# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1840&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:** 1841 --- ## [Top Secret Hiding Spots And List Of Hiding Spots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-hiding-spots-and-list-of-hiding-spots/947623)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-secret-hiding-spots-and-list-of-hiding-spots/947623 "2021-08-09T15:33:04Z")
Do you hide money, jewelry, common every day items? Are you good at finding unusual hiding spots? Do you sometimes forget where those hiding spots are ? Should you make a list of those too secret hiding spots just in … --- ## [Girl-watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-watching/664051)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-watching/664051 "2013-07-25T18:24:12Z")
. . . or, if you prefer, the act of admiring whichever attractive women happen to be in your vicinity. This pastime has the rather miraculous quality that, no matter how much I do it, it never gets boring or any less pl… --- ## [What diseases have a hidden evolutionary benefit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-diseases-have-a-hidden-evolutionary-benefit/543756)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-diseases-have-a-hidden-evolutionary-benefit/543756 "2010-06-20T12:46:33Z")
This is a highly speculative yet interesting topic: I read about some diseases that possibly could have an advantage under certain conditions -sickle cell disease (potentially protecting against malaria) -diabetes ty… --- ## [Obama sets up office to counter rumors; will this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sets-up-office-to-counter-rumors-will-this-work/452801)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-sets-up-office-to-counter-rumors-will-this-work/452801 "2008-06-18T21:13:56Z")
At least since the effective Swiftboating of John Kerry, RW’s have been using a tactic – a grassroots tactic, apparently, involvement in which Pub candidates and campaign organizations can plausibly (and in some cases ho… --- ## [Minors can only contract for Necessities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minors-can-only-contract-for-necessities/349375)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minors-can-only-contract-for-necessities/349375 "2006-03-23T15:12:23Z")
It came up in another thread that, as a general rule, minors can only engage in contracts for Necessities- ie, things they absolutely need- food, clothes, shelter, etc. This got me thinking- when I was a minor, I had a … --- ## [Sick of the Pope glurge already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-the-pope-glurge-already/297411)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-of-the-pope-glurge-already/297411 "2005-04-05T12:47:45Z")
This is not going to be a pitting of JPII himeself but of the endless media glurge as the vultures camp by his deathbed. I’m sick of hearing how many people he “touched” and what his “legacy” is. According to Fox News, … --- ## [Israeli Dopers, What's the Deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-dopers-whats-the-deal/364373)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israeli-dopers-whats-the-deal/364373 "2006-07-19T12:14:40Z")
Launching missiles because of an “act of war”? What’s the press saying? What does public opinion say? What is the intended result? This could go to the Pit, this could go to Great Debates. I have no clue at all afte… --- ## [Why isn't the GOP talking about 'Cash for Clunkers'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-gop-talking-about-cash-for-clunkers/610057)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-gop-talking-about-cash-for-clunkers/610057 "2012-01-31T19:36:49Z")
The GOP candidates are seem to spend as much time talking about Obama as they do their primary opponents. But I haven’t heard any of them bring up ‘Cash for Clunkers’. Likewise, I don’t hear any Dems bring it up as a plu… --- ## [Relative usage of shampoo vs. conditioner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-usage-of-shampoo-vs-conditioner/739207)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-usage-of-shampoo-vs-conditioner/739207 "2015-12-07T00:52:00Z")
It occurs to me that I’m always running low on hair conditioner. I guess, for whatever reason, it takes more conditioner than it does shampoo to lather up my hair. Does this happen to only me? Luckily I can turn to th… --- ## [bootleg cable tv boxes- good/bad deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bootleg-cable-tv-boxes-good-bad-deal/129257)
**Author:** [@Dragline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragline)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bootleg-cable-tv-boxes-good-bad-deal/129257 "2002-09-23T15:26:07Z")
What’s the deal with the bootleg (illegal?) cable tv boxes offered in the back of magazines like Popular Science and Pop Mechanics? Do they work as advertised, and more importantly, can the cable company catch you and … --- ## [Why does some beer continue to be sold in green bottles? + A question about clear 1's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-some-beer-continue-to-be-sold-in-green-bottles-a-question-about-clear-1s/430405)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-some-beer-continue-to-be-sold-in-green-bottles-a-question-about-clear-1s/430405 "2007-12-20T15:48:37Z")
According to REAL BEER: \* In the years following World War II, in part because there was a shortage of brown glass, European brewers shipped beers in green bottles. It became a status symbol for imports. \* \*\*However: … --- ## [Submariner Morale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submariner-morale/334140)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2005, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submariner-morale/334140 "2005-12-09T07:17:39Z")
