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**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-songs-with-an-actual-bridge-and-unusual-beatles-song-structures/712572 "2015-02-14T21:42:52Z")
From what I’ve read, the Beatles called their bridge-like structures “middle eights,” and they are typically repeated in the song. For example, the part in “A Hard Day’s Night” that begins with the lyrics, “When I’m home… --- ## [Do all U.S. states require registered cars to carry insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-u-s-states-require-registered-cars-to-carry-insurance/700309)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-u-s-states-require-registered-cars-to-carry-insurance/700309 "2014-10-10T18:26:18Z")
Massachusetts requires a registered automobile to carry a minimal amount of bodily-injury-to-others and property-damage insurance. Do all states (or Canadian provinces) require this? Now I know that Judge Judy particip… --- ## [Why hasn't anyone come up with a better way to start vehicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-anyone-come-up-with-a-better-way-to-start-vehicles/619615)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-anyone-come-up-with-a-better-way-to-start-vehicles/619615 "2012-04-24T03:49:45Z")
Every vehicle with an internal combustion engine contains a big, heavy, electrochemical battery. Its only purpose is to turn the crankshaft for a few seconds in order to start the engine. After the engine is started the … --- ## [Los Angelenos: Does anybody remember Stern's Barbecue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angelenos-does-anybody-remember-sterns-barbecue/655752)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/los-angelenos-does-anybody-remember-sterns-barbecue/655752 "2014-01-28T07:09:54Z")
I was in LA years ago. During my time there, I had the pleasure to eat at Stern’s Barbecue in Culver City. The meal was great, and the barbecue sauce was superb. A quick check of the 'Net tells me that Stern’s is long… --- ## [Famous, respected musicians who only had 1 good album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-respected-musicians-who-only-had-1-good-album/701712)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-respected-musicians-who-only-had-1-good-album/701712 "2014-10-21T15:37:27Z")
Are there any musicians who only put out one album, or one really respected album (while the other albums were forgotten) who are still considered well respected musicians and not one hit wonders? I was thinking Meat Lo… --- ## [Fringe renewed! \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-renewed-edited-title/608973)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-renewed-edited-title/608973 "2012-04-27T21:25:28Z")
I hope it makes it. Here is what Fox said today. I’m quoting from this article, which quoted Fox’s people. I hope WB figures out a way to keep the show going. I like it quite a bit. Also from that article. Terra Nova … --- ## [Political Compass #35: Keep cheerfully busy when troubled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-35-keep-cheerfully-busy-when-troubled/263316)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-35-keep-cheerfully-busy-when-troubled/263316 "2004-09-10T17:38:04Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [When/if you move, do you root for the sports teams in your new place or stay a fan of your old one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-you-move-do-you-root-for-the-sports-teams-in-your-new-place-or-stay-a-fan-of-your-old-one/743389)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-you-move-do-you-root-for-the-sports-teams-in-your-new-place-or-stay-a-fan-of-your-old-one/743389 "2016-01-19T20:57:48Z")
Five options here. I was born in Buffalo, NY, as was all of my family. In 1986, we moved out to Arizona, where we’ve been ever since. However both my parents and my uncle (who also moved out here) remained lifelong Buf… --- ## [My Wife Is in the Psychiatric Unit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-in-the-psychiatric-unit/631984)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-in-the-psychiatric-unit/631984 "2012-09-02T18:09:22Z")
Last Tuesday Mrs. Homie and I both lost our jobs within about 2 hours of each other. We’d already been struggling financially, so this was more or less the final blow. I had gone outside for some reason, and when I came … --- ## [What is your favorite snack cracker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-snack-cracker/553088)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-snack-cracker/553088 "2010-09-14T01:21:24Z")
For the purposes of this poll, excluding all varieties of potato chips and tortilla chips. I find Wheat Thins to be utterly addictive. (Do you hear that, Nabisco? Send coupon c/o General Delivery, Buttfuck, NH) --- ## [Who has the best cornbread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-best-cornbread/980004 "2024-02-14T19:51:15Z")
Sadly, Ohio cannot compete very well in this chase. I love cornbread and just had some from Meijer that was pretty good, though. Let’s hear it for your favorite. Sweet vs savory? Pan fried or oven? Fried in bacon fat? Mu… --- ## [Reasons why Australia is infested with flies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-australia-is-infested-with-flies/750165)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-why-australia-is-infested-with-flies/750165 "2016-04-04T00:39:34Z")
What makes Australia a haven for flies. Why dont other countries have the problem in such scale as the outback does. Some reasons proferred are high temp, dung, dead carcasses, but most countries have similar situations… --- ## [Resolved: Under The Affordable Care Act, No One Is Paying For Anyone Else's Birth Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-under-the-affordable-care-act-no-one-is-paying-for-anyone-elses-birth-control/615198)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-under-the-affordable-care-act-no-one-is-paying-for-anyone-elses-birth-control/615198 "2012-03-10T14:44:47Z")
