# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1896&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:** 1897 --- ## [Where does the idea that Japanese people are nearsighted come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-idea-that-japanese-people-are-nearsighted-come-from/503985)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-idea-that-japanese-people-are-nearsighted-come-from/503985 "2009-07-23T17:57:21Z")
Look at any picture of a ‘Japanese’ person made before or during WWII. Aside from all the other stereotypical features (including the buck teeth, which was common to both ‘Japanese’ and ‘Chinese’ caricatures) you’ll inva… --- ## [I watch DVDs. Does that make me a Luddite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watch-dvds-does-that-make-me-a-luddite/775288)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watch-dvds-does-that-make-me-a-luddite/775288 "2016-12-24T18:25:27Z")
I recently caught up with my sister, who is married to a guy who is a techno-geek. If it’s new, and has to do with technology, he’s into it. As far as I’m concerned, he’s a great guy and cuts me slack for my tech prefe… --- ## [JFK's salary to charity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfks-salary-to-charity/198826)
**Author:** [@Jon\_the\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jon_the_Geek)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfks-salary-to-charity/198826 "2015-08-08T15:02:11Z")
According to “True Tales of the West Wing” on Bravo (little snippets of Presidential trivia bookending commercial breaks during repeats of “The West Wing”), JFK donated his entire Presidential salary to charity (because … --- ## [Let's assign D&D alignments to things!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908 "2012-09-29T22:28:22Z")
Klingons: Lawful Neutral Captain Picard: Lawful Good Kirk: Neutral Good Superman: Lawful Good The Joker: Chaotic Evil Bugs Bunny: Chaotic Good Daffy Duck: Chaotic Neutral Doc Brown (from BTTF): Chaotic Good Emper… --- ## [Can we expect a high-profile "defector" at Dem Con?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-expect-a-high-profile-defector-at-dem-con/760646)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-expect-a-high-profile-defector-at-dem-con/760646 "2016-07-31T02:58:04Z")
One of the thing that hurt John Kerry in '04 was the speech at the Republican convention by Senator Zell Miller, a nominal Democrat. Lieberman’s speech in '08, not so much impact, but he did it. Can we expect the same … --- ## [Did Trump not know that he was giving Bannon a seat on the NSC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-not-know-that-he-was-giving-bannon-a-seat-on-the-nsc/779149)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-trump-not-know-that-he-was-giving-bannon-a-seat-on-the-nsc/779149 "2017-02-14T10:15:59Z")
An article in Sunday’s New York Times contains an interesting statement that it just throws out there with no further explanation. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/politics/trump-white-house-aides-strategy.html S… --- ## ["The current threat advisory level is orange"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-threat-advisory-level-is-orange/545347)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-threat-advisory-level-is-orange/545347 "2010-07-04T23:17:19Z")
I just came back from a trip the other day, and the airport PA system was of course informing us that the current threat advisory level, as determined by the department of homeland security, is orange. And of course, li… --- ## [My penis is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-penis-is/336275)
**Author:** [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-penis-is/336275 "2005-12-23T06:43:19Z")
My penis is fourty seven inches long. I once used it to thwart a gangland rape, simply by displaing it’s magnificence, You? --- ## [Sequels that directly continue last scene of the previous movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994 "2013-05-15T02:19:07Z")
What are movies sequels that start off exactly where the previous movie ended? Or alternatively, prequels that end exactly where the “next” movie begins? Examples: The Karate Kid Part II begins with the ending of the … --- ## [Your monthly rent or mortgage payment to income ratio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-rent-or-mortgage-payment-to-income-ratio/588122)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-monthly-rent-or-mortgage-payment-to-income-ratio/588122 "2011-07-07T23:37:24Z")
NOTE TO HOMEOWNERS: Please consider property taxes & insurance as part of your monthly payment. This is to keep the comparison to renters fair since renters don’t pay property taxes and if they even have renter’s insuran… --- ## [Lying Festering Maggots! (Bushiviks!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-festering-maggots-bushiviks/400116)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lying-festering-maggots-bushiviks/400116 "2007-04-17T15:53:17Z")
For the sake of brevity, I will refer you directly to Think Progress http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/13/bush-extensions/ which has the relevent links embedded in the text. It gets better… Ah, well! That certainly… --- ## [Dirtiest line I can remember in any mainstream film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-line-i-can-remember-in-any-mainstream-film/795620)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-line-i-can-remember-in-any-mainstream-film/795620 "2017-09-09T22:43:22Z")
I’m sure someone will top me… In the 1975 Gene Hackman film Night Moves, which I just watched on DVD, a film director is talking about a stuntman who seems to be hitting on every woman at the bar. The director says: “He… --- ## [Movies, theme park rides - come up with your worst ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-theme-park-rides-come-up-with-your-worst-ideas/603152)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-theme-park-rides-come-up-with-your-worst-ideas/603152 "2011-11-17T17:41:18Z")