A conversation with a friend has prompted me to ask:How is Morale kept up on a US Naval Submarine? By defintion, sub crews are kept in a confined space for extended periods, though apparently morale is not a problem. I’m… --- ## [Great ice cream combinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-ice-cream-combinations/441359)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-ice-cream-combinations/441359 "2008-03-24T15:16:41Z")
Thanks to your help in this thread, I’ve got a ridiculous backlog of delicious sounding pizzas to try. Several of them have already been a hit, and I got so many weird answers, I figured it was time for an ice cream thr… --- ## [Is British food really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-british-food-really-that-bad/432557)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-british-food-really-that-bad/432557 "2008-01-09T15:09:54Z")
I hear this stereotype all of the time, and while I’m sure it had some basis in fact somewhere, but how true is it? I’ve never been to the UK, so my only experience in the matter is watching BBC America where several sh… --- ## [How do you carry your USB flash drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-carry-your-usb-flash-drive/323031)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-carry-your-usb-flash-drive/323031 "2005-09-23T23:36:41Z")
I have a USB fllash drive that I find quite valuable. The problem is, its value is greatest when it is with me all the time – because you never know when you’ll have to grab some data. In order to make sure I have it o… --- ## [Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 40th Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981 "2015-03-17T20:25:49Z")
Can’t believe it’s been 40 years since the cinema was set back 900 years. Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër? Coconuts, African swallows and European swallows. Bring out your dead! “Must be a king, he hasn’t go… --- ## [Inverted Nipple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverted-nipple/512094)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inverted-nipple/512094 "2009-11-12T18:30:20Z")
Okay, first, the usual disclaimers: the person involved is seeing a doctor soon, has rummaged around online, just wants some reassurance. My sister called last night to tell me that one of her nipples has suddenly inver… --- ## [The definitive list of Dopers who have changed their usernames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-list-of-dopers-who-have-changed-their-usernames/429540 "2008-01-06T09:13:19Z")
There’s nothing quite like the cognitive dissonance of encountering a user you’ve never seen who has 5,000-plus posts. Happened to me today – cheers, Freudian Slit! After a minute, it came over me that this was likely … --- ## [McCartney / Mills divorce gets REALLY ugly - her interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccartney-mills-divorce-gets-really-ugly-her-interview/376977)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccartney-mills-divorce-gets-really-ugly-her-interview/376977 "2006-10-22T15:55:32Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15318251/ examples of things Heather Mills is accusing Sir Paul of include… Two thoughts: Mee-OW! sigh --- ## [SDMB Nostalgia...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nostalgia/14046)
**Author:** [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-nostalgia/14046 "2011-02-21T20:59:18Z")
OK, so I’ve only been around since the non-AOL incarnation of the MB, but it’s been here for almost a year, and I thought some nostalgia is in order. How about an “I remember” thread? I’ll start. \[ul\] \[li\]I remember AR… --- ## [Woo Hoo! New Star Trek Movie Greenlighted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-new-star-trek-movie-greenlighted/353600)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woo-hoo-new-star-trek-movie-greenlighted/353600 "2006-05-03T16:58:05Z")
Linky Linky! Granted, it’s a prequel, but at this point, I’ll take any Trek at all. Let the casting speculations begin! --- ## [Son of a bitch, I am too OLD for this!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-a-bitch-i-am-too-old-for-this/170637)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-a-bitch-i-am-too-old-for-this/170637 "2003-04-28T22:52:05Z")
I’m 28 years old. I’m getting married next year. I pay bills, work a full-time job, shop for my own groceries, and buy my own clothes. I can even balance my own checkbook now, a feat for someone whose old procedure wa… --- ## [Hotel California Redux - Another 1979-like Right Wing Shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-california-redux-another-1979-like-right-wing-shift/991674)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-california-redux-another-1979-like-right-wing-shift/991674 "2023-11-17T16:49:11Z")
As the Eagles said, we haven’t had the spirit here since 1979, when the U.S. lurched from the liberalism of the New Deal and Kennedy eras, to Jimmy Carter, towards Ronald Reagan’s landslide election. Several storm flags … --- ## [Do you give your cats free rein of the house? (Counter tops and the like)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-your-cats-free-rein-of-the-house-counter-tops-and-the-like/650211)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-your-cats-free-rein-of-the-house-counter-tops-and-the-like/650211 "2013-02-15T19:50:21Z")
I admit, my cats are spoiled. They pretty much go where ever the hell they want. The only place they aren’t allowed are the pantry and the cabinets. (Linen cabinet is exempt.) Counter tops are pretty much a must for at… --- ## [Fuck Car Buying (Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-car-buying-long/428610)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-car-buying-long/428610 "2007-12-07T21:59:40Z")
I hate shopping as it is, but holy shit, I cannot accurately describe the pure, boiling hate that the last 2 days of attempted car buying has engendered in me. Not that said inability will stop me from trying. The set … --- ## [Death of "The Guy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-guy/551563)