Once again Republicans have managed to obfuscate the point with manufactured outrage that forces us to talk about things that are completely irrelevant to the subject at hand. And even Sandra Fluke got it wrong—cost is … --- ## [Private pooping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-pooping/714985)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-pooping/714985 "2015-03-19T22:46:50Z")
I know this is not uncommon, but I don’t want to be around anyone else when I’m on the toilet and making a major transaction. At home it’s not a problem, obviously. But it can be an issue otherwise. This has been true a… --- ## [How important is the director to you on whether you see a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-the-director-to-you-on-whether-you-see-a-movie/644679)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-the-director-to-you-on-whether-you-see-a-movie/644679 "2012-12-28T17:42:43Z")
So against my better judgment I went to see THE HOBBIT. My hesitation was based, oddly enough, not primarily on my distaste for Peter Jackson’s RETURN OF THE KING, but on my feelings about several of his other movies: I … --- ## [Gun Control; Toddlers Shooting People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-toddlers-shooting-people/801962)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-toddlers-shooting-people/801962 "2017-11-21T16:17:57Z")
Toddlers in the United States Shoot people at a rate of about one person per week. Cite Cite Cite This is a solvable problem. We’ve figured out how to keep them away from the bleach and the Percocet. We can do this. … --- ## [Is the Department of Motor Vehicles that bad in other countries, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-department-of-motor-vehicles-that-bad-in-other-countries-too/813119)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-department-of-motor-vehicles-that-bad-in-other-countries-too/813119 "2018-05-10T16:47:20Z")
Going to the DMV is pretty much a universally loathed experience, with long lines, inefficient processing, and needless forms. Is the experience of getting a license, registering a vehicle, etc. this bad in developed co… --- ## [The Ethics of Draft Dodging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-draft-dodging/59927)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-draft-dodging/59927 "2001-04-06T05:17:49Z")
In the U.S., all males are asked to register for the draft when they turn 18. As far as I know, no one is required, per se, to do so (correct me if I’m wrong). What the government has done to get people to register for t… --- ## [Why won't you tell us where you're from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-you-tell-us-where-youre-from/374474)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-you-tell-us-where-youre-from/374474 "2006-10-08T22:47:05Z")
I notice a lot of folks here - without counting I suspect it’s a majority - don’t fill in the “Location” field or put something useless but cute in there. It’s often a nuisance when someone asks a location-specific ques… --- ## [Pastries that are not oversweetened - is this a Hispanic style of food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastries-that-are-not-oversweetened-is-this-a-hispanic-style-of-food/560817)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastries-that-are-not-oversweetened-is-this-a-hispanic-style-of-food/560817 "2010-11-19T21:05:41Z")
In the last few years there have appeared various excellent packaged pastries in convenience stores that, unlike most, are not covered in thick, cheap icing. Cinnamon rolls and little loaves of bread tapered like a crois… --- ## [Aliens built the pyramids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-built-the-pyramids/1000943)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-built-the-pyramids/1000943 "2024-11-08T02:47:08Z")
Someone shared this laughable image of the pyramids being built. There are so many things wrong with it, not the least of which would be the strength needed from each worker to hold up that stone. But it gave me a humoro… --- ## [Is it took much to ask that you take a flattering picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-took-much-to-ask-that-you-take-a-flattering-picture/624806)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-took-much-to-ask-that-you-take-a-flattering-picture/624806 "2012-06-14T21:17:22Z")
I had my passport renewed today. The lovely lady at the passport center apent a lot of time before she was happy with the new biometric photo. Chin up, tilt to the left and instead of looking natural she took a photogra… --- ## [Songs based on books/tv shows/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-based-on-books-tv-shows-movies/652417)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-based-on-books-tv-shows-movies/652417 "2013-03-12T22:30:19Z")
I’m putting together a trivia night game and I want to make one of the categories songs based on a Book, tv show, or a movie. (OR BTM from now on) I’m also looking for examples where a song has the same name of a BTM … --- ## [School rant: dont borrow or lend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-rant-dont-borrow-or-lend/709885)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-rant-dont-borrow-or-lend/709885 "2015-01-22T20:30:32Z")
I bought my son a good calculator for school. One that could do fractions. I warned him “Do NOT lend this out” or you wont get it back. Well yesterday he lent it out and never saw it again. Thing is, 7th graders not onl… --- ## [Is it okay to use \ to indicate removed text in a quote box?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-use-snip-to-indicate-removed-text-in-a-quote-box/755328)
