# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1839&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:** 1840 --- ## [Fargo, the TV show, has the Coen Bros.'s blessing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-the-tv-show-has-the-coen-bros-s-blessing/682226)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-the-tv-show-has-the-coen-bros-s-blessing/682226 "2014-04-16T15:20:54Z")
I’ll be interested to see it - coming in April: FX’s ‘Fargo’ Cast, EPs on Film Comparisons, Anthology Format, Courting Billy Bob Thornton – The Hollywood Reporter --- ## [Voting By Mail Downside: voters are unable to react to last-minute information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-by-mail-downside-voters-are-unable-to-react-to-last-minute-information/787416)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-by-mail-downside-voters-are-unable-to-react-to-last-minute-information/787416 "2017-05-31T14:33:18Z")
In a thread discussing the Montana congressional special election, we learn that the GOP candidate is alleged to have assaulted a reporter by body-slamming, prompting RTFirefly to wryly observe: However, the electoral … --- ## [Fighting a tiny battle for disabled rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-tiny-battle-for-disabled-rights/513153)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-a-tiny-battle-for-disabled-rights/513153 "2009-10-13T19:14:16Z")
Ok, I admit I am lazy, and am looking for the easiest way to handle this. If I cannot obtain an easy number to call that will actually get me directly to someone that can look into this, then I promise to research it fu… --- ## [Is this a semi-legit MLM job opportunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-semi-legit-mlm-job-opportunity/659770)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-semi-legit-mlm-job-opportunity/659770 "2015-07-07T17:18:17Z")
I’ve been offered a job with a company called Access Marketing Solutions, one of whose clients is Home Depot. My job would entail going to a different Home Depot store each day for 7 hours and making face-to-face contac… --- ## [Memories of movies on local TV stations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memories-of-movies-on-local-tv-stations/755443)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memories-of-movies-on-local-tv-stations/755443 "2016-06-02T21:17:43Z")
As we all know, the age of airing movies on broadcast TV (both local and network) is pretty much dead. But when I grew up in the 80s, it was still common for local TV stations to air them. The ones I always saw on my l… --- ## [archaeology \[vs grave robbing\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeology-vs-grave-robbing/489488)
**Author:** [@mkmkmk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkmkmk)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archaeology-vs-grave-robbing/489488 "2009-03-18T16:04:33Z")
I wonder whether there is a precise time period that separates archaeology and grave robbing? Is it a legal issue? If you take bones and/or valuables but do not sell them is it OK? Is it grave robbing only if you plunder… --- ## [Does Earth's natural environment have value in and of itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-earths-natural-environment-have-value-in-and-of-itself/494018)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-earths-natural-environment-have-value-in-and-of-itself/494018 "2009-05-11T03:20:57Z")
That is, should human beings regard Earth’s non-human biosphere as having some value independent of its usefulness to humans? (Including esthetic usefulness, i.e., human appreciation of nature’s beauty.) I think so. B… --- ## [How is Black-ish faring with black folks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-black-ish-faring-with-black-folks/703493 "2014-11-04T21:27:09Z")
I know Black-ish has been doing very well in the over all ratings, but I’ wondering how well is it doing with black people specifically? I’ve been watching this show with mild interest. So far, the only episode that’s r… --- ## [It's the little things that bug us most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-little-things-that-bug-us-most/749057)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-little-things-that-bug-us-most/749057 "2016-03-18T21:31:01Z")
We’ve done this before, but I feel it’s time again to share those little, pointless things that drive you bat crap crazy. Mine, as I was reminded this morning: A new roll of toilet paper where the first sheet is glued s… --- ## [How would the federal government block state legislation that contradicts federal law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-federal-government-block-state-legislation-that-contradicts-federal-law/640830)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-federal-government-block-state-legislation-that-contradicts-federal-law/640830 "2012-11-24T15:13:52Z")
