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**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-knowledgeable-bicyclists-here-i-want-to-buy-a-reasonable-bike/791847 "2017-08-09T21:38:53Z")
In just over a week I’ll be moving from this God-forsaken house in the middle of nowhere and back into the city. I really want to do things like cycle to the grocery store, Walmart, pubs (:)) etc. I don’t need some fan… --- ## [Best Cartoon Character Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cartoon-character-name/183574)
**Author:** [@Zander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zander)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cartoon-character-name/183574 "2003-06-23T12:42:23Z")
What do you think is the cartoon character with the best name? The criteria can be: appropriateness to their themes, clever wordplay, or that it just plain makes you smile. I suppose we could expand this to other chara… --- ## [Hugo Chavez is dead; what next for Venezuela?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-chavez-is-dead-what-next-for-venezuela/652125)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugo-chavez-is-dead-what-next-for-venezuela/652125 "2013-03-08T14:52:13Z")
No link, but it’s on CNN right now. Hugo Chavez is dead. Vice-President Nicolás Maduro will (continue) acting as President until new elections can be held. Is he a shoe-in, or could the opposition win? Will Ma… --- ## [Sagging. Can we just point and laugh at these morons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagging-can-we-just-point-and-laugh-at-these-morons/585452)
**Author:** [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagging-can-we-just-point-and-laugh-at-these-morons/585452 "2011-06-16T20:22:11Z")
I am now seeing extreme examples of this in (wait for it) Milton Keynes. You might be making a statement if you’re in Brixton or LA, round here you’re just wearing a sign that says I’M A FUCKING IDIOT! and I HAVE TO WALK… --- ## [Pet hates.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-hates/444087)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-hates/444087 "2008-04-11T22:13:08Z")
People standing too close behind me in queues. It’s worse when I edge away from them and they move right back into that horrible discomfort-zone. I had one yesterday but I can’t remember it… shame the edit window is on… --- ## [What is the tangy Thousand Island covered sauce in Japanese restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tangy-thousand-island-covered-sauce-in-japanese-restaurants/338979)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-tangy-thousand-island-covered-sauce-in-japanese-restaurants/338979 "2006-01-09T15:26:34Z")
I went to a Japanese steakhouse tonight and I LOVE this sauce. The chef didn’t know its name or how to speak English so I’m not sure what it’s called, but I would love to buy or make some. It’s the color of Thousand Is… --- ## [John Christopher's "Tripod Trilogy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-christophers-tripod-trilogy/549947)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-christophers-tripod-trilogy/549947 "2010-08-20T10:00:49Z")
Haven’t read those since 6th grade (late 1960’s). Ordered them from Amazon and read them over the weekend, including the prequel he wrote. They are young adult science fiction. Wow. What fun, still holds up nicely. … --- ## [Woman Arrested for Bomb-like Art at Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-arrested-for-bomb-like-art-at-airport/420008)
**Author:** [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-arrested-for-bomb-like-art-at-airport/420008 "2007-09-24T23:13:28Z")
Story here. My first reaction was, “Oh great, another overreaction.” But after reading the article, no way. She wore a flashing circuitboard with wires attached to it over a black sweatshirt while she was playing with… --- ## [Why don't you FUCKING FUCKTARD cops LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-fucking-fucktard-cops-leave-me-the-fuck-alone/158490)
**Author:** [@BioHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BioHazard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-fucking-fucktard-cops-leave-me-the-fuck-alone/158490 "2003-03-05T20:38:03Z")
I just got out of jail. I got a Public Intoxication ticket. I went to the bar last night and apparently had WAY too much to drink. I had exactly 1 beer and 2 shots of Vodka. You gotta understand that I’m 3/4 German a… --- ## [just how many "life saving" abortions are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-many-life-saving-abortions-are-there/553263)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-many-life-saving-abortions-are-there/553263 "2010-09-13T19:59:24Z")