**Author:** [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-use-snip-to-indicate-removed-text-in-a-quote-box/755328 "2016-05-24T18:48:04Z")
I was just reading through a thread from a couple weeks ago, and I came across this post where Miller told Der Trihs not to change the contents of a quote box: That is one of the very best examples I’ve seen of “Better… --- ## [Are you a white, liberal, atheist man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-white-liberal-atheist-man/950420)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-white-liberal-atheist-man/950420 "2021-09-19T13:23:50Z")
I know that most Dopers are male, most are white, most are liberal, and most are atheist. What I’m curious to see is if there is so much overlap that even people who fit all four categories would still be in the majority… --- ## [Tell me everything I need to know about NASCAR..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-everything-i-need-to-know-about-nascar/537020)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-everything-i-need-to-know-about-nascar/537020 "2010-04-27T05:52:32Z")
…before I make a fool out of myself. :wink: After 15 years of living in the South, I’ve been informed that to truly be considered an honorary member of Southern Culture, I must attend a NASCAR race. Specifically, Tall… --- ## [GAHHH!! I love my wife with all my heart but....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gahhh-i-love-my-wife-with-all-my-heart-but/708108)
**Author:** [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gahhh-i-love-my-wife-with-all-my-heart-but/708108 "2014-12-31T17:02:04Z")
sometimes I just wanna scream at her “PULL IT TOGETHER!!”. So here’s the deal, in October she got notice she was due some retirement money from a company she used to work for. Not a “we can quit our jobs and sail the wo… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh: "When women got the right to vote is when it all went downhill "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-when-women-got-the-right-to-vote-is-when-it-all-went-downhill/627743)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-when-women-got-the-right-to-vote-is-when-it-all-went-downhill/627743 "2012-07-11T00:30:38Z")
No, really. You can hear it here. --- ## [Your favorite Pink Floyd Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-pink-floyd-song/664493)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-pink-floyd-song/664493 "2013-07-27T17:51:26Z")
I know it is hard to pick just one,but try to pick JUST ONE. For me it is Run like Hell --- ## [Has Anyone Here Ever Lived In An Oppressive Regime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-lived-in-an-oppressive-regime/606223)
**Author:** [@TheUthaBrutha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUthaBrutha)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-lived-in-an-oppressive-regime/606223 "2011-12-18T04:32:55Z")
I was talking to my coworker and he hates GW Bush. He says he’s as bad as Hitler. Now I don’t like GW Bush either but c’mon, I hate when people do that. My question to any of you is this: Have you ever lived in a count… --- ## [People not understanding daylight savings time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-not-understanding-daylight-savings-time/546110)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-not-understanding-daylight-savings-time/546110 "2010-07-12T15:33:38Z")
Not nearly enough of a rant to put in the Pit, but it’s starting to get to me a bit. I’ve been dealing with some people that either live on the other side of the country, or communicate with people who do. And I keep se… --- ## [What's your favorite way to eat potatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-way-to-eat-potatoes/587200)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-way-to-eat-potatoes/587200 "2011-07-03T16:35:04Z")
Simple enough… --- ## [Are most lakes round?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-lakes-round/543516)
**Author:** [@Marcus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-lakes-round/543516 "2010-06-18T11:40:34Z")
I have always thought that they were. But on a recent trip to Scotland, very few of the lakes (lochs) are even a little bit round! Most are carved by glaciers and what not and are quite elongated. I guess round lakes … --- ## [Idiot Dog Owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-dog-owners/782323)
**Author:** [@Pabitel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pabitel)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-dog-owners/782323 "2017-03-23T19:29:09Z")
What the hell is up with the idiots who own dogs!? I just got back form the bank, the bank mind you, and some idiot comes barging in to the lobby with a large dog and proceeds as if this is normal behavior. The dog is j… --- ## [Alien steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-steel/664729)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-steel/664729 "2013-08-08T12:21:51Z")
Sometimes I devise backgrounds/universes for SF stories. I never write the stories (because I’m no good at devising plots), but it’s fun to do the universe. Anyway, I’m having a bit of difficulty with one aspect of my cu… --- ## [Whatever happened to the Uzi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-uzi/365485)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-uzi/365485 "2006-07-26T02:04:20Z")
Not the poster on the boards here (sorry Uzi! :slight\_smile: ), but the 9mm SMG that seemed to be in pretty much every action movie from the early '70s until Die Hard in 1988, when the Heckler & Koch MP5 suddenly became … --- ## [Edmunds publishes Cash-for-Clunkers analysis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edmunds-publishes-cash-for-clunkers-analysis/516065)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edmunds-publishes-cash-for-clunkers-analysis/516065 "2009-11-11T07:43:48Z")
In this article, Edmunds.com concludes that the cost to taxpayers for each additional vehicle sold during “Cash-for-Clunkers” was around $24,000 (based on analysis of the number of vehicles that would have been sold in t… --- ## [What Old Technologies (Or Things) Will You NEVER Give Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-old-technologies-or-things-will-you-never-give-up/505103 "2009-08-06T16:16:33Z")