There is talk of the federal government suing to block recent state Marijuana legalization measures. Typically (IMO) of news stories nowadays the article does not mention what kind of federal powers, or legal basis, co… --- ## [What should I put in a time capsule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-put-in-a-time-capsule/352119)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-put-in-a-time-capsule/352119 "2006-04-11T21:24:15Z")
I have a few things I don’t know what to do with and I thought I would make a time capsule out of them. I’m looking for some other ideas of what to put in it, what I should make it out of, and where should I put it. Th… --- ## [Novels whose stories take place within one day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-whose-stories-take-place-within-one-day/570043)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-whose-stories-take-place-within-one-day/570043 "2011-02-20T19:33:59Z")
During the great ice storm I re-read Ben Elton’s Blast fromt he Past. One of my observations was that main story takes place between 1 - 4 a.m. in a London flat. That got me thinking: What other tales take place within … --- ## [Where is the (American) midwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-american-midwest/547080)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-american-midwest/547080 "2010-07-20T17:02:31Z")
I met a bunch of people the other night, and a guy and I (who grew up in the same city) were told (by someone local) that we were from the midwest. We strongly disagreed. We sometimes TRAVELED to the midwest, from our ea… --- ## [I Now Have a Source for Lamb - Help and Suggestions Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-source-for-lamb-help-and-suggestions-please/614673)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-have-a-source-for-lamb-help-and-suggestions-please/614673 "2012-03-06T23:26:35Z")
One thing about living in Indiana is that you find yourself with the Meat Trinity - pork, beef, and chicken. And that’s it. \>sigh\< Neither the spouse nor I care much for pork (we’ll eat it if we’re visiting folks and … --- ## [General Discussion for D&D and its resurgence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-discussion-for-d-d-and-its-resurgence/964767)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-discussion-for-d-d-and-its-resurgence/964767 "2022-06-06T12:00:42Z")
Is this the right place to comment about D&D? Interesting how it has made a resurgence recently, after many years of being hidden, at least to me. I had the books and played a lot…in my pre-teen and early teen years. … --- ## [Led Zeppelin IV favorite song & rank 'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-iv-favorite-song-rank-em/592775)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-iv-favorite-song-rank-em/592775 "2011-08-24T22:49:29Z")
What the hell, it’s another Zeppelin thread. With all the talk of Zep IV, I’m curious to hear what everyone’s favorite songs are and how they’d rank 'em on the album. The least favorite, too, interest me in particular. F… --- ## [Amnesia in fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amnesia-in-fiction/627467)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amnesia-in-fiction/627467 "2012-07-17T18:23:21Z")
So, I’ve been once again trying to write a novel. This time, I’m working in the field of urban fantasy, something I’ve not really dipped a toe into before. I’ve got a good chunk of the plotline worked out, but there’s a… --- ## [Radiation Cats: Wikipedia lore or a real suggestion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radiation-cats-wikipedia-lore-or-a-real-suggestion/575679)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radiation-cats-wikipedia-lore-or-a-real-suggestion/575679 "2011-03-24T13:22:13Z")
Halfway down Wikipedia’s article about Nuclear Semiotics is the incredible suggestion by two scientists to breed “Radiation Cats”… wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear\_semiotics So, as one would do having just read about such a … --- ## [Although I'm being paid to be there, when the church collection plate comes around, do I put in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/although-im-being-paid-to-be-there-when-the-church-collection-plate-comes-around-do-i-put-in/710478)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/although-im-being-paid-to-be-there-when-the-church-collection-plate-comes-around-do-i-put-in/710478 "2015-01-24T08:27:45Z")
I design and install church sound systems for a living. As a result I attend a lot of church services. When the collection plate comes around, am I expected to put in? If so, how much would be appropriate? My contrib… --- ## [Poor Lady...! Woman stuck in bathroom for 20 days \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-lady-woman-stuck-in-bathroom-for-20-days-edited-title/561784)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-lady-woman-stuck-in-bathroom-for-20-days-edited-title/561784 "2010-11-30T23:34:42Z")