the issue of protecting the life of the mother comes up in discussion pretty often, but how common is something like that, in terms of numbers and percentage of the total abortions in America? --- ## [Son sues mom'n'dad for throwing out his porn stash - WINS LAWSUIT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-sues-momndad-for-throwing-out-his-porn-stash-wins-lawsuit/928307)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-sues-momndad-for-throwing-out-his-porn-stash-wins-lawsuit/928307 "2021-08-29T06:55:24Z")
Ya can’t make this stuff up: The guy’s in his 40, stayed with his parents for a while after he divorced, yadda yadda. I’d love to know what his ex-wife thinks of all this. --- ## [Are there any popular songs implicitly about bisexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-implicitly-about-bisexuality/939692)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-implicitly-about-bisexuality/939692 "2021-06-30T17:33:47Z")
Just like the title says. Please don’t bring up songs that don’t specifically mention gender to make the claim that it might be about bisexuals. Thank you. --- ## [2nd Amendment loophole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-amendment-loophole/669402)
**Author:** [@KR5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KR5)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-amendment-loophole/669402 "2013-09-23T21:31:12Z")
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Keep and bear “arms,” plural. One gun, firearm. Two guns, firearms. Wou… --- ## [My disability leads to my inability..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-disability-leads-to-my-inability/838986)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-disability-leads-to-my-inability/838986 "2019-10-24T00:09:02Z")
Inability to be seen. Inability to be heard. Inability to be understood. They look at me and see a wheelchair. They listen to me and they hear a failure to adjust. They empathize with me and they feel pity. --- ## [Under-30 women: how often have you encountered sexism in a professional context?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-30-women-how-often-have-you-encountered-sexism-in-a-professional-context/565633)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-30-women-how-often-have-you-encountered-sexism-in-a-professional-context/565633 "2011-01-04T21:43:11Z")
A little housekeeping: \[ol\] \[li\]Under 30 is just an approximation; I won’t object if someone a few years older wants to answer.\[/li\]\[li\]Professional is meant to exclude social, familial, or online contexts. If your unc… --- ## [What is it about October 31 that makes people act like buttholes? (Mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-october-31-that-makes-people-act-like-buttholes-mild/470201 "2008-11-02T04:29:53Z")
So I’m walking in the garage and I see a foot sticking out of a trunk. Holy shit, I think, and run over to see if someone passed out or something. I get there, and it’s a fake foot. Ha ha. The news is reporting some loc… --- ## [I pit my husband](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-husband/339625)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-husband/339625 "2006-01-24T04:42:40Z")
You are such an asshole. Why is it that you have a laundry list of things that I need to change about myself - always, constantly. Why should I even bother or make an effort when you won’t admit to your own shortcoming… --- ## [What ever happened to the good, old-fashioned barber shop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-the-good-old-fashioned-barber-shop/643443)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-the-good-old-fashioned-barber-shop/643443 "2012-12-11T18:37:16Z")
It seems it is becoming more and more of a rarity. Do they even have barber colleges anymore? sigh It seems a really good hair-cut is hard to find. I used to love the hot lather they’d put on the back of the neck before… --- ## [Strange forms of money throughout history...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-forms-of-money-throughout-history/390296)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-forms-of-money-throughout-history/390296 "2007-02-03T19:03:39Z")
I’m reading 1491 – a great book, by the way – and today I was reading about a place in South America, in Peru – “Aspero” I believe it’s called. One of the things the author mentioned was that for this civilization, farm… --- ## [Countrymen starving? What to do? Charge farmers with crime of growing food!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countrymen-starving-what-to-do-charge-farmers-with-crime-of-growing-food/421914)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countrymen-starving-what-to-do-charge-farmers-with-crime-of-growing-food/421914 "2007-10-12T12:36:06Z")