I was in Target a few weeks ago and I overheard (yes I know I eavesdrop too much) and a guy was trying to find a dial phone. He was over 50 at least. His daughter or young girlfriend, was trying to be patient and explain… --- ## [Know of any good places to post controversial topics, especially for anti-Pit people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179 "2021-08-09T17:57:16Z")
I’m not flouncing or encouraging anyone to flounce. There’s a small group of people telling everyone that some of what goes on here is bigoted, racist, sexist. etc. and that the people espousing those views need to go,… --- ## [Eagle Scout Projects -What's the dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagle-scout-projects-whats-the-dope/575965)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eagle-scout-projects-whats-the-dope/575965 "2011-03-28T03:29:17Z")
Whenever I read about some young man attaining this highest of scouting honors I have to wonder about the project they have chosen to enrich the community. A wooden picninc table? A wooden bench? Landscaping dirt mounds… --- ## [SEINFELD: Elaine's transformation from nice girl to caustic bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-elaines-transformation-from-nice-girl-to-caustic-bitch/181661)
**Author:** [@MrSarcasticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSarcasticus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-elaines-transformation-from-nice-girl-to-caustic-bitch/181661 "2003-06-14T16:41:16Z")
God, what the hell happened to her in later seasons? She became downright hateful. When did this begin, exactly? --- ## [How to turn a cake mix into a batch of brownies. Not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-a-cake-mix-into-a-batch-of-brownies-not/703792)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-a-cake-mix-into-a-batch-of-brownies-not/703792 "2014-11-07T04:49:49Z")
Okay, so I got a horrible craving for brownies. Just had to have them. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem, except I had NO cocoa powder or baking chocolate on hand and currently hubby has my car (his in the shop) and… --- ## [Testimony in Spanish, one juror speaks Spanish can lead to mistrial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testimony-in-spanish-one-juror-speaks-spanish-can-lead-to-mistrial/456093)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testimony-in-spanish-one-juror-speaks-spanish-can-lead-to-mistrial/456093 "2025-06-04T14:12:36Z")
I didn’t want to hijack Asimovian’s thread, so I’m starting a new thread. In post 6, Bricker said I guess my question (for everyone, not just Bricker) is roughly, what’s wrong with a witness talking about testimony sa… --- ## [Why is Nazi pageantry still attractive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nazi-pageantry-still-attractive/518879)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nazi-pageantry-still-attractive/518879 "2009-11-26T11:40:43Z")
I’m no Nazi. Farthest from. And i’m not sure how to ask/admit this. But there is something stirring in those films of the soldiers in lock step and the spotlights and flags and music and such. I know it’s propaganda. I … --- ## [Actor (currently living) that has played the same role in a movie the most times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-currently-living-that-has-played-the-same-role-in-a-movie-the-most-times/717261)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-currently-living-that-has-played-the-same-role-in-a-movie-the-most-times/717261 "2015-04-14T15:34:00Z")
So who is it? I know that Mickey Rooney played the Andy Hardy character numerous times. I think that there a couple of dozen Dagwood and Blondie movies from the 1930’s with the same actors. The cast from the Harry Pot… --- ## [Late night TV (and pretty much all talk shows) are nothing more than infomercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-night-tv-and-pretty-much-all-talk-shows-are-nothing-more-than-infomercials/705709)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-night-tv-and-pretty-much-all-talk-shows-are-nothing-more-than-infomercials/705709 "2014-11-28T22:42:16Z")
After I went off to college in 1989, I pretty much stopped watching TV. (Oh, I’ve caught some seasons of this and that. Remember when Gretchen won Project Runway? I’m still fuming.) So I never really thought about this … --- ## [Your Favorite Fixed/Rotary Wing Aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fixed-rotary-wing-aircraft/618856)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-fixed-rotary-wing-aircraft/618856 "2012-04-16T21:08:53Z")
Again, I don’t remember how to make a poll, so I’ll just tell y’all, okay? Fixed Wing: Is and always will be the B52 Bomber. Not because of aesthetics, of course, but just because it was so beautiful to watch her take o… --- ## [Could there be a third "300" movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-a-third-300-movie/685179)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-a-third-300-movie/685179 "2014-04-07T14:23:15Z")
The logical next step in the series would be one about the Peloponnesian War, Athens v. Sparta. Plenty of kickass action there – but the complex politics of that war would seem to resist comic-book treatment – who are t… --- ## [Mow lawn, fill out police statement...sigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mow-lawn-fill-out-police-statement-sigh/447172)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mow-lawn-fill-out-police-statement-sigh/447172 "2008-05-06T14:03:50Z")
I did the first lawn-mowing of the season today, and it resulted in my neighbor calling th police on me. There’s a history behind her antagonism, of course, and I’ve talked about her in other threads. She’s got her hous… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1856&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1858&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)