So at dinner last night, it occurred to us that there are any number of theme park rides that been turned - somehow - into movies (e.g. Pirates of the Caribbean, Country Bears, Haunted Mansion)… and movies that have bee… --- ## [Ronald Reagan -- America's Greatest President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronald-reagan-americas-greatest-president/56439)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronald-reagan-americas-greatest-president/56439 "2001-03-22T02:42:21Z")
Yes, that’s the consensus of American opinion according to a recent survey: that Ronald Wilson Reagan is this nation’s greatest president. Ever. Move over, Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Washington, the Gipper is a comin’ to Rushmo… --- ## [Legality of UW Shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-uw-shooting/777934)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-uw-shooting/777934 "2017-01-24T15:43:43Z")
Last week there was a shooting at the University of Washington. The circumstances were there was a demonstration going on. During the demonstration an assault was taking place. A demonstrator who was carrying a concealed… --- ## [Halfway through August in the M.M.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halfway-through-august-in-the-m-m-p/918312 "2020-08-24T03:13:09Z")
Blerf and stuff. At least it’s a bit cooler today - that is highly agreeable! --- ## [Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/727176)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/727176 "2015-12-28T16:13:01Z")
I saw this movie Tuesday and I can not find a thread on it here at the Straight Dope. It’s at 93% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, same as the previous movie in the series. I’d basically rate them like this at this point. … --- ## [Son, you ain't got no pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-you-aint-got-no-pants/647177)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-you-aint-got-no-pants/647177 "2013-01-19T20:51:07Z")
The things I miss out on living in a superteranian city http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/pants-subway-ride-2013-18209886 Is this a real thing? It’s ABC news site, and no where near April 1st, Did anybody go bare draw… --- ## [Crazy screaming lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-screaming-lady/632902)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-screaming-lady/632902 "2012-09-03T04:58:41Z")
There’s some crazy lady who keeps screaming obscenities at the top of her lungs outside my window. This has happened off and on for the last three or so weeks, at any time of day or night. This is in front of a strip mal… --- ## [Worst. Supervillain. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-supervillain-ever/254809)
**Author:** [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-supervillain-ever/254809 "2004-07-14T18:49:40Z")
A simple question for the guys and girls with encyclopedic comic book knowledge out there: We all know there’s some superheroes that are frequently subjected to ridicule (Aquaman comes to mind - even Letterman questione… --- ## [WHat happens if you decline to identify yourself after a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-decline-to-identify-yourself-after-a-crime/683223)
**Author:** [@Questioning\_more](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Questioning_more)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-decline-to-identify-yourself-after-a-crime/683223 "2014-03-09T21:06:41Z")
Hi. So this is something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. Say you commit a crime for which the legal punishment pales in comparison to other costs (screwing a prostitute and having a wife, using drugs and bein… --- ## [Cars you just don't see anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-you-just-dont-see-anymore/259206)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-you-just-dont-see-anymore/259206 "2004-08-17T05:33:52Z")
I apologize in advanvce for the North American orientation of this OP, but those across the pond, in either direction, are welcome to participate. After car shopping this wekend, I was thinking about vehicles that I use… --- ## [Personality changes in drinkers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personality-changes-in-drinkers/684109)
**Author:** [@sandysue44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandysue44)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personality-changes-in-drinkers/684109 "2014-03-23T06:04:46Z")
Why does my boyfriend’s personality change completely when he drinks alcohol? He becomes talkative, his voice sometimes changes, his eyes glaze over and he calls his mother and friends and goes on and on. He cries. … --- ## [Perfect example of USA's morals being ass-backwards--CAUGHT ON TAPE!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-example-of-usas-morals-being-ass-backwards-caught-on-tape/614339)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-example-of-usas-morals-being-ass-backwards-caught-on-tape/614339 "2012-03-05T23:07:01Z")
Recently, a video appeared on YouTube that reportedly shows several U.S. troops urinating on some corpses of Taliban fighters killed by U.S. forces. Not unexpectedly, this video became a big deal and was reported by man… --- ## [Best military food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-military-food/652920)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-military-food/652920 "2013-03-16T05:41:29Z")
Please note that your vote will have dire consequences. --- ## [Do you "go with" mispronunciations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-go-with-mispronunciations/362928)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-go-with-mispronunciations/362928 "2006-07-08T16:05:10Z")
