# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1864&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:** 1865 --- ## ["The SDMB is run at a loss"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-run-at-a-loss/157022)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-run-at-a-loss/157022 "2003-02-25T19:00:46Z")
In this thread the point is raised that the mods are, shall we say, “cautious” about the content that’s posted here because “The SDMB is run by the Chicago Reader at a loss, and they simply cannot afford to get involved … --- ## [I'm very tired (hospital capers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-tired-hospital-capers/432524)
**Author:** [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-very-tired-hospital-capers/432524 "2008-01-16T02:32:43Z")
First off - props to the ED staff at the Lyell McEwin hospital in Adelaide. It can’t be easy running one of the only EDs in the Northern Suburbs, and you’ve treated us really well each time we’ve been in there. This is … --- ## [Are Any Radio Stations in Your Market Playing Round-the-Clock Christmas Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-radio-stations-in-your-market-playing-round-the-clock-christmas-music/279186)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-radio-stations-in-your-market-playing-round-the-clock-christmas-music/279186 "2004-12-11T20:06:17Z")
There are two radio stations in the Springfield, Illinois radio market that are playing Christmas music 24/7. 90.5 WIBI has, since Thanksgiving, been playing Christmas songs, both old and modern, performed by contermpor… --- ## [What does recovering from surgery feel like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-recovering-from-surgery-feel-like/677832)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-recovering-from-surgery-feel-like/677832 "2014-01-10T02:07:25Z")
My sister recently got her tonsils take out as an adult (she was 19) and said it was extremely painful. I felt so bad for her! I always thought getting your tonsils taken out wasn’t a big deal and it just felt a little b… --- ## ['The manager was livid': Guy takes advantage of prime rib pricing blunder,"...my question is was he being a asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manager-was-livid-guy-takes-advantage-of-prime-rib-pricing-blunder-my-question-is-was-he-being-a-asshole/978248)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-manager-was-livid-guy-takes-advantage-of-prime-rib-pricing-blunder-my-question-is-was-he-being-a-asshole/978248 "2023-01-17T13:01:54Z")
ok, apparently this guy was buying meat at a store and noticed there was a pricing error and apparently took advantage of it via a Michigan “real” pricing law was he an asshole for doing so? --- ## [Why does tea get darker as it sits out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tea-get-darker-as-it-sits-out/273629)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tea-get-darker-as-it-sits-out/273629 "2004-11-09T10:44:14Z")
Why does a glass of tea get darker if it is left sitting out? --- ## [Penobscot from M\*A\*S\*H](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penobscot-from-m-a-s-h/415833)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penobscot-from-m-a-s-h/415833 "2007-08-21T15:30:44Z")
The Wiki says Penobscot got demoted. Is that correct and, if so, in what episode was the demotion mentioned? --- ## [7 Reasons Child Stars Go Crazy (An Insider's Perspective)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-reasons-child-stars-go-crazy-an-insiders-perspective/659726)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-reasons-child-stars-go-crazy-an-insiders-perspective/659726 "2013-05-31T04:30:09Z")
Written by Mara Wilson. She was one of the kids in Mrs Doubtfire, had a recurring role in Melrose place for a season and other acting credits. She makes some valid points in the article. Interesting perspective on her … --- ## [Little Green Plug (Incredibly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-green-plug-incredibly-tmi/164354)
**Author:** [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-green-plug-incredibly-tmi/164354 "2003-04-10T14:06:33Z")
I hesitated – briefly – to share this and I don’t know why, considering that entire thread we had about squeezing zits and the numerous ones dedicated to bowel movements. Anyway, here goes: I’ve had sinus surgery twice… --- ## [are you related to anyone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-related-to-anyone-famous/360358)
**Author:** [@Minotaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minotaurus)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-related-to-anyone-famous/360358 "2006-06-16T12:26:15Z")
actors, politicans, sport etc… I was just wondering (celebs that are famous worldwide or in your country) --- ## [Sanders campaign turning into a cringe comedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-campaign-turning-into-a-cringe-comedy/746798)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-campaign-turning-into-a-cringe-comedy/746798 "2016-02-22T23:51:41Z")
