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**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-more-money-get-into-circulation/635181 "2012-09-23T14:46:39Z")
I’m thinking about inflation, a situation in which prices increase, causing each unit of currency to have less purchasing power. I have always believed that one cause of inflation is the influx of money into the system.… --- ## [I Remember the Punchline, But I Forget the Joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-remember-the-punchline-but-i-forget-the-joke/440390)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-remember-the-punchline-but-i-forget-the-joke/440390 "2008-03-09T02:57:37Z")
Does anyone happen to know this one? Here’s the punchline: Thanks! --- ## [Christmas, Jesus and God are doomed...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-jesus-and-god-are-doomed/737273)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-jesus-and-god-are-doomed/737273 "2015-11-16T15:05:30Z")
…without Starbucks marketing. Please Starbucks, save Jesus by bringing back your Christmas cup designs. And Jesus, once Starbucks saves you, please save us. I will be at Starbucks, enjoying the quiet sanctuary created b… --- ## [The role of a closer in baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-a-closer-in-baseball/719198)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-a-closer-in-baseball/719198 "2015-05-07T20:43:22Z")
I am confused. Please correct my train of thought. I’m eager to learn more about baseball, but my logic may be flawed. Tell me where I am going wrong, in the following: The closer, in baseball, is in charge of closing g… --- ## [Ahmad Chalabi: Best Hope for Iraq or Shady Expat Puppet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahmad-chalabi-best-hope-for-iraq-or-shady-expat-puppet/170872)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahmad-chalabi-best-hope-for-iraq-or-shady-expat-puppet/170872 "2004-04-20T16:53:19Z")
Bernard Lewis, the great and humane Middle East scholar, says that Chalabi is the best hope in this historic, perilous, and pivotal period for Iraq. OTOH many pundits are attacking him. E.g., Maureen Dowd wrote She a… --- ## [Anyone experienced this? Craved a food you once hated, now you love it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-this-craved-a-food-you-once-hated-now-you-love-it/668900)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-this-craved-a-food-you-once-hated-now-you-love-it/668900 "2013-09-17T21:31:11Z")
Tonight I was at a party that a jar of green olives had been invited to. I despise these things (but I’m a huge fan of black olives, yum!). But for some reason as I looked at everyone’s martinis and the jar of olives, I … --- ## [Name of a politician who was “saved” by 9/11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-politician-who-was-saved-by-9-11/705956)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-a-politician-who-was-saved-by-9-11/705956 "2014-12-05T11:45:18Z")
I am trying to recall the name of a senior US politician. If I remember the story correctly (and maybe I don’t), this man was implicated in a scandal which under normal circumstances would have sunk his political career … --- ## [What Hobbies Are Going to Experience a Demographic Crunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hobbies-are-going-to-experience-a-demographic-crunch/1023445)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-hobbies-are-going-to-experience-a-demographic-crunch/1023445 "2025-10-24T19:56:34Z")
Today I went to a modeling expo hosted by the Arkansas branch of the International Plastic Modeler’s Society. I know, I’m a wild man. I overheard one of the other organizers talking to someone and saying they had a lit… --- ## [What do they need so much blood for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-need-so-much-blood-for/162758)
**Author:** [@sonicsink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sonicsink)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-need-so-much-blood-for/162758 "2003-03-20T12:10:53Z")
So the Dr. tells me she wants to run some blood tests. ok fine. She mentions about 4 different things she wants checked, so I go to the hospital for the blood test and they take 7,yes 7, big honkin’ test tubes of my bloo… --- ## [Can you commit sucide by holding your breath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-commit-sucide-by-holding-your-breath/76910)
**Author:** [@genecola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/genecola)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-commit-sucide-by-holding-your-breath/76910 "2001-08-19T01:50:34Z")
The question is : Can you kill yourself by holding your breath? I don’t think it can be done though…if it ain’t possible, then why?? --- ## [Las Vegas recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-recommendations/683371)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-recommendations/683371 "2014-03-25T21:16:09Z")
I’m planning a trip to Las Vegas with a couple of friends for this summer. Whee! I know we’ve had several of these threads in the past, but the most recent one I could find is already a couple of years old, and Vegas see… --- ## [Phelps To Picket Amish Funerals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phelps-to-picket-amish-funerals/375298)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phelps-to-picket-amish-funerals/375298 "2006-10-08T11:40:31Z")
This would be pit-worthy but the man has become so self-parodying now that it would be laughable if it wasn’t in such poor taste. Everybody’s favourite bible-thumping, fag-hating, protest-organizing moron is now going t… --- ## [How do you quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quit/705189)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-quit/705189 "2014-11-21T23:01:54Z")