:eek: I cannot even BEGIN to imagine how it must have been…! --- ## [What is the difference in cheap and expensive oral contraceptives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-in-cheap-and-expensive-oral-contraceptives/615015)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-in-cheap-and-expensive-oral-contraceptives/615015 "2012-03-09T00:47:07Z")
In all the brouhaha over Limbaugh in the past week much of the actual argument over birth control has been forgotten, but a point raised in a couple of (more rational) editorials against the mandatory inclusion of no-co-… --- ## [Attention TV writers: There is no such psychoactive controlled substance as "drugs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tv-writers-there-is-no-such-psychoactive-controlled-substance-as-drugs/615034)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-tv-writers-there-is-no-such-psychoactive-controlled-substance-as-drugs/615034 "2012-03-27T14:46:52Z")
There are many such, and each affects its users very differently from the others. So let’s never hear again how a character is doing “drugs” or has a problem with “drugs” or this bag contains “drugs” without further spe… --- ## [The Office 11/6 - Customer Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595 "2008-11-10T18:55:10Z")
Jim and Dwight react to some negative customer service reviews, and Pam receives an interesting proposition in New York. Well, the first half of the episode was great. I was laughing nearly throughout. The jokes seeme… --- ## [Can a video game look like its cgi trailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-video-game-look-like-its-cgi-trailer/498649)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-video-game-look-like-its-cgi-trailer/498649 "2009-06-10T21:17:03Z")
Take a look at this trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, nevermind the fact that it is better, in every single way, than episodes 1, 2, and 3. Many video game trailers are done with amazing cgi, but of course the g… --- ## [Why does almost every U.S. state have a two-house legislature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-almost-every-u-s-state-have-a-two-house-legislature/512298)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-almost-every-u-s-state-have-a-two-house-legislature/512298 "2009-10-05T13:59:08Z")
The only exception is Nebraska. Why is that? I mean, wouldn’t a one-house legislature be more efficient, and reach decisions more quickly, and more accountably (since there’s no way to blame the result on the other hou… --- ## [If WWI were a bar fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-wwi-were-a-bar-fight/559756)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-wwi-were-a-bar-fight/559756 "2010-11-10T14:55:05Z")
I read this on another message board, and I thought it amusing enough to share. I don’t know where it originated. If World War One was a bar Fight… Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a p… --- ## [I think the fix was in at Fox News debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-fix-was-in-at-fox-news-debate/727422)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-fix-was-in-at-fox-news-debate/727422 "2015-08-12T02:24:34Z")
Everybody is gushing about how tough the moderators were on Thursday night, but my impression was that they were a lot tougher on Trump than on Bush, so I thought I’d try to quantify it. I used this transcript as my sou… --- ## [My fucking mother.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fucking-mother/544024)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fucking-mother/544024 "2010-06-26T14:08:15Z")
I intended this to be a continuation of this thread, but as I wrote it, it became more and more obvious to me tat it wasn’t an MPSIMS post, but a BBQ OP. I tried to keep the entire post very… Subdued, but you should be … --- ## [200 years ago, I'd be dead. How 'bout you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-years-ago-id-be-dead-how-bout-you/120250)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-years-ago-id-be-dead-how-bout-you/120250 "2002-07-29T01:44:57Z")
I used to be part of the SCA - a medieval/renn recreation group. One of our people used to do this thing called “Kill the audience”. She’d get the audience to stand then start “killing” them off by having people sit wh… --- ## [People with permanent bridgework/dentures - combat death breath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-permanent-bridgework-dentures-combat-death-breath/521566)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-permanent-bridgework-dentures-combat-death-breath/521566 "2009-12-20T00:55:24Z")
My hubby has a permanent bridge in the top front of his mouth (hockey as a teen). Recently (in the past year) he has started to undergo some serious dentalwork, part of which will be pulling and replacing that bridge (t… --- ## [Why didn't Jaycee Dugard escape her captor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-jaycee-dugard-escape-her-captor/508016)