Robert Mugabe continues his downward spiral to new levels of idiocy, by having farmers face charges of growing crops on their own land. Yep-you really showed them farmers. :rolleyes: --- ## [If I ignore my biological clock, will it go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-ignore-my-biological-clock-will-it-go-away/505145)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-ignore-my-biological-clock-will-it-go-away/505145 "2009-08-06T04:41:45Z")
I’ve always thought I didn’t want to have kids. It’s something I’ve thought about a lot over the years, and the concept has never appealed to me. I’ve even had reoccurring nightmares about pregnancy, having a baby that I… --- ## [Maybe sleeping in a closed room with an electric fan DOES cause death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-sleeping-in-a-closed-room-with-an-electric-fan-does-cause-death/600409)
**Author:** [@anyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyi)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-sleeping-in-a-closed-room-with-an-electric-fan-does-cause-death/600409 "2011-10-26T12:18:02Z")
I always thought fan death was silly after Cecil’s article: Will sleeping in a closed room with an electric fan cause death? Then I stumbled across this article today, by Ask a Korean!, one of my favorite blogs: Fan D… --- ## [How Do Chinese Write Names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chinese-write-names/495332)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chinese-write-names/495332 "2009-05-06T14:36:30Z")
I’m sure someone must’ve asked this before, but I can’t find it in a search. Since Chinese isn’t phonetic, how would they write a person’s name. Like how would the Chinese write Arnold Schwarzenegger? Also I’d be inter… --- ## [Total Recall discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-recall-discussion-spoilers/630570)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-recall-discussion-spoilers/630570 "2012-08-14T06:27:23Z")
Anyone watch this? From the box office, it didn’t seem like it, but I enjoyed it. The original was kind of a cheesy sci-fi and in the remake, they seemed to try to class it up a bit and make it into a more epic and ser… --- ## [Strange Creature in Panama: Hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-creature-in-panama-hoax/512730)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-creature-in-panama-hoax/512730 "2009-10-07T13:36:27Z")
Have you seen this news clip from CNN about an alleged finding by four kids in Panama? I was wondering if the Dopers may have other sources revealing any more information. Here’s a link to the CNN video clip: Jinx --- ## [Best/worst decades for fashion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-decades-for-fashion/694080)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-decades-for-fashion/694080 "2014-07-31T21:20:44Z")
I was reading an SDMB thread from a few years back - it was about judging people’s fashion choices, but in it some posters agreed that the current decade (that is, 2000-2010) was the worst clothing-wise in the history of… --- ## [Can I watch a movie that lives on my computer, on my Sony Bravia TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-a-movie-that-lives-on-my-computer-on-my-sony-bravia-tv/659486)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-a-movie-that-lives-on-my-computer-on-my-sony-bravia-tv/659486 "2013-06-01T02:00:01Z")
Last Winter I bought a Sony EX64 Bravia. We’re watching a movie right now, so it’s not a good time for experimentation. The SO and I went to see the new Star Trek movie last night. Fandango gave me a free download of … --- ## [Fox TV remaking Broadchurch as Gracepoint complete with David Tennant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-tv-remaking-broadchurch-as-gracepoint-complete-with-david-tennant/698165)
**Author:** [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-tv-remaking-broadchurch-as-gracepoint-complete-with-david-tennant/698165 "2014-09-24T14:58:55Z")
http://www.fox.com/gracepoint/ But why? The original was so good, I don’t see what they can add to it - except for a lot of advertising dollars. --- ## [Bicycles with gyroscopic effect "cancelled out"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-with-gyroscopic-effect-cancelled-out/942505)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-with-gyroscopic-effect-cancelled-out/942505 "2021-07-03T09:21:49Z")
I keep seeing reference to the idea that bicycles don’t stay up because the wheels are gyroscopes. People even have built bikes with extra wheels that “cancel out the effect.” I thought that spinning objects don’t like t… --- ## [Is the MG 42 still in use? Still being produced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mg-42-still-in-use-still-being-produced/690639)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-mg-42-still-in-use-still-being-produced/690639 "2014-06-14T16:46:34Z")
