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**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-buy-an-rv-which-you-then-barely-used/671845 "2023-04-12T09:12:11Z")
Tell us about it. What happened to it? Still sitting around in the backyard or did you sell it? At a loss? --- ## [Fuck These Sensitive Peace-Lovers, Fuck Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-these-sensitive-peace-lovers-fuck-them/163043)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-these-sensitive-peace-lovers-fuck-them/163043 "2003-04-02T23:43:14Z")
Not only do they have the gall and social irresponsibilty to block traffic and chain themselves together in human links for the purpose of being “idealistic”, they have the nerve to fuck up my customer service… I was in… --- ## [Could humanity reclaim the Sahara if we chose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-humanity-reclaim-the-sahara-if-we-chose/296880)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-humanity-reclaim-the-sahara-if-we-chose/296880 "2005-04-01T15:10:38Z")
So I’m reading Larry Gonick’s History of the Universe Book III and there’s a section in which he mentions the grasslands of northern Africa millenia ago long before the sahara took over. And I get to thinking…that’s a w… --- ## [Do jewelers think women are whores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jewelers-think-women-are-whores/430679)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jewelers-think-women-are-whores/430679 "2007-12-24T06:13:43Z")
Or do they just think that men think that? A full page magazine ad by DeBeers has a picture of a diamond bracelet over the following copy: “Hey, what do you know. She thinks you’re funny again.” The motto of Kay Jewele… --- ## [Stabbing in Japan--Ban Knives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stabbing-in-japan-ban-knives/68055)
**Author:** [@Mr.Zambezi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Zambezi)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stabbing-in-japan-ban-knives/68055 "2002-07-16T03:43:05Z")
In so many of these debates, gun control advocates have said that no one can kill a bunch of school children with a knife. Indeed, most cases of mass school killings involve a gun. Now comes this guy in Japan who stabs 2… --- ## [Both of the parties should die.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-of-the-parties-should-die/564565)
**Author:** [@Cammacdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cammacdon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-of-the-parties-should-die/564565 "2010-12-25T00:35:32Z")
Some moron named Hroark or something recently made a topic in the great debates about the death of liberalism. I laughed to myself as not too long ago I was hearing about the death of conservatism from the same kind of m… --- ## [Ever see a serial killer in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-a-serial-killer-in-your-house/575137)
**Author:** [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-see-a-serial-killer-in-your-house/575137 "2011-03-20T23:07:25Z")
We don’t have a coat closet in our front hall. Instead we have a hat stand/coat rack, where our heavy winter coats and winter hats hang. I have a chicken hat. A fleece-lined, knitted wool cap with a beak and goofy goggly… --- ## [World Chess Championship Match 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-chess-championship-match-2018/824334)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-chess-championship-match-2018/824334 "2018-11-30T23:49:21Z")
After two games, one an epic 7 hour duel, Magnus Carlsson is tied with Fabiano Caruana, each with one point. Both games were draws. The match is 12 games. 538 Report on Game 2 --- ## [Sexual orientation and gender identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/820614)
**Author:** [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/820614 "2018-09-10T20:11:18Z")
Now that transgenderism has become more mainstream, I propose a new vocabulary to describe sexual orientation which would be based on biological sex. Gynosexual: Sexually attracted only to people with biologically fema… --- ## [Bloody-minded fucked up people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-minded-fucked-up-people/523002)
**Author:** [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-minded-fucked-up-people/523002 "2010-01-01T07:04:43Z")
Tonight I had my second encounter with a woman who apparently had formed the idea that I was anti-women - or at least that was how I interpreted the situation. This evening - almost 6 months later - I was in her presenc… --- ## [Can you get a data-only plan smartphone and use the Google Voice app to function as a regular phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-data-only-plan-smartphone-and-use-the-google-voice-app-to-function-as-a-regular-phone/566544)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-data-only-plan-smartphone-and-use-the-google-voice-app-to-function-as-a-regular-phone/566544 "2011-01-11T23:06:15Z")