**Author:** [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-jaycee-dugard-escape-her-captor/508016 "2009-08-30T15:05:08Z")
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20300972,00.html Why didn’t she escape her captor? She was 29 years old when they found her today. She was 11 when abducted so she remembered she had parents. I don’t get why she … --- ## [weight of cement; cured vs dry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-cement-cured-vs-dry/535589)
**Author:** [@EVIL\_COW\_PIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EVIL_COW_PIE)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-cement-cured-vs-dry/535589 "2010-04-10T04:15:56Z")
I have the need to use cement in the back country. Because it’s heavy and I’m packing it in, would it be lighter if I took it in as a powder and used lake water and mix it there? Or does the water ‘evaporate’ after it cu… --- ## [What's The Oldest Thing You Use Everyday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-you-use-everyday/603449)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-thing-you-use-everyday/603449 "2011-11-23T17:41:12Z")
It must be a thing, not a person or animal or plant. You must use it at least five out of 7 days a week… For me it’s a wind up watch. It’s simplistic and it works great. My grandmother got it before World War II. --- ## [Coke, Blackjack, and hookers on the high seas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-blackjack-and-hookers-on-the-high-seas/805467)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-blackjack-and-hookers-on-the-high-seas/805467 "2017-12-30T12:07:28Z")
They have floating casinos, where gamblers board in port, the boat goes into international waters, and everyone starts gambling. Also, other boats act like ferries, bringing gamblers to and from the mothership. Gamblin… --- ## [Are police dogs typically spayed or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-dogs-typically-spayed-or-not/457029)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-police-dogs-typically-spayed-or-not/457029 "2008-07-19T22:02:31Z")
Just curious. Would spaying them decrease their natural aggressiveness? --- ## [Football coaches' headsets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-coaches-headsets/332721)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-coaches-headsets/332721 "2005-11-26T20:38:49Z")
It seems that every football coach at every NFL game is always wearing one of those big headsets, with a microphone. Why? Who are they talking to using them, and what are they talking about? I’ve never noticed it in a… --- ## [The "X-Files" got kind of muddled for me at the end. What was the conclusion re the aliens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-x-files-got-kind-of-muddled-for-me-at-the-end-what-was-the-conclusion-re-the-aliens/621463)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-x-files-got-kind-of-muddled-for-me-at-the-end-what-was-the-conclusion-re-the-aliens/621463 "2012-05-13T11:08:41Z")
Obviously this question is spoilerific if you have not seen the show. So beware. The X-Files got kind of muddled for me and I missed bunch of shows in the last two seasons. Re the existence of the Aliens did Mulder and… --- ## [FAFSA.. a college changed my EFC !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fafsa-a-college-changed-my-efc/576488)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fafsa-a-college-changed-my-efc/576488 "2011-10-29T02:09:09Z")
I submitted a FAFSA six weeks ago. A few days ago I got an email notice that a change was made. I glanced at it and couldn’t figure out what was going on. Yesterday I realized that it was done by a college. A college… --- ## [BritDopers, are you upset with the Obamas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-are-you-upset-with-the-obamas/488755)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-are-you-upset-with-the-obamas/488755 "2009-03-11T19:15:39Z")
I hear that the British press and some British people are very upset with how they perceive Gordon Brown was snubbed during his visit. Apparently he didn’t get enough time with President Obama and British papers are s… --- ## [Thoughts on the Holy Grail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-holy-grail/166462)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-holy-grail/166462 "2003-11-11T15:00:19Z")
In his 1993 book The Sign and the Seal : The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, Graham Hancock asserts that the the word grail, or graal is actually a referance to the Ark of the Covenant itself. I highly suggest… --- ## [Which Captain America movie look do you prefer (and why?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-captain-america-movie-look-do-you-prefer-and-why/612127)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-captain-america-movie-look-do-you-prefer-and-why/612127 "2012-02-12T22:24:52Z")
