# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1866&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:** 1867 --- ## ['but, miss X – you're beautiful without your glasses' - or, Ugly Ducklings on film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-miss-x-youre-beautiful-without-your-glasses-or-ugly-ducklings-on-film/274854)
**Author:** [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-miss-x-youre-beautiful-without-your-glasses-or-ugly-ducklings-on-film/274854 "2004-11-17T16:56:43Z")
The ‘ugly duckling’ plot in film is rarely convincing, because it usually involves a beautiful actress made up to look unattractive before her supposed transformation, when - surprise surprise - she is revealed to be gor… --- ## [Stories or novels written in unusual tenses/perspectives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-or-novels-written-in-unusual-tenses-perspectives/525349)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-or-novels-written-in-unusual-tenses-perspectives/525349 "2010-01-28T20:46:02Z")
I have been re-reading What Salmon Know, a collection of short stories by the underrated Elwood Reid. What jumped out at me among other things was that two of the stories in the book were written in tenses that it is ver… --- ## [Sending late night texts - appropriate or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-late-night-texts-appropriate-or-not/947588)
**Author:** [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-late-night-texts-appropriate-or-not/947588 "2021-08-15T03:39:20Z")
What’s your opinion on sending texts late at night? (Use whatever definition of “late” you want.) I am specifically not talking about texts regarding traditionally late-night activities like going out with friends, booty… --- ## [Constructive Ways to Deal with Extreme Fatigue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constructive-ways-to-deal-with-extreme-fatigue/757183)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constructive-ways-to-deal-with-extreme-fatigue/757183 "2016-08-10T02:12:04Z")
I’m at my wit’s end and need any advice you can throw my way. I had three grand mal seizures on March 21st and was diagnosed with epilepsy and placed on an anti-convulsant called Keppra. I’ve spoken with my neurologist … --- ## [Why won't anyone in his cabinet stand up to Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-anyone-in-his-cabinet-stand-up-to-trump/786487 "2017-05-20T22:14:37Z")
I get he’s a dominating kind of guy, but it’s not like these most of these aides of his are going to starve if he fires them. Most are professionals of one kind or another and could easily get jobs elsewhere. Why is almo… --- ## [What performer was the best athlete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139 "2021-11-18T06:30:08Z")
I’m specifically putting this in CS and not the Game Room because I’m curious about performers who primarily became famous for acting, music etc but coincidentally were very good to great athletes. So no Caitlyn Jenner d… --- ## [What is it with (some) environmentalists and technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-some-environmentalists-and-technology/522886)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-some-environmentalists-and-technology/522886 "2010-01-10T20:29:25Z")
Just got back from seeing Avatar (great movie btw), and was talking with some friends about it over some serious drinking, and the question came up…what is it with certain greens/environmentalists and technology? I don’… --- ## [Ask the part-time vagrant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-part-time-vagrant/617559)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-part-time-vagrant/617559 "2012-04-06T00:08:32Z")
I’ve been following the homeless guy with a hooker thread. I would post information in that thread but I don’t want to steal the OPs thunder. There were some questions about homelessness in that thread I believe that I … --- ## [Why do people refer to themselves in the third-person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-refer-to-themselves-in-the-third-person/456649)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-refer-to-themselves-in-the-third-person/456649 "2008-07-18T20:17:37Z")
I noticed that in recent years there had been more instances of people referring to themselves in the third person. A seinfeld episode made fun of it. Is this a historically recent phenomenon? What caused it? I’ve never… --- ## ["70% How You Look, 20% How You Sound, 10% What You Say"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-how-you-look-20-how-you-sound-10-what-you-say/113655)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2002, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-how-you-look-20-how-you-sound-10-what-you-say/113655 "2002-06-16T07:11:01Z")
I’ve seen this quote, probably in someone’s signature here, that goes something like “70% how you look, 20% how you sound, 10% what you say”. Who said this? Under what circumstances was it said?? While I don’t doubt thi… --- ## [Movie watching behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-watching-behavior/394783)
**Author:** [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-watching-behavior/394783 "2007-03-08T20:44:29Z")
The thread about ‘embarrassing or uncomfortable movie watching experiences’ in Cafe Society prompted me to type this out, but on second thought, it’s too vitrolic for CS and belongs here. So… here we go. The most embarr… --- ## [MADS -- an outing that's a cut above \[May 5th\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-an-outing-thats-a-cut-above-may-5th/395910)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-an-outing-thats-a-cut-above-may-5th/395910 "2007-05-11T20:24:13Z")