I ask because the photo in this news article from today’s CBC News site (about police raids on the Mafia in Quebec) sure looks like it’s of an MG 42. From my limited knowledge of such things, I’m pretty confident in sta… --- ## [So, Ex-Charter Members, who's coming back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ex-charter-members-whos-coming-back/534734)
**Author:** [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ex-charter-members-whos-coming-back/534734 "2010-04-10T20:04:43Z")
Just saw the announcement of the offer for lapsed Charter Members. So, who’s going to (try to) get the title back? I just completely missed the deadline for re-upping so I was one of the people who accidentally lost my… --- ## [What's The Least Amount of Money You Could Live On Each Month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-amount-of-money-you-could-live-on-each-month/525609)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-amount-of-money-you-could-live-on-each-month/525609 "2010-01-23T00:47:15Z")
So, I’ve applied for a job that means a substantial cut in pay, but is much more in the field I love. I’ve been crunching numbers back and forth, and I’ve figured out that I could, possibly, live off as little as $900 a… --- ## [Was Rod Serling scientifically illiterate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-rod-serling-scientifically-illiterate/849212)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-rod-serling-scientifically-illiterate/849212 "2020-03-16T21:59:05Z")
…or did he just figure that it would be easier to simply presume his audience was? I’m currently binging The Twilight Zone on Netflix. In some of the episodes, we’ve got astronauts who land (or crash-land) on what they … --- ## [Battleship, Cowboys & Aliens, what are the other I-can't-believe-they-made-a-movie-about-this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-cowboys-aliens-what-are-the-other-i-cant-believe-they-made-a-movie-about-this/623912)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battleship-cowboys-aliens-what-are-the-other-i-cant-believe-they-made-a-movie-about-this/623912 "2012-06-04T18:56:35Z")
I have difficulty believing that major studios greenlighted movies like Battleship and Cowboys and Aliens and that big stars signed up. Do you know of similar movies? How do they get through the approval process? My q… --- ## [Foodie dopers: python meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodie-dopers-python-meat/473299)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foodie-dopers-python-meat/473299 "2013-08-26T15:21:26Z")
On a family visit this weekend, my mother took me and my brother to visit a local meat merchant. They had an “exotic meat” case, whose contents included everything from the not-so-exotic (rabbit, venison) to the rarely-s… --- ## [I hate bad dates.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-bad-dates/347915)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-bad-dates/347915 "2006-03-14T05:51:00Z")
Specifically, I hate when I go out with someone I find funny and interesting to whom I’m attracted, and it becomes patently obvious by the end of evening that they feel nothing whatsoever for me. And I hate being the on… --- ## [Most annoying kids on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-kids-on-tv/737703 "2015-12-08T01:51:55Z")
Please spoiler box anything that needs to be. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about Carl but I never had a problem with him. For me hands down it is Zack from The Strain on FX. The little shit seems to be actively workin… --- ## [What happened to Doctor Who's granddaughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-doctor-whos-granddaughter/154867)
**Author:** [@G.Cornelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Cornelius)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-doctor-whos-granddaughter/154867 "2003-02-16T03:52:02Z")
Prompted by Cast the “Doctor Who” movie…. I was wondering, what happened to Doctor Who’s granddaughter? She must be a time lord too, did she disapear without trace? --- ## [What was the first use of the expression “honey, I’m home” in popular culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-use-of-the-expression-honey-i-m-home-in-popular-culture/962027)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-use-of-the-expression-honey-i-m-home-in-popular-culture/962027 "2022-04-04T18:24:17Z")
It’s something a man or woman says when returning to their perfect 1950s era sitcom house. What was the first novel or show or movie to use this line in this context? --- ## [Upcoming Elections Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-elections-questions/557191)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-elections-questions/557191 "2010-10-20T13:39:35Z")