I guess that’s appropriate, given his resemblance to Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David (first called by someone here, don’t recall who). There was of course the deal the other day when he kvetched at a black audience, … --- ## [Someting I don't get about "Amazon Prime" $100 annual shipping deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someting-i-dont-get-about-amazon-prime-100-annual-shipping-deal/684499)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someting-i-dont-get-about-amazon-prime-100-annual-shipping-deal/684499 "2014-03-25T21:30:47Z")
I have a small ebay business and I ship over a thousand packages a year via USPS. The vast majority of the items I sell are between 2-6 lbs. Shipping per package to US locations costs me from around 5.30 to 15.00 accord… --- ## [Putting a potato on power meter to slow it down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-potato-on-power-meter-to-slow-it-down/314310)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-a-potato-on-power-meter-to-slow-it-down/314310 "2005-07-27T14:36:53Z")
Someone at work swears that if you put a potato on top of your power meter, that over time it will cause the meter to run slower. She says that the potato will turn black as it absorbs some of the energy from the meter. … --- ## [Hollywood Scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-scandal/800597)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-scandal/800597 "2017-11-14T14:44:45Z")
Every day we’re hearing of new allegations of some kind of sexual abuse by directors and actors. I listen to a radio talk show every day and the host posed this question: Can you name an actor that it would genuinely s… --- ## [When humanitarian behavior is criminalized...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-humanitarian-behavior-is-criminalized/835420)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-humanitarian-behavior-is-criminalized/835420 "2019-06-17T09:59:51Z")
Feds may try to prosecute him again. It gets better. People who think that comparisons of this administration and its adherents to Nazi Germany are hyperbole are dangerously naive. --- ## [Is Diablo III worth the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diablo-iii-worth-the-money/627394)
**Author:** [@Koakuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koakuma)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diablo-iii-worth-the-money/627394 "2012-07-24T12:01:35Z")
After playing and finishing Diablo II on normal mode, I have to say it was one of the greatest games I ever played. Very, very interesting game. Anyway, I have a small handful of friends that have bought Diablo III. Eac… --- ## [Is It Trolling to Try to Get Another Poster to Break the Rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-trolling-to-try-to-get-another-poster-to-break-the-rules/601395)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-trolling-to-try-to-get-another-poster-to-break-the-rules/601395 "2011-11-15T19:38:32Z")
Dropping this turd into the thread with neither a context nor even a specific poster as its target is not appropriate. If you want to attempt irony, at least make an effort at coherence. \[ /Moderating \] So it’s "no… --- ## [what does this traffic ticket mean - need answer kinda fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-traffic-ticket-mean-need-answer-kinda-fast/592137)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-traffic-ticket-mean-need-answer-kinda-fast/592137 "2011-08-15T15:30:25Z")
Description: “Lic. Restric. Vio.” License restriction violation? Statute: VTL 050903 This is in New York State. That’s all I got. Is this speeding, or what? any idea? --- ## ["Other" Women - Stop it, stop it, STOP IT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-women-stop-it-stop-it-stop-it/304181)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-women-stop-it-stop-it-stop-it/304181 "2005-05-18T12:32:57Z")
I have finally come to terms with myself. My awesomeness. I am smart, funny, clever, classy and usually mellow. I don’t play games. I try not to hurt people. I’m considerate and compassionate. So why can’t I keep a man?… --- ## [Songs un/justifiably cut from/added to movie musicals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-un-justifiably-cut-from-added-to-movie-musicals/784148)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-un-justifiably-cut-from-added-to-movie-musicals/784148 "2017-04-18T03:43:03Z")
I’m going to talk about one of my favorite musicals: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Music and lyrics by the great Frank Loesser (also known for the musical Guys and Dolls, hit songs, etc.). Wiki, orig… --- ## [Starfleet newest ship U.S.S. "Exterminator"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-newest-ship-u-s-s-exterminator/119148)