I love Google Voice, but I haven’t used it to replace my phone yet because I need to make calls when I’m out, and I don’t carry my computer with me everywhere I go (nor do I have Internet access everywhere, obviously). A… --- ## [Need to shorten legs on a chair, any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-shorten-legs-on-a-chair-any-advice/583814)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-shorten-legs-on-a-chair-any-advice/583814 "2011-06-01T11:41:01Z")
I got a great deal on 2 matching wood chairs at an outlet store. One is 30" bar height, and the other is 26" counter height. I’m going to take 4" off the bar height chair so that they match. I’m sure I need to find some… --- ## [Waiting for the phone to ring... (job interview)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring-job-interview/342401)
**Author:** [@moonstarssun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moonstarssun)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring-job-interview/342401 "2006-02-11T12:15:04Z")
I had an interview last week, and I really, really want the job. I’d be good at it, and I could (finally) feel good about what I’d be doing. This is the worst part–waiting for the call for the 2nd interview and trying no… --- ## [Are there any movies that involve religious rites to fight evil other than Catholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-that-involve-religious-rites-to-fight-evil-other-than-catholic/569724)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-that-involve-religious-rites-to-fight-evil-other-than-catholic/569724 "2011-02-09T01:17:01Z")
So as not to hijack the Anthony Hopkins The Rite thread, here’s something I’ve wondered on a related topic: I remember a scene in the 1970s comedy Love at First Bite in which Dracula (George Hamilton) is confronted by V… --- ## [US taxpayers funding the pimping of eight year old boys as sex slaves in Afghanistan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-taxpayers-funding-the-pimping-of-eight-year-old-boys-as-sex-slaves-in-afghanistan/563401)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-taxpayers-funding-the-pimping-of-eight-year-old-boys-as-sex-slaves-in-afghanistan/563401 "2010-12-11T06:49:41Z")
Putting this in the Pit because the content is so horrific. Story one (Houston Press). Story two (Guardian). Read the source: Wikileak’d diplomatic cable. The company involved, DynCorp, has also had a prior brush wit… --- ## [What are the disadvantages and challenges of urban densification?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-disadvantages-and-challenges-of-urban-densification/691598)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-disadvantages-and-challenges-of-urban-densification/691598 "2014-06-30T01:46:47Z")
I would like to compile and explore some of the downsides and challenges of urban densification. There are some downsides which are disadvantages in the aggregate and others which affect people on an individual/househol… --- ## [what do you collect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/599398)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-collect/599398 "2011-10-14T21:11:57Z")
i have collected tilandsias tin boxes bonsai marbles those little stickers on food any collectors here?? --- ## [Taking A Long Vacation From The Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-long-vacation-from-the-dope/624547)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-long-vacation-from-the-dope/624547 "2012-06-10T03:07:07Z")
After a lot of thought, I’ve decided I need to take some off-time and get some things straightened out (my meds for one). I’m pissing off too many of you and that’s something I didn’t want to do here, and it’s like I’m r… --- ## [eBay problems with newbie international bidders bidding on my US only items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-problems-with-newbie-international-bidders-bidding-on-my-us-only-items/629319)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-problems-with-newbie-international-bidders-bidding-on-my-us-only-items/629319 "2012-07-30T03:59:40Z")
I has a very small eBay hobby business selling higher end athletic and sport shoes in a “buy it now” straight (non-auction) purchase format. Lately I have been covered up with newbie international buyers bidding on my it… --- ## [The Air America Death-Rattle Has Begun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-air-america-death-rattle-has-begun/324108 "2005-10-02T03:00:18Z")
Yikes! Hot on the heels of the news that Al Franken, Garofalo et al. have been reduced to begging for money from listeners to stay alive comes this news that the failing liberal Air America radio network is being kicked… --- ## [Dan Rather's Religious Beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-rathers-religious-beliefs/646565)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-rathers-religious-beliefs/646565 "2013-01-10T04:04:29Z")