**Author:** [@Superfreaknduper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfreaknduper)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-guy/551563 "2010-08-31T14:23:25Z")
We all have had one at one time or another for one thing of another. A friend mentions wanting something in casual conversation and you say “Oh, I know a guy that’s awesome for that!” I find this is suddenly coming to … --- ## [Your favorite colonoscopy prep regimen? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-colonoscopy-prep-regimen-need-answer-fast/542329)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-colonoscopy-prep-regimen-need-answer-fast/542329 "2010-07-26T19:48:23Z")
Odd subject line, huh? Anyway… I’m visiting a gastroenterologist tomorrow for stomach issues, and will most likely also be discussing a screening colonoscopy (oh joy) while they’re at it. I know there are options, inc… --- ## ["If anyone can go and harass it would be appreciated."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anyone-can-go-and-harass-it-would-be-appreciated/264086)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-anyone-can-go-and-harass-it-would-be-appreciated/264086 "2004-09-16T04:25:39Z")
http://www.kare11.com/news/news\_article.aspx?storyid=69223 How very Republican. --- ## [Dreamer and other fundamentalists, a few comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamer-and-other-fundamentalists-a-few-comments/121929)
**Author:** [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreamer-and-other-fundamentalists-a-few-comments/121929 "2002-08-05T19:58:23Z")
In this thread, Dreamer made a few remarks that I find highly irritating: I asked, in reference to demons, “How can something that doesn’t exist possibly influence me?” and your response was: I find your last two sent… --- ## [So, Have The Obamacare "Exchanges" Lowered healthcare Costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-the-obamacare-exchanges-lowered-healthcare-costs/723695)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-the-obamacare-exchanges-lowered-healthcare-costs/723695 "2015-07-01T05:50:39Z")
A key part of the ACA is the idea that healthcare exchanges would allow for competition, and the competition would result in lower insurance rates, thus saving the consumers of healthcare money. Has this been the case? I… --- ## [Why do people often represent distances as time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-represent-distances-as-time/726938)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-often-represent-distances-as-time/726938 "2015-08-07T21:45:21Z")
You can see this commonly referred to in many conversations If some one asks how far it is to a given place, instead of saying 180 miles (or 300 km), they will say 3 hours. I see this happening more and more commonly a… --- ## [Is there any reason to think vaccinations are more effective than actually surviving covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-think-vaccinations-are-more-effective-than-actually-surviving-covid/930267)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-think-vaccinations-are-more-effective-than-actually-surviving-covid/930267 "2021-02-22T02:34:23Z")
Vaccinations have been touted as being 95% effective, but ISTM that by all indications actually having had covid is a lot more effective than that. I would venture at least 99% effective, based on people I know (and know… --- ## [Best History Museums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-history-museums/688809)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-history-museums/688809 "2014-05-23T15:14:44Z")
In your experience, which is the best history museum you’ve ever visited? What I like is one that; Covers a topic deeply. That has good exhibits. That is big enough that your not done in 10 minutes. That could hold … --- ## [The gong sounds for Chuck Barris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gong-sounds-for-chuck-barris/782742)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gong-sounds-for-chuck-barris/782742 "2017-03-25T18:45:07Z")
Chuck Barris, the game show magnate who created such popular shows as The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show, has died at 87. At one point, Barris had 27 hours of network programming on the air per week. I… --- ## [Power Pop as a Genre of Music - Not all that popular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-pop-as-a-genre-of-music-not-all-that-popular/223292)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/power-pop-as-a-genre-of-music-not-all-that-popular/223292 "2004-02-08T14:13:31Z")
Just considering the irony here. “Power Pop” is typically used to describe music that is kind of Beatles circa Rubber Soul - melodic and, well, poppy - meant to be accessible and hummable. Typically guitar-based (hence… --- ## [Ebay feedback suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-feedback-suggestions/403696)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-feedback-suggestions/403696 "2007-05-14T17:52:05Z")
My eBay sales have been doing fairly well lately, but I’m getting bored of posting more or less the same feedback (‘Great transaction, fast payment, no problems. A+++’) every time. Would anyone like to suggest some int… --- ## [Didn't really like the 'tude from Bush today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-really-like-the-tude-from-bush-today/353233)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-really-like-the-tude-from-bush-today/353233 "2006-04-22T07:46:23Z")
Can’t beleive there’s not a thread about this, but I was watching Bush’s press conference today, and he was being questioned closely about Rumsfeld and he said: “You can understand why, because we’ve got people’s reputa… --- ## [Are There Moderate Libertarians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-moderate-libertarians/628810)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-moderate-libertarians/628810 "2012-07-23T18:59:07Z")