If you know the correct pronunciation of a word, but pretty much everyone mispronounces it, do you say it correctly or submit to the masses? --- ## [Want to fix up basement. Not sure where to begin.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-fix-up-basement-not-sure-where-to-begin/517272)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-fix-up-basement-not-sure-where-to-begin/517272 "2012-04-20T18:41:31Z")
We have an unfinished basement. There are (basically) four rooms in the basement. I would like to fix up each room, one at a time. The basement has a concrete floor, poured concrete walls, and joists in the ceiling. Tha… --- ## [McCain loses. Who's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-loses-whos-next/467934)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-loses-whos-next/467934 "2008-10-23T22:31:15Z")
It seems McCain is headed for a loss in a few weeks. Now I know it’s way early, but I’m given to wondering who the Republican contenders will be in 2012. Palin: Hugely popular with super-conservatives, but thought of as… --- ## [Disposal of sprouted potatoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposal-of-sprouted-potatoes/656111)
**Author:** [@drew870mitchell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drew870mitchell)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposal-of-sprouted-potatoes/656111 "2013-04-20T03:27:11Z")
We forgot about a bag of potatoes in a cabinet, and now, they’re all sprouted every which way. I’ve read that the sprouts are poisonous, and on top of that, potatoes are almost as cheap as dirt, so there’s no reason to … --- ## [ageism in graphic design / web?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ageism-in-graphic-design-web/574498)
**Author:** [@sanTho27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanTho27)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ageism-in-graphic-design-web/574498 "2011-04-29T21:32:38Z")
Hey all, I’m in my 20’s but I love and am investing a ton of time learning and getting better at all things design. That said, I do not work for a big agency or a big company at all, and I am wondering if anyone has ex… --- ## [A Poll for Married Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-for-married-dopers/458851 "2008-08-07T14:09:46Z")
I’ll define “married” as being in a serious, committed monogamous relationship, doesn’t matter (to me) whether sanctified by clergy or state, so long as you and your SO have soberly expressed your intention to remain in … --- ## [The Religious Right Is Dumb, And the Secular Left Is Paranoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-religious-right-is-dumb-and-the-secular-left-is-paranoid/772075)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-religious-right-is-dumb-and-the-secular-left-is-paranoid/772075 "2016-11-19T05:58:37Z")
Speaking as a religious conservative (boo, hiss)… I opposed Donald Trump from the start, for a host of reasons. Partly because of his personal scumminess, and partly because (to steal an apt quote from John Boehner), h… --- ## [Einstein, ESP, and the special relativity theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-esp-and-the-special-relativity-theory/554644)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/einstein-esp-and-the-special-relativity-theory/554644 "2010-09-25T00:32:31Z")
I just finishished \[del\]slogging through\[/del\] reading The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris. In one chapter, he is discussing Andrei Linde’s work on quantum genesis and quotes him as saying: Einstein also stated that E… --- ## [Apocalyptic Peak Oilers: "the liberal equivalent of Left Behind"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalyptic-peak-oilers-the-liberal-equivalent-of-left-behind/366812)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalyptic-peak-oilers-the-liberal-equivalent-of-left-behind/366812 "2006-08-15T04:00:33Z")
A new article in Harper’s Magazine caught my attention, one in which the writer visits his first convention for the “apocalyptic” wing of believers in Peak Oil - those who think that global ruin is inevitable and imminen… --- ## [So I wanna attend Law School...but so many problems...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-wanna-attend-law-school-but-so-many-problems/428642)
**Author:** [@SoulSearching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulSearching)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-wanna-attend-law-school-but-so-many-problems/428642 "2007-12-04T22:29:20Z")
I’m looking for insightful advice on what my best course of action may be. I graduated in May of this year with a business degree (Finance). I attended a 4-year State University and finished with a GPA of only 2.71, an… --- ## [Do you have a middle name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-middle-name/836936)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-middle-name/836936 "2019-07-17T00:08:15Z")
I have been doing some genealogy research recently, noticed many people have a middle name that is their mother’s maiden name, or a given name of another relative. What is the significance of your middle name? PTF --- ## [Nastygram for absence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nastygram-for-absence/722388)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nastygram-for-absence/722388 "2015-06-17T02:23:56Z")
Grades K and 2, how many absences for the whole school year do you think warrant a letter to the parents that says “if your child continues to miss this amount of school in the future, it will certainly inhibit their suc… --- ## [Convulsions after sex?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convulsions-after-sex/110499)
**Author:** [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convulsions-after-sex/110499 "2002-05-24T15:40:24Z")
After the sax girl and I make sweet, sweet love she…I don’t know… twitches out. It looks like a convulsion to me. She says it starts right above her pubic area and convulses mainly her abs, though it is sometimes more … --- ## [All In The Family: Who was the better actor, O'Connor or Stapleton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-in-the-family-who-was-the-better-actor-oconnor-or-stapleton/739471)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-in-the-family-who-was-the-better-actor-oconnor-or-stapleton/739471 "2015-12-14T11:19:56Z")