Does Dan Rather practice any particular religion? Was he raised in any particular religion? I never found anything in his biography that mentioned his religious beliefs or disbelief one way or another. --- ## [T-50 vs. T-45 steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-50-vs-t-45-steel/560575)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-50-vs-t-45-steel/560575 "2010-11-16T05:01:58Z")
I was reading a book about the restoration of a Hawker Hurricane. It said that Hawker used T-50 steel tubing in their aircraft, and that only T-45 was available today; and that they had to ‘re-certify’ the T-45 to ensur… --- ## [I am so friggin' DONE with CSI: Anything.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-friggin-done-with-csi-anything/423145)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-friggin-done-with-csi-anything/423145 "2007-10-20T01:38:28Z")
Goddamn, these shows are inescapable. Enough is enough already. Miami, Las Vegas, New York. Who cares? They’re all the same fucking show with the same formulaic plots. I, like most people, thought they were great fo… --- ## [Do you know one Tea Partier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-one-tea-partier/555542)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-one-tea-partier/555542 "2010-10-04T20:31:10Z")
I keep reading all these polls that say how many tens of millions of them there are, and how 56% of Americans (or some ungodly high figure) identify themselves as part of the movement, etc. I was just thinking about it,… --- ## [Are some New York skyscrapers held together with fake bolts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-new-york-skyscrapers-held-together-with-fake-bolts/678485)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-some-new-york-skyscrapers-held-together-with-fake-bolts/678485 "2014-01-19T19:10:25Z")
Related to today’s column about inferior or counterfeit bolts, the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge had a batch of nearly 300 bolts that snapped after in situ testing due to something called hydrogen embrittlement. S… --- ## [Band Names: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/355043)
**Author:** [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/355043 "2006-05-08T06:55:07Z")
I take it for granted that most band names make no sense when looked at objectively, so I don’t really notice most of them one way or the other. But some are just so great or so stupid that they can’t escape my attention… --- ## [Can capitalism ever work for disabled people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-capitalism-ever-work-for-disabled-people/781367)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-capitalism-ever-work-for-disabled-people/781367 "2017-03-09T01:48:01Z")
I’ve noticed in some circles that there are quite a few disabled people who are convinced that a capitalist system/government will never treat them with respect or value their lives. It made me think about Helen Keller, … --- ## [I can't get my contact lens out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-my-contact-lens-out/474073)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-my-contact-lens-out/474073 "2008-11-25T04:11:35Z")
Argggh. It happened again: while I was getting my contact lens out, it slid off my cornea to somewhere north of my eyelid. I can’t even see it when I pull my lids up or down. But I can feel it. Any tips on how to get thi… --- ## [Make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-student-loans-dischargeable-in-bankruptcy/853554)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-student-loans-dischargeable-in-bankruptcy/853554 "2020-05-15T15:37:09Z")
In this divided political climate, we have the Bernie Sanders wing of the Dems wanting to forgive all student loans and make college free. On the other side, we have the Republicans who are vehemently opposed to any suc… --- ## [What does "sup /b/" mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sup-b-mean/471186)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sup-b-mean/471186 "2008-11-05T04:53:50Z")
I see this all over the internet written down and drawn on pictures of things. What does this mean --- ## [Do you have to be crooked to become really wealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-be-crooked-to-become-really-wealthy/22405)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2000, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-to-be-crooked-to-become-really-wealthy/22405 "2000-06-22T16:00:53Z")
Sure seems that way to me. Most of the people I have met or known that were extremely wealthy were crooked as a dog’s hind leg. I realize that there are some successful people out there who made good with plain hard wor… --- ## [What's your Adult Movie Star Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-adult-movie-star-name/16050)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2000, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-adult-movie-star-name/16050 "2000-07-10T00:28:49Z")