**Author:** [@Estilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Estilicon)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-newest-ship-u-s-s-exterminator/119148 "2003-03-02T07:53:23Z")
(First of all if this belongs to Mpsims, I give permission to a moderator to move it. You are welcome). Something (I don’t know what) has led me to believe that there are a lot of trekkies in this place. Therefore I hav… --- ## [Should people be screened & certified 2 make babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-be-screened-certified-2-make-babies/406436)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-be-screened-certified-2-make-babies/406436 "2007-06-19T16:10:04Z")
I believe that perhaps as much as 90% of the world’s ills are due to screwed-up people having kids. Crime. Crime. Crime. Welfare. Welfare. Welfare. Trace back the crime committer’s crime record, and all the other negativ… --- ## [Leave me alone, Rachel Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-me-alone-rachel-ray/392024)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-me-alone-rachel-ray/392024 "2007-03-09T05:01:40Z")
Stop following me through the supermarket. Get off of the magazines in the check out. Get out of my TV. And stay off of my cracker boxes. Yes, I’m talking to you, Rachel Ray. --- ## [The Once Every Ten Years Book Sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-once-every-ten-years-book-sale/572354)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-once-every-ten-years-book-sale/572354 "2011-04-21T16:14:56Z")
About once every ten years or so I decide that the book collection has just gotten way out of hand and start weeding out. Books that I know I’ll never read. Books that I read and will probably never revisit again. Books … --- ## [Ask the Brit bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-brit-bloke/23127)
**Author:** [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2000, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-brit-bloke/23127 "2000-07-16T13:28:34Z")
I figured it’s about time I cashed in on this thread style. Go on then, ask away. Any question answered, even if it’s about Benny Hill, morris dancing or tea. --- ## [What in your life are you unhappiest about right now, at the beginning of 2009?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-your-life-are-you-unhappiest-about-right-now-at-the-beginning-of-2009/480126)
**Author:** [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-your-life-are-you-unhappiest-about-right-now-at-the-beginning-of-2009/480126 "2009-01-09T14:35:41Z")
Obviously this is inspired by the other thread floating about these parts. I thought there should be some counterbalance to the all the rays of sunshine, rivers of chocolate and gumdrop smiles. You know, in the spirit o… --- ## [Will someone explain Cobb Salad to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-explain-cobb-salad-to-me/679070)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-explain-cobb-salad-to-me/679070 "2014-01-27T00:08:32Z")
Not the origin, which is Wikiable. I want to know why all the ingredients are all in their separate little piles, bacon over here, chicken over there, sliced avocado on one side, tomato on another, all usually piled hig… --- ## [Actors/Actresses You Can't Stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-you-cant-stand/150383)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-you-cant-stand/150383 "2003-01-26T15:21:30Z")
Well, for me, it’s a long list. In fact, all of Hollywood can fall into the ocean, IMHO. But, perhaps SDopers less cynical than I must have some actors/actresses on their hated lists? - Jinx --- ## [Are network switches basically the same as 5 to 10 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-network-switches-basically-the-same-as-5-to-10-years-ago/696300)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-network-switches-basically-the-same-as-5-to-10-years-ago/696300 "2014-08-27T12:27:55Z")
It looks like my main network switch at home has died, after 5 to 10 years of use. If I go try to replace it, will I find that they have all changed and it is going to be a big project to learn how to use it? Configurati… --- ## [Handicapped pro athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-pro-athletes/537138)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapped-pro-athletes/537138 "2010-04-29T12:48:04Z")
Aka PLZ DO MY HOMEWORK FOR ME. I’m working on a sidebar to an article about Pete Gray (the one-armed baseball player), which will consist of a couple paragraphs each about other professional athletes who played despite … --- ## [The Abyssmal Super Bowl Officiating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-abyssmal-super-bowl-officiating/343191)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-abyssmal-super-bowl-officiating/343191 "2006-02-09T02:56:17Z")
