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**Author:** [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-cost-of-wisdom-tooth-extraction-where-you-live/213372 "2003-11-15T19:18:40Z")
Hello, not sure if this should be posted here or in GQ, but what the heck. I took my son to the oral surgeon today for a consultation prior to having his wisdom teeth extracted. End result was $230 spent to find that i… --- ## [Volvo wipers won't stop!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-wipers-wont-stop/619976)
**Author:** [@minor\_details](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor_details)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-wipers-wont-stop/619976 "2012-05-03T00:36:19Z")
2002 Volvo V70 XC Wipers work fine in fast, regular and intermittent settings. Intermittent works correctly (and the slowest intermittent setting is pretty slow). When set to “OFF” they keep running (basically at “regul… --- ## [Esprix, tilting at strawmen again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-tilting-at-strawmen-again/215155)
**Author:** [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-tilting-at-strawmen-again/215155 "2003-11-28T08:14:15Z")
For some time now, Esprix has been following me around, sniping at me and pathetically begging for attention. I guess he’s getting what he wants. In this thread, lissener asked how the SDMB has affected people’s thinki… --- ## [Things you genuinely like, but don't get what all the fuss is about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-genuinely-like-but-dont-get-what-all-the-fuss-is-about/560966)
**Author:** [@thebenn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thebenn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-genuinely-like-but-dont-get-what-all-the-fuss-is-about/560966 "2010-11-19T18:53:32Z")
This thread is to share things which you truly, honestly like, but don’t understand why others tend to elevate beyond rational levels. It occurred to me that although I genuinely like red wine, I’ve never, ever swooned … --- ## [What is the best fruit juice to drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-fruit-juice-to-drink/482168)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-fruit-juice-to-drink/482168 "2009-01-23T04:45:02Z")
Every morning I drink a small glass of orange juice (medium pulp). My idea was that it would give me a little boost of energy in the morning, Vitamin C and some fiber. I read the back of the OJ carton recently and saw th… --- ## [Potential TMI Ladies: How do you deal with your bikini area? Or HOLY MOTHER OF OWE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tmi-ladies-how-do-you-deal-with-your-bikini-area-or-holy-mother-of-owe/109104 "2002-05-18T01:12:12Z")
Sweet fancy mosas. I have my naval, tongue and ears pierced. I have a tattoo which has a LOT of ink in it. I have sprained my ankle falling down stairs and have been in a car accident which resulted in major neck problem… --- ## [Ross and Rachel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ross-and-rachel/591539)
**Author:** [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ross-and-rachel/591539 "2011-08-07T21:55:49Z")
It seems like their relationship was so definitive that subsequent sitcom “on again off again” relationships ultimately come back to this meme. For example, on Scrubs, JD and Elliot go through countless cycles of this a… --- ## [Top 100 Things Everyone Should Do, Have, Or Experience At Least Once in Their Life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-100-things-everyone-should-do-have-or-experience-at-least-once-in-their-life/324682)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-100-things-everyone-should-do-have-or-experience-at-least-once-in-their-life/324682 "2005-10-05T18:41:45Z")
6 months ago I was sitting at home and watching The Wizard of Oz on TV. I had seen it already about 20 times…but it never seems to get old. Anyway, it got me thinking. Who hasn’t seen this movie? It’s such a great movi… --- ## [Can I/should I/how do I stop my dog from wandering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-should-i-how-do-i-stop-my-dog-from-wandering/400890)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-should-i-how-do-i-stop-my-dog-from-wandering/400890 "2007-04-21T20:58:41Z")
He only does it at after dark, on his last potty break of the day. He doesn’t go far and as far as I know, he’s not bothering anybody. Our back yard leads to an alfalfa field, and after that, Illinois. In the daytime,… --- ## [Abortion, since I haven't seen this thread yet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-since-i-havent-seen-this-thread-yet/43383)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2000, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-since-i-havent-seen-this-thread-yet/43383 "2000-12-18T08:11:36Z")
Well, it was implied an abortion thread should be started and so I’ve started it. I suppose we’ll get into the tireless debates about when a baby is considered alive, when anything is considered alive, why–even if somet… --- ## [Should Sulu be gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sulu-be-gay/377515)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-sulu-be-gay/377515 "2006-11-01T14:41:08Z")
Not the actor himself, of course; I’m sure Mr. Takei would agree that’s probably not the sort of thing the fans should have a say in. But ever since he came out, it seems like every casual reference to his Star Trek cha… --- ## [Should athletes go easy on a retiring opponent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-go-easy-on-a-retiring-opponent/674026)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-go-easy-on-a-retiring-opponent/674026 "2013-11-29T03:22:11Z")