Okay, this isn’t my idea. They do this on 107.3 every Friday morning. Here’s the deal: Think back to your childhood days. What was your first pet’s name & the name of the street you lived on? Put them together to get yo… --- ## [Banned from Twitter---for life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-twitter-for-life/834037)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-twitter-for-life/834037 "2019-05-25T01:55:27Z")
Last week I posted a Tweet as an inside joke from a well known media show. Somehow Twitter decided the content of the joke violated their rules and suspended me. I appealed, explained the joke, the context of it, and a … --- ## [From the Memory Hole: Joey, Friends and Sexual Harrassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-memory-hole-joey-friends-and-sexual-harrassment/800508)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-memory-hole-joey-friends-and-sexual-harrassment/800508 "2017-11-09T23:46:12Z")
Something that occurred to me the other day that seems relevant in our current climate: on Friends, Joey was a struggling actor doing crappy parts for several seasons. Finally he got his big break on Days of Our Lives.… --- ## [We've won the fight against ignorance. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-won-the-fight-against-ignorance-now-what/425773)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-won-the-fight-against-ignorance-now-what/425773 "2007-11-21T17:26:18Z")
Something has changed around here. We all know it. We’re just not quite sure what that what is. Except me. I know. Ignorance? Vanquished. Between Google indexing and our noble efforts (sorry, we couldn’t do it alone), i… --- ## [NK's latest threat against the US question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nks-latest-threat-against-the-us-question/785091)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nks-latest-threat-against-the-us-question/785091 "2017-05-03T20:10:21Z")
Mods:I believe there should be a factual answer to this question. Given what we know about North Korea’s ability to attack ships, at least on paper, how likely is it that NK could sink a US aircraft carrier? In other wo… --- ## [I pit my failure to follow my instincts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-failure-to-follow-my-instincts/446894)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Halfabee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric_Halfabee)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-failure-to-follow-my-instincts/446894 "2008-05-04T03:31:43Z")
First the players: Me Ex - my ex-wife M - her daughter JT - an old friend of mine FT - his wife and old friend of Ex who hooked me up with Ex Me and the Ex were married for almost 12 years. In the early part of 200… --- ## [hill country and warlike people - is there connection or is it a case of cherrypicking examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hill-country-and-warlike-people-is-there-connection-or-is-it-a-case-of-cherrypicking-examples/534045)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hill-country-and-warlike-people-is-there-connection-or-is-it-a-case-of-cherrypicking-examples/534045 "2010-04-11T12:19:14Z")
some ethnic groups who live in mountainous areas have a long historical reputation for being warlike. E.g. the Chechens in North Caucasus and the various nations in Afghanistan and north-west Pakistan. To some extent, th… --- ## [Excruciatingly Emotional Scenes in Movies (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excruciatingly-emotional-scenes-in-movies-spoilers/346150)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excruciatingly-emotional-scenes-in-movies-spoilers/346150 "2006-02-28T16:02:56Z")
Ok, so I’m a very sensitive, emotional person. There are many scenes that I have found overwhelming, leaving me bawling like a baby. Some of them are cathartic and fulfilling, such as the ending of The Notebook. Some … --- ## [Films in English that have been subtitled for an English-speaking audience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-in-english-that-have-been-subtitled-for-an-english-speaking-audience/583443)
**Author:** [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-in-english-that-have-been-subtitled-for-an-english-speaking-audience/583443 "2011-05-29T07:27:18Z")
Apparently Attack the Block (UK film about south London estate kids taking on aliens which did well at SXSW recently) is going to be subtitled for a US audience. We were having a chat about this at work, and a friend of … --- ## [Kyoto- put your money where your mouth is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyoto-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/74064)