We’re going to be deluged with candidate ads for the next few weeks. I’ve decided I’m only going to focus on one issue. I don’t give a crap who’s in a Tea Party, who slept with who, who clubs baby seals, who eats aborted… --- ## [So that's why George Lucas botched the prequels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-why-george-lucas-botched-the-prequels/737898)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-why-george-lucas-botched-the-prequels/737898 "2015-11-19T23:21:05Z")
Somehow, a man with billions of dollars and de facto limitless resources forgot to hire the scriptwriterhe used for his best films, Raiders and Empire Strikes Back. Found out in wiredtoday. How did he make this error? … --- ## [Barcodes on fruit disturbs me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barcodes-on-fruit-disturbs-me/501862)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barcodes-on-fruit-disturbs-me/501862 "2009-07-06T18:02:30Z")
I have a hard enough time with stickers on fruit let alone barcodes. Why can’t a human being look at fruit to determine it’s freshness or quality? That’s rhetorical of course, my point is I do not like the mechanization… --- ## [Bolton book on Trump coming out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolton-book-on-trump-coming-out/855547)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolton-book-on-trump-coming-out/855547 "2020-06-24T22:34:21Z")
Trump is only interested in getting re-elected. Who knew? I have this feeling Trump will start going after Bolton, maybe as early as today. And some liberals will have mixed feelings since they are no fan of Bolton. … --- ## [English word with the most unique etymology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-word-with-the-most-unique-etymology/198334)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-word-with-the-most-unique-etymology/198334 "2003-09-01T12:03:07Z")
I was just musing over the word “berserk”: Etymology: Old Norse berserkr, from bjorn (bear) + serkr (shirt) Date: 1818 1 : an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2 : one whose … --- ## [Pacino, DeNiro, Walken: Any young actor impressions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacino-deniro-walken-any-young-actor-impressions/658668)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacino-deniro-walken-any-young-actor-impressions/658668 "2013-05-21T17:33:42Z")
I frequently hear people doing impressions of actors on radio and TV, but they all seem to be actors who were young and popular 25 to 35 years ago. Pacino, DeNiro, Walken, Woody Allen are all still done. Are their any … --- ## [Thinking about getting into biking. What's a good way to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-getting-into-biking-whats-a-good-way-to-start/763201)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-getting-into-biking-whats-a-good-way-to-start/763201 "2016-09-19T17:41:21Z")
Looking for any tips and advice you have to offer. My current plan to pick up a relatively cheap Bike from Walmart. Before investing a lot of money, I figured I should first see if it’s something I’m going to like and … --- ## [What A Surprise: Britney's Talking Divorce!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-surprise-britneys-talking-divorce/334277)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-surprise-britneys-talking-divorce/334277 "2005-12-17T14:07:42Z")
I guess she can’t stand the thought of Jessica Simpson having all the fun. \[Nelson\] Ha HA! \[/Nelson\] --- ## [Keynesian economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keynesian-economics/590870)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keynesian-economics/590870 "2011-08-13T07:57:11Z")
What exactly causes recessions and why does Keynesian economics tend to fix them? How come they were apparently used in our recession but without great effects? --- ## [For how long has the 7 day weekly cycle been unbroken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-long-has-the-7-day-weekly-cycle-been-unbroken/666472)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-how-long-has-the-7-day-weekly-cycle-been-unbroken/666472 "2013-08-20T03:23:43Z")
How long ago did the current ongoing 7 day weekly cycle begin? In other words, given that I am writing this on a Friday, how many 7 day steps can I go back in time and still find they are calling the day Friday? Never m… --- ## [This just in from the WTF-department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-from-the-wtf-department/175412)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-from-the-wtf-department/175412 "2003-05-18T20:32:46Z")
OK, I walk into the men’s room a few minutes ago here at work. I am planning on using a urinal for its God given purpose, you see, having had a nice lunch with milk and coffee. Upon entry, I spot a gentleman at the sink… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1880&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1882&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)