Although the character of Archie was more iconic, I feel that Jean Stapleton’s portrayal of Edith was the more difficult role. IMHO, it didn’t seem that O’Connor had to stretch as much to become a racist as Stapleton did… --- ## [How Do You Get Dreadlocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-dreadlocks/259314)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-dreadlocks/259314 "2012-06-06T12:46:15Z")
I first wondered a while back when I saw an interview of Eddie Murphy and Dick Cavette. Cavette joked he asked reggae singer Eddie Grant if goat dung was used for this hair style (apparently having heard that some place)… --- ## [The Laws of the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-laws-of-the-internet/165252)
**Author:** [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-laws-of-the-internet/165252 "2003-04-04T16:34:45Z")
Inspired by GMRyujin’s Internet Law in this thread i thought it was about time we established the Laws of the Internet. so far we have: Law #175: “Someone out there is even geekier than you. So don’t feel too bad.” #1… --- ## [Odyssey finds a famous wreck, who does it belong to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odyssey-finds-a-famous-wreck-who-does-it-belong-to/483989)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odyssey-finds-a-famous-wreck-who-does-it-belong-to/483989 "2009-02-07T23:12:15Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap\_on\_bi\_ge/shipwreck\_discovery In a larger vein, who do ship wrecks belong to? A company spends a fortune outfitting a ship ,then commits thousands of hours searching. When they find… --- ## [How Clean Are Restaurant Rags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-clean-are-restaurant-rags/554560)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-clean-are-restaurant-rags/554560 "2010-09-24T20:18:33Z")
You’ve all seen it: you’re eating at a (lower-end) restaurant (that doesn’t use tablecloths) and the customers at the next table get up and leave. A busboy/girl comes over to clear the plates, collect the tip, and wipe … --- ## [Apologizing "if" anyone was offended isn't really an apology. Now with homophobia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologizing-if-anyone-was-offended-isnt-really-an-apology-now-with-homophobia/356813)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologizing-if-anyone-was-offended-isnt-really-an-apology-now-with-homophobia/356813 "2006-05-19T21:01:07Z")
So a week or two ago, the president of the Action démocratique du Québec, stumping for the possibility of multi-lived ex-premier Lucien Bouchard’s joining the party, compared him to openly gay Parti québécois leader Andr… --- ## [Why do cats bring you their kills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-bring-you-their-kills/490818)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-bring-you-their-kills/490818 "2009-04-02T02:40:42Z")
Dead mice, dead birds, even a dead rabbit. They drag them to you (well, not the rabbit), and won’t start eating until you’ve acknowledged them. Are they offering first right of refusal? Hoping for praise? Showing you tha… --- ## [Seatbelt warning chime - required by law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seatbelt-warning-chime-required-by-law/386481)
**Author:** [@Bike\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bike_Rider)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seatbelt-warning-chime-required-by-law/386481 "2007-01-09T06:55:15Z")
I travel quite a bit for work and therefore spend a lot of time in a wide variety of rental cars. In my experience, it seems that the audible chimes that remind you that you haven’t fastened your seatbelt have gotten mu… --- ## [Why did My Big Fat Greek Wedding do so well? It sucked eggs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-do-so-well-it-sucked-eggs/154492)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-do-so-well-it-sucked-eggs/154492 "2003-02-15T01:00:29Z")
I finally got around to seeing this on DVD, and didn’t this movie break all sorts of box office records? Why? It was so bad it was almost unwatchable! Am I missing something here??? :confused: --- ## [Are there any comedians like Mitch Hedberg, or was he one of a kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-comedians-like-mitch-hedberg-or-was-he-one-of-a-kind/756986)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-comedians-like-mitch-hedberg-or-was-he-one-of-a-kind/756986 "2016-06-13T18:41:06Z")
There have been one liner comedians like Rodney Dangerfield, but has anyone had a style similar to Hedberg? --- ## ["Ask the..." threads you won't be seeing on the Dope any time soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-threads-you-wont-be-seeing-on-the-dope-any-time-soon/509699)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-threads-you-wont-be-seeing-on-the-dope-any-time-soon/509699 "2009-09-15T18:34:12Z")
. \*\*Ask the new member of the Westboro Baptist Church Ask the necrophile Ask the troll before he gets banned Ask the guy who was wrongly aquitted of murder Ask the hacker behind the recent site problems Ask the soc… --- ## [Would you rather have sex with ten partners once, or one partner 20 times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-sex-with-ten-partners-once-or-one-partner-20-times/418641)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-sex-with-ten-partners-once-or-one-partner-20-times/418641 "2007-09-22T10:31:47Z")
Inspired by this thread. I’m (unscientifically) testing a hypothesis here: Most men (straight and gay) will prefer the first option, women the second. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1895&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1897&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)