --- ## [Why doesn't google maps provide zip codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-google-maps-provide-zip-codes/667397)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-google-maps-provide-zip-codes/667397 "2013-08-29T04:31:55Z")
It drives me crazy. --- ## [Do you do a "Thank you wave" when someone lets you merge in traffic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-a-thank-you-wave-when-someone-lets-you-merge-in-traffic/554075)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-a-thank-you-wave-when-someone-lets-you-merge-in-traffic/554075 "2010-09-23T07:21:49Z")
I was taught that when someone lets you go in front of them while driving in slow-moving heavy traffic, you should wave to say thank you. On my recent trip to the eastern US, I did not see any waving. Do you wave as a … --- ## [What is the biggest event that is accepted by all conspiracy theorists at face value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-event-that-is-accepted-by-all-conspiracy-theorists-at-face-value/933158)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-event-that-is-accepted-by-all-conspiracy-theorists-at-face-value/933158 "2021-03-02T14:38:16Z")
First off, I recognize that conspiracy theorists don’t ascribe to all CTs. Someone who believes 9/11 was an inside job may not think the Moon landing was faked, for instance. That being said, it seems like no major worl… --- ## [What is the core of your pasta dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-core-of-your-pasta-dinner/574718)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-core-of-your-pasta-dinner/574718 "2011-03-17T04:41:54Z")
I was making dinner tonight and thinking about how it’s called “Spaghetti & Meatballs”, and yet the meatballs are really the CORE of the meal, to me at least. The spaghetti (or in my case tonight, the cheese-filled ravio… --- ## [Find Me a Cordless Drill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-cordless-drill/1020380)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-cordless-drill/1020380 "2025-07-09T21:35:21Z")
I need some help selecting a cordless drill for around $100. I suffered with the off-brand cordless drill long enough. The battery died after a year of charging cycles, I’m guessing. Bought another not expecting much. Di… --- ## [Intelligent Design is just the "God Of The Gaps" / "Argument from Ignorance" fallacy, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-is-just-the-god-of-the-gaps-argument-from-ignorance-fallacy-right/511155)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design-is-just-the-god-of-the-gaps-argument-from-ignorance-fallacy-right/511155 "2009-09-25T20:09:50Z")
I know I’m pretty much preaching to the choir here, I don’t recall any ID advocates here, but maybe I’m wrong. My understanding of ID is that its central premise is that some biological features, such as the blood clott… --- ## [Concerning Inigo Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-inigo-montoya/275084)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-inigo-montoya/275084 "2004-11-17T19:48:57Z")
I have heard from him this morning. He is alive and as well as can be expected under the circumstances. He will not be returning to the board, at least short-term, though the door is open in the future. He has given … --- ## [What members of law enforcement are trained/allowed to lie, to whom, and to what extent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-law-enforcement-are-trained-allowed-to-lie-to-whom-and-to-what-extent/957670)
**Author:** [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-law-enforcement-are-trained-allowed-to-lie-to-whom-and-to-what-extent/957670 "2022-03-01T18:26:24Z")
Based on the often repeated “be careful talking to police, they are allowed to lie to you” advice, I have a few questions. I hope these questions are straight-forward enough to be suitable for this forum, and I know the… --- ## [A list of things my children will never have to experience/worry about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-things-my-children-will-never-have-to-experience-worry-about/819154)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-things-my-children-will-never-have-to-experience-worry-about/819154 "2018-08-09T18:24:10Z")
\[ul\] War Genocide Poverty Pollution Rape, murder, robbery, assault, or any other crime Imprisonment Finding employment Working at a job they hate Mass shootings/random violence Tyranny Taxes Torture Imprison… --- ## [Are victims responsible for crimes committed against them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-victims-responsible-for-crimes-committed-against-them/741041)
**Author:** [@azurill33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azurill33)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-victims-responsible-for-crimes-committed-against-them/741041 "2015-12-24T19:46:49Z")
Can a crime be the victims fault? Can a victim be at fault for a crime committed against them if they failed to take precations to prevent said crime from happening to them? I’d like to present ffour difference scenar… --- ## [How to deal with anti-vax relatives who want to hang out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-anti-vax-relatives-who-want-to-hang-out/941932)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-anti-vax-relatives-who-want-to-hang-out/941932 "2021-06-11T12:59:44Z")
My Aunt announced that she and her boyfriend will be flying to Pennsylvania from Oregon on June 1st to see her East Coast family (my grandmother, mother, me and my siblings). She has made it well known on social media th… --- ## [Low wages and Corporate America..do I have this right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-wages-and-corporate-america-do-i-have-this-right/766209)
**Author:** [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-wages-and-corporate-america-do-i-have-this-right/766209 "2016-09-23T19:44:45Z")
As we all know but are afraid to admit, employees only exist to make investors money. Workers are an asset, not a liability. It’s a cold look at corporate America. With the recent announcement of closings for Macy’s and … --- ## [Valentine Exchange 2012 - Will You Be Mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentine-exchange-2012-will-you-be-mine/609696)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentine-exchange-2012-will-you-be-mine/609696 "2012-03-01T02:27:17Z")
For those of you who haven’t played before: it’s what we used to do in elementary school, only with postage and better cards. In other (still mostly BrattiAtti’s) words, we exchange real Valentine’s Day cards with other… --- ## [" If You're Gonna Ride My Ass... "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-gonna-ride-my-ass/784502)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-gonna-ride-my-ass/784502 "2017-04-19T20:11:43Z")
" …at least pull my hair!" What sort of person would put that bumper sticker on their car? Seriously. --- ## [Fox News is bad at math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-is-bad-at-math/489069)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-is-bad-at-math/489069 "2009-03-13T15:41:48Z")
Last night my wife and I are at the gym, attempting week two our or Couch-to-5K quest. We’re trying to watch The Biggest Loser for some encouragement, but keep getting distracted by Fox News on the next TV over. They’re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1836&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1838&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)