I’m normally all for very straightforward, no-nonsense emails, so my first instinct is to send an email to my supervisor that just says something like “I am resigning my position effective January 9, 2015.” Then if they … --- ## [Patrician 3 versus Capitalism 2 versus Crusader Kings: you decide!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrician-3-versus-capitalism-2-versus-crusader-kings-you-decide/527247)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrician-3-versus-capitalism-2-versus-crusader-kings-you-decide/527247 "2010-02-13T03:56:14Z")
I’m debating getting a nice 2d strategy game while I save up some money for a computer I can put a decent 3d card in. After pursing the files in gog.com and gamersgate.com, I’m looking at a few options. First, Patrician… --- ## [Please help with my data structures and algorithms class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-with-my-data-structures-and-algorithms-class/689142)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-with-my-data-structures-and-algorithms-class/689142 "2014-08-27T01:43:40Z")
Yes, it’s homework, but I really just need a direction to be going. Nowhere did the class say “data structures and algorithms class IN JAVA” but that’s apparently what it is. I haven’t taken any classes in Java. It was … --- ## [Oh, You've Apologized? That Makes It ALL Better. \[RO\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-youve-apologized-that-makes-it-all-better-ro/589988)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-youve-apologized-that-makes-it-all-better-ro/589988 "2011-08-07T03:29:04Z")
Well, actually it doesn’t - since it seems your apology, Hyatt, isn’t actually linked to any action to correct the problem. It just looks like something that your PR department released after legal told them that you we… --- ## [Do WASPs actually exist in the modern age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wasps-actually-exist-in-the-modern-age/695803)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wasps-actually-exist-in-the-modern-age/695803 "2014-08-23T23:21:37Z")
I guess they did at one time cuz the stereotype came from somewhere, but I have never encountered them. This might sound bad but if you asked me to think of a stereotype of conservative, rich, image and status conscious… --- ## [The poor shouldn't have income tax.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poor-shouldnt-have-income-tax/789633)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poor-shouldnt-have-income-tax/789633 "2017-07-04T21:10:33Z")
Why should I have to notify the IRS if I make small change? If a poor person doesn’t notify the IRS of their income then they should have some sort of relief so if in the future they’re audited everything that they owe f… --- ## [Social climbing: why did Presbyterians wanna be Episcopalians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-climbing-why-did-presbyterians-wanna-be-episcopalians/362608)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-climbing-why-did-presbyterians-wanna-be-episcopalians/362608 "2006-07-01T01:06:41Z")
My paternal great-grandfather and, from what I’ve read, quite a few other prosperous Americans in the late 1800s and early 1900s abandoned their Presbyterian faith to become Episcopalians. Was that regarded, at least by… --- ## [TubaDiva gone? \[Update: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-gone-update-rip/914124)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-gone-update-rip/914124 "2020-07-18T23:05:50Z")
Geobabe has reported that TubaDiva has passed away. Please tell us this isn’t so. --- ## [What Would You Do? Florist Calls 2 Years Later to Re-process Credit Card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-florist-calls-2-years-later-to-re-process-credit-card/543192)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-florist-calls-2-years-later-to-re-process-credit-card/543192 "2010-06-16T13:54:29Z")
So I just received a long distance call from an elderly woman. She verified my name and explained that she was calling about some flowers I sent to my best friend back in Feb 08 (She gave me the name and address). “I k… --- ## [Am I Right to be Annoyed by This? (Workplace Situation, No Drama Yet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-to-be-annoyed-by-this-workplace-situation-no-drama-yet/844483)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-right-to-be-annoyed-by-this-workplace-situation-no-drama-yet/844483 "2019-12-12T01:58:53Z")
The receptionist where I work, let’s call her Cindy, is taking a lot of time off, at least in my opinion. Normally, I don’t involve myself in whether my coworkers have a sufficiently strong work ethic. But receptionist… --- ## [Humans and butt wiping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-and-butt-wiping/641519)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-and-butt-wiping/641519 "2012-11-22T22:22:18Z")
Seems strange that humans are the only animals the routinely need to wipe. Such a weird artificial ritual to complete such a natural act. In all fairness I have seen dogs and bears drag their butts through grass on occas… --- ## [Evil characters who've tried to kill Santa/destroy Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-characters-whove-tried-to-kill-santa-destroy-christmas/384578)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-characters-whove-tried-to-kill-santa-destroy-christmas/384578 "2006-12-19T14:54:52Z")
When you stop to think about it, the Forces of Darkness really have it in for our favorite Saint. He’s had to face some real opposition over the years. How many can you think of? -The Grinch of course. -The Sea Hag (Ki… --- ## [My city is known for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062)
**Author:** [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062 "2002-08-10T21:37:57Z")
Chicago: 16" softball (no gloves) Hotdogs with so many condiments piled on top you might not notice if there was no hotdog in there. Deep-dish pizza Italian beef sandwiches Blues music The Cubs North/South racial … --- ## [Kathleen Parker warns: gay marriage means the end of SoCas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathleen-parker-warns-gay-marriage-means-the-end-of-socas/253007)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathleen-parker-warns-gay-marriage-means-the-end-of-socas/253007 "2004-07-02T19:23:49Z")