Sachin Tendulkar, much beloved and record-setting cricketer, recently played his last match (probably). It was hoped that he’d be able to make yet another century (scoring 100 runs/“points” for his team) to cap off his c… --- ## [Hot, Sweaty Olympic Males](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-sweaty-olympic-males/460321)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-sweaty-olympic-males/460321 "2008-08-21T02:20:02Z")
Sure they’re really into some sport or another and that’s adorable, but couldn’t those swimmers’ builds and runners’ thighs be put to better use naked and in your bed? Add your fave Olympic males here – please include pi… --- ## [Some of your favorite sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-your-favorite-sounds/717163)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-your-favorite-sounds/717163 "2015-04-15T17:26:12Z")
I really like it when jet engines emit a dull, comforting roar. Not a high-pitched shriek, though, that’s painful. Also, French horns. And the sound of a really huge crowd cheering or applauding. And thunder, too. What… --- ## [Driving while on the Cell Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-while-on-the-cell-phone/501782)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-while-on-the-cell-phone/501782 "2009-07-21T15:01:12Z")
I admit, I do it. From time to time, I find it convenient to talk on the cell phone while I’m cruising to wherever I gotta go. Especially on those long trips with no one else in the car. Frankly, I don’t see what the … --- ## [Can you really get a case of "Barbie foot"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-get-a-case-of-barbie-foot/615183)
**Author:** [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-get-a-case-of-barbie-foot/615183 "2012-03-10T02:26:38Z")
When I was growing up, my grandmother warned me about women who wore high heels too often…she said they would end up with a case of what she called “Barbie foot”, where your foot is frozen (more or less) into that arched… --- ## [Can we quit with the grousing about tattoos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-quit-with-the-grousing-about-tattoos/443730)
**Author:** [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-quit-with-the-grousing-about-tattoos/443730 "2008-04-06T03:27:09Z")
\[QUOTE=eleanorigby\] I have yet to meet anyone who has had a tattoo for greater than 10 years that doesn’t want it removed. \[/QUOTE\] Consider your streak broken. I’ve got one that was poorly done to begin with and is d… --- ## [People who could've run for President and won but didn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-couldve-run-for-president-and-won-but-didnt/738324)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-couldve-run-for-president-and-won-but-didnt/738324 "2015-11-26T22:12:07Z")
People always say that the President is a sucker’s job. You get all the blame and little of the glory. However, is there proof of someone who could’ve run for President and won the office, but chose to be, say, Governor … --- ## [E-book readers? Kindle? Please help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-readers-kindle-please-help/598944)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-book-readers-kindle-please-help/598944 "2011-10-11T07:45:55Z")
I would like to get an e-book reader. However, I can’t spend tons of money on books to go with it. I was doing some perfunctory reading up on the Kindle, and it sounds like they’re charging 13 or 14 bucks apiece for e-bo… --- ## [Dear Customer, You're no longer welcome in our stores.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-youre-no-longer-welcome-in-our-stores/188694)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-youre-no-longer-welcome-in-our-stores/188694 "2003-07-18T19:54:45Z")
Apparently, two sisters have been banned from shopping in all Filene’s Basement stores. The reasons cited in the letter to the sisters include excessive returns and chronic unhappiness. How embarrassing! It seems to… --- ## [I can has cute sequential thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-cute-sequential-thread/418933)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-cute-sequential-thread/418933 "2007-10-06T08:45:28Z")
MPSIMS: Ask the woman who put a child up for adoption Ask the adoptee(s) Are … are you my mother? --- ## [Ever know anybody with the given name "God"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-anybody-with-the-given-name-god/540251)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-know-anybody-with-the-given-name-god/540251 "2010-05-28T18:03:42Z")
I saw the new thread about Muhammed and I know all about Jesus as a common first name in some countries further south. For that matter, just how common are first names like: Odin Buddha Zoroaster Cthulhu Satan Bee… --- ## [I've been accepted to French immersion!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-accepted-to-french-immersion/657443)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-accepted-to-french-immersion/657443 "2013-06-19T21:32:31Z")
About an hour ago, I got an email inviting me to take part in the Freench immersion course at Collège de Jonquière, in the city of Jonquière, three hours north of Quebec City. Four weeks, all paid for via a bursary from … --- ## [What is gravity really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gravity-really/458642)
**Author:** [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gravity-really/458642 "2008-08-15T22:53:38Z")
What is Gravity, really? Gravity is not curvature of space. Really. f=(e/c^2)a Gravity is spacetime acceleration. g=sta Really. Any questions? Peace rwj Unca Cece: You list’nin? --- ## [Gmail Disabled from Use on Holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-disabled-from-use-on-holiday/553333)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-disabled-from-use-on-holiday/553333 "2010-09-14T01:49:41Z")