They’re giving Cap an “updated” costume for the Avengers movie. WWII version Modern-Day version I’m not a fan of the “modern” version. It seems to be a backwards move to move to the way they tried to make superhero co… --- ## [Minor things companies do to increase or decrease morale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-companies-do-to-increase-or-decrease-morale/689412)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-companies-do-to-increase-or-decrease-morale/689412 "2014-06-02T15:45:43Z")
I had a job at a different company once, and when new management came in they instituted a variety of changes that drastically reduced morale and seemed to do almost nothing for savings or productivity. They abolished f… --- ## [So, this Missouri "angel priest" turned out to be a great example of how "miracle" stories spread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-missouri-angel-priest-turned-out-to-be-a-great-example-of-how-miracle-stories-spread/666325)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-missouri-angel-priest-turned-out-to-be-a-great-example-of-how-miracle-stories-spread/666325 "2013-08-21T15:14:04Z")
Maybe this should be in MPSIMS, but I can see some debate coming out of it. Many of you probably heard about this incident; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/10/small-town-searching-for-identity-mysterious-angel-priest… --- ## [What DID Columbus do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-columbus-do/434253)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-columbus-do/434253 "2008-01-22T11:16:09Z")
Why in the world (no pun) do we honor Columbus at all? The bum neither (a) discovered America nor (b) proved the world was round! For (a), almost 500 years prior, Leif Erikson was already exploring the new world. And … --- ## [Help me understand J Crew (for women)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-j-crew-for-women/649932)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-j-crew-for-women/649932 "2013-03-01T03:15:56Z")
I’ve been working on my office wardrobe, and I picked up a dress and overcoat that I adore at J Crew. Since then. I’ve been receiving their catalogs. What I can say is I just don’t get it. I understand they are supposed … --- ## [World of Warcraft - what am I missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-what-am-i-missing/545785)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-what-am-i-missing/545785 "2010-07-13T15:01:05Z")
I am one of perhaps 3 humans who have not played WoW, seen anyone else play it, or even seen a screen shot of it. I know I’m missing something. The thread in the Game Room is amazingly long, and has had continuous acti… --- ## [Ketchup on Hot Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-on-hot-dogs/838207)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ketchup-on-hot-dogs/838207 "2019-08-14T22:22:21Z")
Originally published August 30, 1991. I know that snark and condescension are part of the Cecil brand. But I’ve always been a bit irked by the “no ketchup” purists. Who gives a flying fig what anybody else prefers on … --- ## [Does blood pressure medication always suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-blood-pressure-medication-always-suck/998471)
**Author:** [@Jebbilene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebbilene)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-blood-pressure-medication-always-suck/998471 "2026-08-15T18:10:49Z")
Looks like I am going to have to go medication for high blood pressure. I hear nothing but terrible things about the side effects. Coughing, headaches, joint pain, and more, depending on the medication. Anyone have any … --- ## [Tolkien fans: would it be far to call Gandalf a manipulative bastard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fans-would-it-be-far-to-call-gandalf-a-manipulative-bastard/580628)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-fans-would-it-be-far-to-call-gandalf-a-manipulative-bastard/580628 "2011-05-04T19:36:35Z")
In an otherwise unrelated thread currently running in CS, someone writes: The person who wrote this is not, to my knowledge, a Tolkien fan (though I could easily be wrong; it’s not like I keep a list). Anyway, the bit… --- ## [Radar guns in moving police cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-guns-in-moving-police-cars/24118)
**Author:** [@BigGiantHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGiantHead)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-guns-in-moving-police-cars/24118 "2000-07-06T16:27:46Z")
Okay, all you genii out there help me out on this. I’ve sent this question to The Master himself, but we all know how busy he is and I just can’t wait. I (think I) understand from college physics that radar guns gauge sp… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1838&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1840&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)