It’s an argument so incoherent I can barely make sense of it, but her main point seems to be that if the state recognizes gay marriages, this will magically make it legal to sue churches for not recognizing them. Neve… --- ## [Should I buy this girl this dress or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-girl-this-dress-or-not/394400)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-this-girl-this-dress-or-not/394400 "2007-03-07T00:21:51Z")
What’s up my homies, Let me explain. No no, there is no time for that. Let me sum up. (hi-five to anyone who gets the reference.) I speak fluent Japanese, and lately I’ve been hitting the international penpal/dating… --- ## [Russian Dry Dock sinks, with Aircraft Carrier inside.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-dry-dock-sinks-with-aircraft-carrier-inside/824064)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-dry-dock-sinks-with-aircraft-carrier-inside/824064 "2019-12-16T15:29:15Z")
Now this is embarrasing comrade. Any clue who will be sent to Siberia for this? --- ## [Songs whose actual title is "\_\_\_\_ Song"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-actual-title-is-____-song/501666)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-actual-title-is-____-song/501666 "2009-07-04T05:11:39Z")
“The Logical Song” by Supertramp and “Thong Song” by Sisqo are two examples. Note that I’m not interested in unofficial titles like “The Hey Song” for Gary Glitter’s “Rock & Roll Part 2”. --- ## [Is there any modern progressive rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-modern-progressive-rock/606797)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-modern-progressive-rock/606797 "2012-07-31T02:50:29Z")
YouTube has most of Bill Bailey’s Top Ten Prog Rock, excluding Part One because, I assume, the poster is embarrassed that Bailey put King Crimson at #9. An even greater abomination is how he used Phil Collins era record… --- ## [Did Castle just jump the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-castle-just-jump-the-shark/616980)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-castle-just-jump-the-shark/616980 "2012-04-10T14:07:27Z")
Well, as much as a bit of fluff can jump the shark anyway. last night’s episode saw Castle jumping to conclusions about Beckett, deciding to walk away from any relationship with her - and not talking to her about it. O… --- ## [What do UK Dopers think about July 4th?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-uk-dopers-think-about-july-4th/408134)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-uk-dopers-think-about-july-4th/408134 "2007-06-18T13:37:25Z")
Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s on a Wednesday this year. Ha ha. We were talking about this at work this past week, since we do have some business relationships with folks over in London. I recently sent them a work schedule… --- ## [The strangest medical conditions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strangest-medical-conditions/648495)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strangest-medical-conditions/648495 "2013-01-31T04:49:29Z")
I recently read about Fetus in Fetu, which just struck me as sooo weird. What are some of the weirdest medical conditions of any sort? --- ## [Creationist and dinosaurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-and-dinosaurs/219129)
**Author:** [@gyt\_fx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gyt_fx)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-and-dinosaurs/219129 "2003-12-19T18:11:04Z")
Do creationists believe in dinosaurs? If I’m not mistaken… the Bible states that the world was created in 7 days(and nights). God created animals and birds and such. However it fails to mention the creation of giganti… --- ## [Spoil Saving Grace for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-saving-grace-for-me/544172)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoil-saving-grace-for-me/544172 "2010-06-30T11:15:21Z")
I watched a bit of the first season so I know the premise. But Holly Hunter annoys the crap out of me so I stopped watching. The series finale was last night and I’m kinda wondering what happened. Anyone watch? --- ## [Does the Bible warn against adulturation of the blood (mixing races)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-warn-against-adulturation-of-the-blood-mixing-races/535651)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-warn-against-adulturation-of-the-blood-mixing-races/535651 "2010-04-13T01:46:38Z")
I was linked on Facebook to the KKK Summer camp, and I came across this. It says that God said not to adulturate the blood, but doesn’t cite the Bible. Any ideas? --- ## [Movies you liked but most everyone else thought sucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980)
**Author:** [@lucie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucie)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2000, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-liked-but-most-everyone-else-thought-sucked/31980 "2000-09-12T20:08:14Z")
There’a always a few out there. You know, the ones you only watch by yourself and won’t rent from your regular video store. Or the ones you argue about with your friends because they think you are crazy for actually liki… --- ## [Relativity and instantaneous communications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-and-instantaneous-communications/543371)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relativity-and-instantaneous-communications/543371 "2010-06-18T20:35:03Z")