There’s a topiary garden near Baltimore, The Ladew Gardens, that I’ve been dying to visit. Apparently there’s one or two other things to see in addition to their famous fox-hunting-scene-rendered-in-boxwood! The location… --- ## [What should I take with me to the airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-take-with-me-to-the-airport/557243)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-take-with-me-to-the-airport/557243 "2010-10-23T15:30:44Z")
I remember the days when buying a ticket to fly on a plane got you something … a ticket. I have to fly to Phoenix this weekend, and I’ve made my reservations and all that through Orbitz, but I don’t know for certain what… --- ## [Hall of Fame/Shame of Car Chases and Car Stunts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-shame-of-car-chases-and-car-stunts/185754)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hall-of-fame-shame-of-car-chases-and-car-stunts/185754 "2004-09-21T17:16:05Z")
Anything to do with cars in movies that stands out for you as either exceptionally good/original/bad/stupid/whatever. As long as it pertains to cars in movies (or TV) and strikes you as noteworthy, have at. Thunder Roa… --- ## [Obscure football questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-football-questions/674434)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-football-questions/674434 "2013-11-22T15:56:18Z")
Between my brother and my brother-in-law, I’ve been getting a little more into \[American\] football. But there are a few little things that make me curious- -During the kickoff, the ball is kicked from a tee. What exactl… --- ## [Isn't USB power a major security risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-usb-power-a-major-security-risk/737770)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-usb-power-a-major-security-risk/737770 "2015-11-22T15:00:32Z")
It seems like an almost fatal flaw to use the same plugs for power and data. It would be pretty easy for someone to set up a public charging station full of mal ware and hijack a lot of devices. . Forget security, this… --- ## [Hitler in Circleville, Ohio?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-in-circleville-ohio/117239)
**Author:** [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2002, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-in-circleville-ohio/117239 "2002-07-07T11:10:19Z")
This is especially for Ohio dopers, as someone with copious arcane knowledge of the history of Pickaway County might be able to shed light on the matter. I’m curious as to how the sleepy little town of Circleville (i.e. … --- ## [Rosacea advice for my husband?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosacea-advice-for-my-husband/599421)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosacea-advice-for-my-husband/599421 "2011-10-14T13:06:53Z")
My husband is having another round of depression/frustration about his rosacea. He has it on his cheeks, and it’s the subtype that reddens and burns. Indeed, when he has a flare-up, it almost looks like the skin has been… --- ## [Is there a ring in hell for Skip Bayless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-ring-in-hell-for-skip-bayless/791298)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-ring-in-hell-for-skip-bayless/791298 "2017-07-24T16:42:48Z")
How the hell can people watch this guy? No particularly trenchant OP analysis here - just wanted to be a big bringdown. --- ## [Need snarky comeback for SIL's "prayers for Trump" meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-snarky-comeback-for-sils-prayers-for-trump-meme/828133)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-snarky-comeback-for-sils-prayers-for-trump-meme/828133 "2019-01-28T13:48:52Z")
So my SIL just shared this barf-inducing meme from someone else on FB. https://awwmemes.com/i/instead-of-bashing-trump-and-worrying-about-everything-how-about-294cc737049745bbaddc3736e2972868 I would like to post a sna… --- ## [Difference between the "Higgs field" and "aether" (for non-physicist)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-the-higgs-field-and-aether-for-non-physicist/691468)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-the-higgs-field-and-aether-for-non-physicist/691468 "2014-07-02T13:59:37Z")
\[Quote\] (Top 5 Implications of Finding the Higgs Boson | Live Science): Does the Higgs field explain relativity’s finding that as things go faster they acquire more mass? --- ## [Swedes, I have a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedes-i-have-a-question/551919)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedes-i-have-a-question/551919 "2010-09-01T09:50:55Z")
And I guess the other nordic types might be able to weigh in on as well. Has sweden always been metric, or did the country go metric sometime around the seventies ? Declan --- ## [Greatest sports play(s) you've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-play-s-youve-ever-seen/601739)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-sports-play-s-youve-ever-seen/601739 "2011-11-06T04:35:26Z")
Someone was going to do the companion to this thread (Most embarassing sports play you’ve seen), I figured it may as well be me. I suppose it doesn’t necessarily have to be “the greatest. play. EVAR!” but just really gr… --- ## [Comedian/actor Rik Mayall dead at 56](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedian-actor-rik-mayall-dead-at-56/690410)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedian-actor-rik-mayall-dead-at-56/690410 "2018-02-09T03:26:21Z")
Cite Oh, dear :frowning: --- ## [Anyone else bored by "The Matrix"'s hand-to-hand fight scenes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-bored-by-the-matrix-s-hand-to-hand-fight-scenes/176153)
**Author:** [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-bored-by-the-matrix-s-hand-to-hand-fight-scenes/176153 "2003-06-06T12:55:09Z")
Okay, so we saw the new Matrix today. The plot and philosophy of it is for another thread (and, in fact, there is one), but what I’m concerned about is the hand-to-hand fight scenes. I found them boring, predictable (i… --- ## [Have you ever seen a modern home with no bathrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-modern-home-with-no-bathrooms/613460)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-a-modern-home-with-no-bathrooms/613460 "2012-02-22T23:25:20Z")