Oh, fer the love of f\*\*k! So I got a great deal on a flights and my wife and I went to visit my family in the U.S for the Lbaor Day weekend. Of course I logged into Gmail to send my mom a quick note to tell her we’d arr… --- ## [a pill better than XTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pill-better-than-xtc/43541)
**Author:** [@siva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siva)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pill-better-than-xtc/43541 "2000-12-07T15:42:07Z")
I heard that there is a pill out in the club scenes that is much more powerful than ecstacy, but it’s very dangerous. Can anyone fill me in as to what its called and what it consists of --- ## [How much can a modern dirigible lift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-a-modern-dirigible-lift/383282)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-a-modern-dirigible-lift/383282 "2006-12-08T19:46:36Z")
Imagine you’ve got a dirigible the size of the Hindenberg, constructed with modern materials, and with helium, rather than hydrogen, as the lifting gas. How much could it lift? --- ## [Anybody remember OBL and Hussein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-obl-and-hussein/209528)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-obl-and-hussein/209528 "2003-11-03T21:25:25Z")
As we all know, thousands of people are already killed because the USA “wanted” them. So how come that they seem to have vanished so quickly from the US spectrum of interest now that the invasion and occupation is done? … --- ## [Who is your favorite philosopher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-philosopher/521142)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-philosopher/521142 "2010-01-12T22:47:36Z")
I was reading an article where it was mentioned that one of Obama’s favorite philosophers is Reinhold Niebuhr. Niebuhr is probably best known for his serenity prayer. One of his big ideas was that people should not surre… --- ## [Plastic bags on bicycle seats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bags-on-bicycle-seats/546863)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bags-on-bicycle-seats/546863 "2010-07-16T13:54:52Z")
I’ve seen it about four times in the last couple weeks. Regular looking riders with a regular looking plastic bag on their regular looking bicycle seat. Not raining or anything. What’s up with that? Peace, mangeorge --- ## [What's the longest you've ever spent on a bus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-ever-spent-on-a-bus/653539)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-ever-spent-on-a-bus/653539 "2013-03-26T05:18:40Z")
What’s the longest you’ve ever spent on a bus? I’ve been on two all-day coach bus rides, one in 2004 between Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) and Banff (Alberta) and one in 2008 between Austria and Tuscany. A class mate of min… --- ## [Is Eating Street Food (in 3rd world) A Bad Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-street-food-in-3rd-world-a-bad-idea/719001)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-street-food-in-3rd-world-a-bad-idea/719001 "2015-05-07T03:11:03Z")
I would say yes-you have no idea of how clean the preparation was. Plus, being handled by human hands (without gloves) sets you up for all kinds of contamination. the rules for eating in 3rd World countries seem to be: … --- ## [When Did The Roman Religion Finally Die Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262 "2004-11-22T11:50:41Z")
I know that the Roman emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire…this was in the 4th century AD. However, there were later emperors who attempted to revive the old Roman religion-and … --- ## [What is your preferred writing pen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-writing-pen/538907)
**Author:** [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-writing-pen/538907 "2010-05-14T00:35:28Z")
My job requires a lot of writing by hand, for which I generally use a pen instead of a pencil. I do have some very nice fountain pens that I use on occasion, but for general everyday use, I somehow developed an attachme… --- ## [Would you marry a pornstar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-a-pornstar/537094)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-a-pornstar/537094 "2010-04-25T06:26:33Z")
Here’s the premise. Would you enter into a relationship with someone that used to be a pornstar? They no longer are and have been out of the business for 7 years, and their values and beliefs today align with yours (wh… --- ## [Which sport has the biggest/smallest difference between college and pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sport-has-the-biggest-smallest-difference-between-college-and-pro/776891)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sport-has-the-biggest-smallest-difference-between-college-and-pro/776891 "2017-01-21T08:37:20Z")
Well, another college football NCG is in the books. Which is usually about the time for the annual “Could the college champs beat the worst team in the NFL?” thread. (Although this year it’s different because it’s “Could… --- ## [Why arent signatures for credit card transactions ever checked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-signatures-for-credit-card-transactions-ever-checked/740578)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-signatures-for-credit-card-transactions-ever-checked/740578 "2015-12-21T08:50:26Z")
This is why it has been so easy for criminals to commit credit card fraud. The signature that everyone asks for is never checked. This is why crooks can make fake cards and rack up charges on them. Why not check the s… --- ## [Parks & Recreation's final season.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-recreations-final-season/709785)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-recreations-final-season/709785 "2015-03-03T16:52:06Z")