Heart-broken Seahawk fan here, so I’m may not be too impartial, but come on! The Hawks made lots of mistakes, but there were at \*\*least four horrible calls \*\* that went against the Seahawks. Two of them were reversed b… --- ## [Why can't we plant trees on the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-plant-trees-on-the-moon/64136)
**Author:** [@Chubbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chubbs)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-plant-trees-on-the-moon/64136 "2001-05-05T06:03:30Z")
Take some water, dirt and some plants to the moon and start planting. Put them in a green house make some oxygen and live on the moon. Well, would it work? --- ## [What are extras talking about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-extras-talking-about/366050)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-extras-talking-about/366050 "2006-07-28T16:31:54Z")
I was watching Three’s Company a while ago and it had a Reagle Beagle scene that interested me. I’ve always wondered, what are the people sitting at the tables in the background talking about? This may be an impossible… --- ## [SSN and renting apartments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssn-and-renting-apartments/521615)
**Author:** [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssn-and-renting-apartments/521615 "2009-12-18T13:08:51Z")
So a friend of mine is looking to rent an apartment and she mentioned that for the credit check, they require her to have a picture or photocopy of her social security card. It sounds a little fishy to me since I’ve nev… --- ## [When (if ever) Will Marijuana Become Legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-ever-will-marijuana-become-legal/614369)
**Author:** [@curioushat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curioushat)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-if-ever-will-marijuana-become-legal/614369 "2012-03-03T00:40:21Z")
I am sure that this question has been raised in the past, however I would like to bring it up again as the 2012 elections approach and there are several marijuana legalization questions on the ballot. It seems very obvi… --- ## [Left Turn-Signal Laggers Draw My Ire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-turn-signal-laggers-draw-my-ire/718534)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-turn-signal-laggers-draw-my-ire/718534 "2015-05-01T19:19:56Z")
I very much dislike drivers in front of me stopped at left turn signals who are slow to proceed into the forward turn after the light turns green. Many of these drivers take quite a long time to proceed forward, even whe… --- ## [Energy Enhancement System, scalar waves - is this legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310 "2024-11-20T02:39:48Z")
my town has one of these places where you pay to use this and I’m not even sure what it is. It really sounds bogus but I wanted to hear what others think. from the website of the inventor The Energy Enhancement System… --- ## [The Death of Just-In-Time Manufacturing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-just-in-time-manufacturing/942392)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-just-in-time-manufacturing/942392 "2021-08-25T00:52:58Z")
This might not be appropriate for GQ since I’m not sure there’s a factual answer, but I figured I’d start here and see what happens. The pandemic has exposed serious, gaping holes in the supply chain, which have been ex… --- ## [Oriental Laundry Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-laundry-mystery/551205)
**Author:** [@Ram76114](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ram76114)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-laundry-mystery/551205 "2011-03-02T05:16:18Z")
Hi, Everybody! I am a long-time reader of The Straight Dope, but this is my first time to use the Messageboard. I have a question. I have an old photograph of a street scene dated 1935 (Sorry, but I don’t know whi… --- ## [So where did my lost piece of mail most likely go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-did-my-lost-piece-of-mail-most-likely-go/384071)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-did-my-lost-piece-of-mail-most-likely-go/384071 "2006-12-19T02:37:25Z")
Here’s the scenario: I walk to my local post office on a Sunday night and drop an envelope, properly addressed and stamped, to send from one part of suburban Los Angeles to another suburban part of L.A. The piece of mai… --- ## [RFK, Jr.: Investigate U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin for 2004 voter "caging lists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-investigate-u-s-attorney-tim-griffin-for-2004-voter-caging-lists/403333)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rfk-jr-investigate-u-s-attorney-tim-griffin-for-2004-voter-caging-lists/403333 "2007-05-12T14:52:22Z")