This modern-looking home is on the market. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it being built without a bathroom. My house is twice as old and has 1 1/2 bathrooms. --- ## [Gaudere's Law is in wikipedia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045 "2004-12-13T13:24:48Z")
Well color me surprised: :eek: Scroll down: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's\_Law --- ## ["24" Season 2, Episode 15 - 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-episode-15-10-00-p-m-11-00-p-m-spoilers/158887)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-2-episode-15-10-00-p-m-11-00-p-m-spoilers/158887 "2003-03-09T07:00:20Z")
24, Season 2 Episode 15 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Spoilers ahead! Previous episodes discussed: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 This thread is presented as a service of the 24 Club. --- ## [Suddenly besieged by the desire to procreate at age 40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-besieged-by-the-desire-to-procreate-at-age-40/538675)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-besieged-by-the-desire-to-procreate-at-age-40/538675 "2010-05-13T14:44:40Z")
In the process of ending a 7 year relationship with an older guy who’s been “fixed” for years.I’ll be moved back across country to my home state in a month. We agreed the relationship is over with no desire to pursue any… --- ## [What happened to Portland, Oregon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-portland-oregon/953410)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-portland-oregon/953410 "2021-11-08T02:18:19Z")
There are a number of news articles highlighting the recent struggles of the city of Portland, OR. The pandemic, civil unrest, trash everywhere, and homelessness appear to be the top reasons for the city’s tarnished imag… --- ## [Adam Lambert on AMA's - this was controversial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-lambert-on-amas-this-was-controversial/518807)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-lambert-on-amas-this-was-controversial/518807 "2009-11-26T21:59:14Z")
Adam Lambert on the 2009 American Music Awards Apparently this performance was sooooo dirty that it caused Good Morning America to cancel his performance on their show. Interesting. Too much crotch-face action, apparen… --- ## [Denis Leary DXed my daughter as lazy and stupid!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denis-leary-dxed-my-daughter-as-lazy-and-stupid/468153)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denis-leary-dxed-my-daughter-as-lazy-and-stupid/468153 "2008-10-19T08:37:50Z")
I’m not going to boycott him, I never watched him for his opinions. But for some reason I want to kick Mr. Leary in the teeth. http://www.nypost.com/seven/10152008/gossip/pagesix/learys\_brain\_vs\_\_the\_autistics\_133648.h… --- ## [New Roots Miniseries started May 30, runs every night through June 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-roots-miniseries-started-may-30-runs-every-night-through-june-2/756153)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-roots-miniseries-started-may-30-runs-every-night-through-june-2/756153 "2016-06-07T17:10:25Z")
Roots was a huge cultural event when I was in high school. Ground Breaking at the time. My High School History teacher took time from class to discuss each episode and the significance of the events depicted. Every kid … --- ## [Where are the Muslims on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-muslims-on-sdmb/435401)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-muslims-on-sdmb/435401 "2008-01-30T02:51:19Z")
Let me say right off that since I am not a daily reader of SDMB I stand to be corrected on this point. But why are there few if any Muslims posting in the Islam-related debates on this site? The threads are too numerous… --- ## [Calories burned on stationary cycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-on-stationary-cycles/527098)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calories-burned-on-stationary-cycles/527098 "2010-02-08T23:04:04Z")
Since it’s winter and I can’t (or at least don’t want to) go cycling after work (in the dark and probable rain), I go to the club and spend time on the stationary cycle. Now the cycle has a number of readouts, but I gene… --- ## [Why is a pound 454 grams if water is 1g/mL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-pound-454-grams-if-water-is-1g-ml/593364)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-pound-454-grams-if-water-is-1g-ml/593364 "2015-07-11T00:41:05Z")
Even looking at the table for temperature vs density, I can’t reconcile the fact that 1 pint is 473 mL, and one pound is 454 g. Is the slightly-less-than 1g/mL really enough to cause such a difference? (slow day at the … --- ## [Bush says we're fighting "Islamic fascists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-says-were-fighting-islamic-fascists/368179)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-says-were-fighting-islamic-fascists/368179 "2006-09-02T11:37:55Z")
Not for the first time either, IIRC. “Islamo-fascist” and variants have entered common parlance via talk radio and blogs. But do you think the terms are accurate? I could see “Islamic extremists/absolutists/terroris… --- ## [Evilness of Wal-Mart versus other similar stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evilness-of-wal-mart-versus-other-similar-stores/680163)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evilness-of-wal-mart-versus-other-similar-stores/680163 "2014-02-01T23:25:27Z")