That was different than anything I could have expected. :dubious: I found some of the ‘This is the future!’ references distracting. --- ## [People who don't eat their feelings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-eat-their-feelings/532209)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-eat-their-feelings/532209 "2010-03-18T15:27:06Z")
…What do you do with them? I’m losing weight. I’ve already started losing, but I’ve decided that being left to my own devices as far as food choice goes is not getting me any closer to my goal of using food as fuel and… --- ## [Anyone else creeped out by Cindy McCain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-creeped-out-by-cindy-mccain/456162)
**Author:** [@Burton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burton)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-creeped-out-by-cindy-mccain/456162 "2008-07-14T20:35:28Z")
I can’t look at her. She can’t be helping him. --- ## [Guy freaking out - PLEASE tell me this video is fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-freaking-out-please-tell-me-this-video-is-fake/527001)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-freaking-out-please-tell-me-this-video-is-fake/527001 "2010-02-01T10:52:54Z")
I don’t know if any of you have seen the infamous “Greatest Freakout Ever” video on Youtube, which is a teenage guy who has had his World of Warcraft account canceled having an extremely severe fit of mania - here - but … --- ## [The Straight Dope on the "Cloward-Piven Strategy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-the-cloward-piven-strategy/533996)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-the-cloward-piven-strategy/533996 "2010-03-31T14:48:09Z")
Back in September I started a thread wondering what was the source of various RW rants I had read on other boards talking about the “Cloward-Piven Strategy” (a little-noticed radical idea presented in an article in The N… --- ## [Simple Windows improvements Microsoft should implement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-improvements-microsoft-should-implement/549266)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-windows-improvements-microsoft-should-implement/549266 "2010-08-16T02:04:50Z")
One of the things I love about Mac OSX is that folders can be given colors, making it a bit easier to locate the folder you want to access. I know there are third party programs that can be downloaded to allow this with… --- ## [Doper with the least daylight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-with-the-least-daylight/642614)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-with-the-least-daylight/642614 "2012-12-06T15:46:27Z")
So the full winter depression is setting in what with going to work in the dark & coming home in the dark. Who else is forgetting what the sun looks like? Sunrise in Ireland 8:15, sunset 16:11. Anyone worse off? --- ## [When is it o.k. to call someone an idiot in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-o-k-to-call-someone-an-idiot-in-public/636148)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-it-o-k-to-call-someone-an-idiot-in-public/636148 "2012-12-07T10:28:17Z")
Inspired by this thread. Is it ever appropriate to stop someone in mid-sentence and say “You are an absolute idiot for having that opinion, and I want everyone within the sound of our voices to know this.”? --- ## [Racism Alive and well in TN. {mild but interesting?}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-alive-and-well-in-tn-mild-but-interesting/421812)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-alive-and-well-in-tn-mild-but-interesting/421812 "2007-10-11T12:29:44Z")
A friend of mine just got off jury duty and was telling me how very surprised he was at the outcome and the obvious racial prejudice in the case from some of his fellow jurors. Case overview. On a busy TN interstate tra… --- ## [Frau Blücher (whinny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frau-blucher-whinny/504136)
**Author:** [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frau-blucher-whinny/504136 "2009-07-25T07:11:19Z")
My daughter and I were watching Rebecca last evening, and we couldn’t help but notice a certain uncanny resemblance between the creepy housekeeper Mrs. Danvers and Frau Blücher from Young Frankenstein. Coincidence? I t… --- ## [Is it possible to build a working spiral escalator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-build-a-working-spiral-escalator/373409)
**Author:** [@nemminie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nemminie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-build-a-working-spiral-escalator/373409 "2006-09-21T16:39:22Z")
Which is a helical moving staircase, within a tube rather than the conventional inclined plane. --- ## [More things your kids say that break you up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-things-your-kids-say-that-break-you-up/606753)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-things-your-kids-say-that-break-you-up/606753 "2011-12-23T07:31:38Z")
Last week, during a moment of conflict, my daughter stormed from the room, stopping at the threshold to turn around, hands on hips, and declare, “It’s my life!” I laughed pretty hard. (nb: My daughter is not quite three… --- ## [Great ideas horribly wasted in film and literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-ideas-horribly-wasted-in-film-and-literature/464334)
**Author:** [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-ideas-horribly-wasted-in-film-and-literature/464334 "2008-09-22T22:34:07Z")
This is a thread for all those times when you catch the plot from a book or movie and say “Oh Snap! That sounds pretty baddass” only to walk away after immersing yourself in the story, totally let down at the wasted pot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1874&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1876&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)