He’s also calling for investigation of Rove in the same matter. Story here: Should the Judiciary Committees do as he urges? Is there any non-partisan justification for the use of these “caging lists”? --- ## [Is it practical to power an ordinary house with solar panels covering the roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-practical-to-power-an-ordinary-house-with-solar-panels-covering-the-roof/669482)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-practical-to-power-an-ordinary-house-with-solar-panels-covering-the-roof/669482 "2013-09-23T22:48:20Z")
For an ordinary residential house with “average” efficiency, is it possible to generate enough electric power annually from solar panels on the roof of that house that at the end of a year, 0 net electricity was consumed… --- ## [The Sunken City In 'Waterworld' \[spoilers for 20-year-old movie\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sunken-city-in-waterworld-spoilers-for-20-year-old-movie/737926)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sunken-city-in-waterworld-spoilers-for-20-year-old-movie/737926 "2015-11-21T23:09:19Z")
There’s a scene in Waterworld where the Mariner and his companion travel under the water to a sunken city. Wikipedia says it’s Denver, but I’m not clear how that conclusion is being drawn. I just watched the scene and I … --- ## [Stuck padlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-padlock/236931)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2004, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuck-padlock/236931 "2004-03-30T22:38:17Z")
I have a padlock which will not open - I can turn the key and feel the latch disengage, but the U does not come out and so the lock does not open. It seems to be rusted shut. I’ve applied WD40 without success. --- ## [What animals can be trained to look at where a finger is pointing rather than the finger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-can-be-trained-to-look-at-where-a-finger-is-pointing-rather-than-the-finger/688689)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animals-can-be-trained-to-look-at-where-a-finger-is-pointing-rather-than-the-finger/688689 "2019-07-22T01:27:43Z")
Aside from humans. Are there animals which do this with no training? Are there animals which do this between themselves or have analogous behavior? --- ## [Help Us Name Our New Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-new-cat/523435)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-us-name-our-new-cat/523435 "2010-01-07T13:54:40Z")
Here is a pic of a similar cat. (the shelter had no online pic of Nina). We don’t care for the name Nina (for a cat). Any ideas? Right now she is perky, friendly and curious, but shy. She is 4 years old. If I had an iPh… --- ## [Pianists/Musicologists, Please: "Stretching A Tenth"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pianists-musicologists-please-stretching-a-tenth/571173)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pianists-musicologists-please-stretching-a-tenth/571173 "2012-06-04T17:28:06Z")
Having once seen “The Mephisto Waltz” (I hope that was the name of the film? It starred Alan Alda?), I know it means the fingers spanning ten keys on the piano, right? But what does it mean exactly? Is this an extraord… --- ## [Coke in the Fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-in-the-fridge/127237)
**Author:** [@Kitfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitfox)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-in-the-fridge/127237 "2002-09-07T04:13:52Z")
A friend of mine was horror-struck the other day when she noticed that I had a Coke can sitting open in the fridge. Appearently, she had heard that the aluminum in the can, when in contact with oxygen and the acids in t… --- ## [Is overpopulation unnoticeable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-overpopulation-unnoticeable/541275)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-overpopulation-unnoticeable/541275 "2010-06-01T22:19:42Z")
There’s the concept that population growth is deceiving and will be our demise. This is based on the exponential function theory. Assuming a rising growth rate supported by For example… Let’s imagine bacteria divide ev… --- ## [Who decided men should shave their bodies ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-men-should-shave-their-bodies/355508)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-men-should-shave-their-bodies/355508 "2006-05-07T03:10:56Z")
Since when do men start shaving everywhere ? Is this the queer eye/ metrosexual influence ? Inspired from some other threads here. I am just a guest and could not search-please help me out. I have seen a thread here abo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1863&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1865&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)