Question Inspired by this nearby thread: Opinion of Wal-Mart. That is, I’ve wondered this for a long time, but I’m now inspired to ask The Dope. Are other Big Box stores (or similar) better than Wal-Mart (regarding tre… --- ## ["Chef" - new Jon Favreau film (Spoilers will be boxed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chef-new-jon-favreau-film-spoilers-will-be-boxed/689549)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chef-new-jon-favreau-film-spoilers-will-be-boxed/689549 "2014-06-30T19:29:17Z")
I saw Chef earlier tonight, loved it. Since this isn’t one that everyone runs to see on opening night, perhaps we should box spoilers in case anyone wants to come into this Thread just to get an idea of whether or not t… --- ## [Why no big cities on Lake Huron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-big-cities-on-lake-huron/198884)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-big-cities-on-lake-huron/198884 "2003-09-01T21:59:39Z")
If you take a look you don’t see any cities of any real size on this lake. I think the biggest city is Bay City Michigan. The other lakes that cities over 100,000 I mean lake Michigan has Chicago, Milwaukee, Gary, Hamm… --- ## [Please explain the SyFy strategy to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-syfy-strategy-to-me/596289)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-syfy-strategy-to-me/596289 "2011-09-16T02:34:42Z")
I just don’t get it. I’ve loved many of the original TV series they’ve had running on this network: Eureka, Warehouse 13, Farscape, MST 3000, Tripping the Rift. Now, sure they have just as many terrible TV series (I hat… --- ## [Say hello to the new iPhone 4 - Offical Apple release info with pics and details](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hello-to-the-new-iphone-4-offical-apple-release-info-with-pics-and-details/542386)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-hello-to-the-new-iphone-4-offical-apple-release-info-with-pics-and-details/542386 "2010-06-10T05:27:08Z")
Kinda neat! Looks kind of like an Android phone. --- ## [Outrageous claim about WW2: please verify](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-claim-about-ww2-please-verify/530743)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-claim-about-ww2-please-verify/530743 "2010-03-04T02:28:04Z")
My girlfriend and I had dinner with her sister and husband last night. Her husband’s granddad was a British sailor during WW2. He claims he was stationed off the Eastern coast of America on a British battleship. Appar… --- ## [If You Could Have Anything You Really Want for Christmas...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-have-anything-you-really-want-for-christmas/562603)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-have-anything-you-really-want-for-christmas/562603 "2010-12-12T21:46:55Z")
…what would it be? Your ideal Christmas present that would make your life so much better? I would want: a good female friend, living nearby, maybe next door, but not intrusive. The kind of friend who is always optimi… --- ## [Topics no one cares about outside your profession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-no-one-cares-about-outside-your-profession/551559)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-no-one-cares-about-outside-your-profession/551559 "2010-08-31T13:53:33Z")
What topic inspires a spirited debate within your profession, but isn’t cared for outside it? In law I think that would be jurisdiction. I’ve never met a non-lawyer who cared, but most lawyers have well thought out idea… --- ## [Car pulls lightly to the left when braking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-pulls-lightly-to-the-left-when-braking/587897)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-pulls-lightly-to-the-left-when-braking/587897 "2017-03-11T14:49:49Z")
I noticed the car (2008 Prius) pulls lightly to the left when braking. I had a tire of about 9 months of age on the driver front and 3 original, 3 year old, 46,000 mile tires everywhere else. I had a flat on the passen… --- ## [Best font for a resume / CV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-font-for-a-resume-cv/470908)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-font-for-a-resume-cv/470908 "2008-11-07T03:28:36Z")
Which fonts should I use for my CV? Should I use a different one for the printed version than the on-screen version? --- ## [Do any other countries have a 2nd Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-countries-have-a-2nd-amendment/545055)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-countries-have-a-2nd-amendment/545055 "2010-07-01T07:53:16Z")
I don’t mean that literally. What I’m curious to know is if any other countries besides the US have something similar to a constitutional provision that protects a right to keep and bear arms. Said more bluntly, do any… --- ## [What name will the next Pope choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-will-the-next-pope-choose/297386)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-will-the-next-pope-choose/297386 "2005-04-19T22:46:02Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for a while and it seems unlikely the next Pope would want to be John Paul III. Too much to live up to. John XXIV and Paul VII don’t seem all too likely either. John XXIII upset too many … --- ## [Transmission fluid coolers - necessary for towing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-fluid-coolers-necessary-for-towing/98931)
**Author:** [@pestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pestie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transmission-fluid-coolers-necessary-for-towing/98931 "2017-09-27T22:17:37Z")
I put this thread in IMHO, because I’m looking for opinions. On U-Haul’s web site at http://www.uhaul.com/hitches/transmission\_cooler.html they claim it’s a good idea to install a transmission fluid cooler if you’re goin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1865&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1867&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)