Are there any moderate Libertarians (as in active in the Libertarian movement rather than just socially liberal Republicans or whatnot) in the sense of supporting some but minimal regulations on the economy and/or involv… --- ## [Moving Earth out of orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-earth-out-of-orbit/757193)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-earth-out-of-orbit/757193 "2016-06-15T23:51:24Z")
OK, so this has happened in fiction a number of times. It’s shown having various effects with Earth wandering through space, getting too close to the sun, whatever. This is not the concern of my friend and I right now… --- ## [2 stroke motor oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-stroke-motor-oil/371802)
**Author:** [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-stroke-motor-oil/371802 "2006-09-09T02:04:34Z")
Lets say I was stranded out in the boonies and my 2 stroke golf buggy ran out of gas. My buddy has a gallon of fresh gas along and a quart of motor oil.Can I mix the regular motor oil with the fresh gasoline and do no da… --- ## [I'm looking for albums that benefit from being listened to in the mandated order.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-albums-that-benefit-from-being-listened-to-in-the-mandated-order/558683)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-looking-for-albums-that-benefit-from-being-listened-to-in-the-mandated-order/558683 "2010-10-31T19:04:48Z")
The thread titles says it all. I’m looking for albums that don’t chop up well, but should ideally be listened to in a single sitting and with the tracks in the order they are listed. Obviously most musical theater cast… --- ## [Why No Westerns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-westerns/741799)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-westerns/741799 "2016-01-09T01:42:01Z")
Since Fargo’s season finale, there isn’t a single prime-time TV series I watch. But I love the Encore Western channel, showing stuff like Cheyenne and Maverick from the 50’s. Why aren’t they making westerns today? In … --- ## [I've lost interest in the All-Star Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-lost-interest-in-the-all-star-game/546614)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-lost-interest-in-the-all-star-game/546614 "2010-07-15T19:23:07Z")
It’s not supposed to be an All-First-Half Game, as it’s become. It’s not supposed to be a Home Advantage in the World Series, as it’s become. It’s not supposed to be a Put-Everyone-in-the-Game-by-the-8th-inning, as it’s … --- ## [Panic button on car remote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panic-button-on-car-remote/443183)
**Author:** [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panic-button-on-car-remote/443183 "2008-03-30T22:18:47Z")
What is the “panic” button–the one that sets off your horn at an obnoxious volume–on a car’s remote meant to be used for? --- ## [US Dopers Only: Your Opinions About Professional Soccer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-only-your-opinions-about-professional-soccer/513561)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-only-your-opinions-about-professional-soccer/513561 "2009-10-21T23:32:42Z")
This is a multiple choice poll because there could be more than one possible way of summarizing your feelings towards soccer. And I’d like to restrict this poll to US Dopers only since there is such a range of opinions o… --- ## [Ever seen someone you know on a porn website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-you-know-on-a-porn-website/265125)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-seen-someone-you-know-on-a-porn-website/265125 "2004-09-22T20:38:28Z")
I surf porn a bit. A little while ago, I clicked a link and there’s a website, run by a gal. Amateur stuff, home webcam type. She gives her name, and her town name. My town name. Now, my town isn’t that big. 22,000 tot… --- ## [He Hate Me Keeper League 2020 - Year 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2020-year-18/917277)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-hate-me-keeper-league-2020-year-18/917277 "2021-08-30T21:26:56Z")
SDMB He Hate Me Keeper League I wanted to start the thread because I think we need a little more runway to discuss how we’re going to do this this year. Keeper Rules You can only keep a maximum of 3 players. You can … --- ## [Guys, would you take this deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-take-this-deal/559360)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-take-this-deal/559360 "2010-11-08T16:45:22Z")
Inspired from a conversation overheard in my office. I’m sure sure on the details, so I’ll make them up just for the sake of conversation. You divorce your wife, who gets most of the custody of your child. (Maybe you ge… --- ## [I pit my fiances white trash dads girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-fiances-white-trash-dads-girlfriend/479194)
**Author:** [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-fiances-white-trash-dads-girlfriend/479194 "2009-01-02T23:56:48Z")
Heres the deal: She quit working because WELFARE pays her more to stay at home with her five kids than to work. Only three of them actually live with her and the others live with friends of theirs. Not only does this … --- ## [Moving Earth's orbit or other means of climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-earths-orbit-or-other-means-of-climate-change/562182)
**Author:** [@sylvernight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylvernight)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-earths-orbit-or-other-means-of-climate-change/562182 "2011-01-03T18:19:40Z")
Long time lurker, finally registered to post a question: Using technology available during the next 100-200 years, would it be possible for mankind to somehow move the Earth closer to the sun, whether purposely or not? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1839&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1841&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)