**Author:** [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2001, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kyoto-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/74064 "2001-08-09T03:48:39Z")
So now other countries are saying that the US is selfish for not signing the Kyoto agreement. Never mind that a smidgin of political sense would reveal that it’s rather likely that they have no intent of actually carryin… --- ## [Do you have shows you watch repeatedly just because you like hanging out with the characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-shows-you-watch-repeatedly-just-because-you-like-hanging-out-with-the-characters/765491)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-shows-you-watch-repeatedly-just-because-you-like-hanging-out-with-the-characters/765491 "2016-09-19T00:45:57Z")
I’m this way with the Inspector Lewis series. I love the two lead characters, the humor, the scholarly references, the Oxford setting, the scenery-- all that stuff. I own the boxed set and I’ve watched every single episo… --- ## [Hooray!!! More shit to buy!! Thanks Army!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-more-shit-to-buy-thanks-army/359571)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-more-shit-to-buy-thanks-army/359571 "2006-06-10T23:38:00Z")
http://www.army.mil/symbols/uniforms/ What a bunch of bastards. Yet another “cost saving” idea that will require soldiers to spend hundreds of dollars. Thanks for saving me the money, Army! Good looking out! Materials … --- ## [Help me find the best orange pekoe tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-best-orange-pekoe-tea/614400)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-best-orange-pekoe-tea/614400 "2012-03-05T04:16:07Z")
Also, what exactly is ‘orange tea?’ I know pekoe is the cut used on the tea leaves, but I haven’t been able to find ‘orange’ as a class of tea like ‘green’, ‘black’, etc. Right now I drink Swee-Touch-Nee brand tea but … --- ## [I saw this van at Wal-Mart on Thursday night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-van-at-wal-mart-on-thursday-night/602730)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-this-van-at-wal-mart-on-thursday-night/602730 "2011-12-08T23:28:13Z")
This van’s owner has a lot to say. I would estimate about 50% of the stuff on there was pro smoker’s rights; about 40% was anti-Obama/anti-liberal/pro-tea party, and the remaining 10% was random, like “9/11 - Never Forg… --- ## [What vestiges of Russian influence can still be found in Alaska?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vestiges-of-russian-influence-can-still-be-found-in-alaska/614261)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vestiges-of-russian-influence-can-still-be-found-in-alaska/614261 "2012-02-29T12:28:31Z")
Bouncing off this thread, to what extent has Russia made an impact on the culture of Alaska that still remains? Are there any remaining Russian speaking communities, historic Orthodox churches, or anything like that of … --- ## [Good, modern, "clean" rock/top 40 albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-modern-clean-rock-top-40-albums/447570)
**Author:** [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-modern-clean-rock-top-40-albums/447570 "2008-05-05T18:57:05Z")
I’d planning to send some CDs to a 14 year old. He likes rock, hip-hop and rock. The problem is that the rules for his house are pretty strict: no bad language, negative themes or references to drugs or alcohol, and no… --- ## [Do you vote your entire ballot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-vote-your-entire-ballot/272634)
**Author:** [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-vote-your-entire-ballot/272634 "2004-11-04T05:22:46Z")
Do you cast a vote for every office, even if you’ve paid no attention to the candidates involved? Do you cast a vote for those running unopposed? Personally, I voted for President, U.S. House, and State House, and left … --- ## [A light source seeming to disappear when I look directly at it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-light-source-seeming-to-disappear-when-i-look-directly-at-it/650686)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-light-source-seeming-to-disappear-when-i-look-directly-at-it/650686 "2013-02-19T01:01:39Z")
The other night I was lying in bed in a dark room with a CD player going, and the machine had this small but rather bright blue LED light on the front that was keeping me awake. So I put a piece of paper over it, so that… --- ## [Man wants to marry his porn-filled computer, draws parallel to gay marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-wants-to-marry-his-porn-filled-computer-draws-parallel-to-gay-marriage/688084 "2014-05-11T19:40:46Z")
A Florida man addicted to porn has filed suit to marry his computer, claiming that it’s really no different to legalizing gay marriage. The smacky-head emoticon doesn’t even come close to expressing any right-thinking … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1886&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1888&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)