I just finished reading the Lost Fleet series and was having a discussion with some friends and thought I’d ask the question here. In the books, one of the themes (without giving away major spoilers here) is that the sh… --- ## [Effects of Material Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-material-culture/790554)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effects-of-material-culture/790554 "2017-07-19T18:24:32Z")
My sociology class has gotten to childhood and economics, and I’m not sure I like what is being said. Consumer culture has materialized emotions, in that now love and value are expressed through buying material goods an… --- ## [LOTR movies nearly 10 years on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-movies-nearly-10-years-on/591757)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-movies-nearly-10-years-on/591757 "2011-08-09T19:30:51Z")
As films, I think Peter Jackson’s movies hold up amazingly well. so many battle shots I’ve seen brazenly imitated in just about every fantasy/military movie made since they came out. So many shots copied in just about e… --- ## [Pending fisheries collapse? - I pit those who don't see this as a problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pending-fisheries-collapse-i-pit-those-who-dont-see-this-as-a-problem/378960)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pending-fisheries-collapse-i-pit-those-who-dont-see-this-as-a-problem/378960 "2006-11-22T03:00:49Z")
New York Times Scientific American I know you’re out there, maybe not so many on these boards, but you’re out there. --- ## [Can you buy liquor in bulk in Ontario, Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-liquor-in-bulk-in-ontario-canada/594591)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-liquor-in-bulk-in-ontario-canada/594591 "2013-01-06T03:24:59Z")
There is really no way of asking questions like these without looking childish and ignorant, so I’ll cut to the chase. Ever since I turned 19 (the legal drinking age here) I’ve gone to the LCBO in my city in Ontario two… --- ## [Question from a 90 year old war Veteran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-a-90-year-old-war-veteran/559920)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-a-90-year-old-war-veteran/559920 "2011-01-13T18:30:59Z")
I am posting a question on behalf of my father-in-law who would like to have a discussion, but is a little shaky using the forum. Hopefully that is okay, if not please tell me. The question - Hello, anyone and everyon… --- ## [How Many TV/Movie Weddings Have Been Called Off in Progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-tv-movie-weddings-have-been-called-off-in-progress/711118)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-tv-movie-weddings-have-been-called-off-in-progress/711118 "2015-01-30T21:11:40Z")
I’ve seen several recent threads in which people asked whether anyone’s actually seen a wedding in which the clergyman said “Speak now or forever hold your peace” and somebody actually objected. Almost everybody agreed … --- ## [Recommend me some humor/dramedy/slice of life novels!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-humor-dramedy-slice-of-life-novels/530208)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-humor-dramedy-slice-of-life-novels/530208 "2010-02-25T23:29:44Z")
As I’ve grown older, I’ve found myself reading mostly non-fiction (Current Events, Biographies, Economics), after a life time of fiction (SciFi, Mystery, Thrillers). Yet all that non-fiction can really be a downer. ESP… --- ## [Gaydar of Caldor: why do RPG character and place names sound like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaydar-of-caldor-why-do-rpg-character-and-place-names-sound-like-that/424217)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaydar-of-caldor-why-do-rpg-character-and-place-names-sound-like-that/424217 "2007-11-05T17:28:05Z")
I was listening to a show on NPR where live action role playing, one of the geekiest of pursuits, was showcased. The characters and places mostly had names with a lot of hard letters and "ar: sounds: Gardor, Rargon, Kor… --- ## [Celebrity Look-alikes. Who do you resemble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-look-alikes-who-do-you-resemble/165889)
**Author:** [@bjohn13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bjohn13)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-look-alikes-who-do-you-resemble/165889 "2003-04-05T01:46:01Z")
A strange realization has struck in over the past two weeks. I had to do a house call for work. A little girl answered the door. Uopn asking if either of her parents were home, she turned and yelled up the steps: “Mo… --- ## [How do you spell "hoydee toydee"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spell-hoydee-toydee/459551)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spell-hoydee-toydee/459551 "2008-08-13T17:57:56Z")
Title says it all. --- ## [Is it possible to shoot off a person's hat like Clint Eastwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-shoot-off-a-persons-hat-like-clint-eastwood/452933)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-shoot-off-a-persons-hat-like-clint-eastwood/452933 "2008-06-17T02:39:09Z")
If you shot someone’s hat, would it fly off his head like in a Clint Eastwood film? Or would the bullet just go through the hat? Here is an extreme (and obviously impossible) example: --- ## [Saying Screensaver when you mean Wallpaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-screensaver-when-you-mean-wallpaper/554806)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-screensaver-when-you-mean-wallpaper/554806 "2013-06-05T03:09:17Z")
Not strong enough to put in the pit but it bugs me in ads and in conversation when people, for example, take a picture and say, “That would make a good screensaver,” when what they really mean is wallpaper. If you mean… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1853&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1855&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)