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**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-hotel-recipes-get-em-while-theyre-hot/674635 "2014-11-27T17:21:23Z")
Inspired by a Waldorf Salad question in another thread, I remembered I have a 1955 compilation of historic signature dishes from famous hotels. A smattering: Chasen’s in L.A. Hilltop House in Omaha Empire House, Palm… --- ## [Put an End to the Well-Founded Rumors Surrounding GWB Admin's Use of Intel re Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-an-end-to-the-well-founded-rumors-surrounding-gwb-admins-use-of-intel-re-iraq/231575)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-an-end-to-the-well-founded-rumors-surrounding-gwb-admins-use-of-intel-re-iraq/231575 "2004-05-18T04:59:01Z")
The CICUSRWMD group that the Pres put together isn’t going to investigate what Dr. David Kay called “such a serious charge that it deserves investigation.” Additionally, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s rev… --- ## [Solve this algebra problem to graduate. What's the answer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solve-this-algebra-problem-to-graduate-whats-the-answer/790982)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solve-this-algebra-problem-to-graduate-whats-the-answer/790982 "2017-07-17T20:06:03Z")
In order to graduate from a California Community College and transfer to a four year university, one has to solve this problem. Anyone know the answer? Easy or Hard? x(2) – 25xy + 6x – 5y - 30 ------------÷-----------… --- ## [Prehistoric Megafauna exhibits in museums on the east coast?(US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prehistoric-megafauna-exhibits-in-museums-on-the-east-coast-us/531249)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prehistoric-megafauna-exhibits-in-museums-on-the-east-coast-us/531249 "2010-03-05T00:45:46Z")
We went to see the Harry Potter exibit at the Boston Museum of Science a couple of weeks ago (fans of the movies should see it if it comes to a museum near you) and wrapped up the day at the dinosaur exhibits, which isn’… --- ## [Can an employee accept a wage under minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employee-accept-a-wage-under-minimum-wage/540063)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employee-accept-a-wage-under-minimum-wage/540063 "2010-05-21T12:48:39Z")
I know Non-profits don’t have to provide minimum wage. But what about the following scenerios? Bob owns a pizza place. He hires Steve on the stipulation in which he works 30 hours a week for $100 but gets all the free f… --- ## [Futurama; S07E12 "The Mutants Are Revolting" SEASON FINALE (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-s07e12-the-mutants-are-revolting-season-finale-open-spoilers/552458)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-s07e12-the-mutants-are-revolting-season-finale-open-spoilers/552458 "2010-09-07T11:01:14Z")
I liked it. This is going to have a pretty big impact in future episodes now that mutants are all allowed on the surface. The Turangas will probally keep living where they are, though it would make for a funny ep if… --- ## [The 2012 Baseball HoF ballot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2012-baseball-hof-ballot/567146)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2012-baseball-hof-ballot/567146 "2011-01-19T01:25:03Z")
Who on the ballot doesn’t fit any of these creiteria: 1.Failed PED test 2.In Mitchell Report 3.Legal probs related to PED accustions (i.e. perjury) 4.Fail “sniff” test 5.Implicated in Canseco’s book --- ## [bathroom drywall question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-drywall-question/550782)
**Author:** [@dukette71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dukette71)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-drywall-question/550782 "2011-09-25T16:19:05Z")
The seams show through the paint on my bathroom drywall. You can see where someone tried to join the panels with drywall tape. Does the drywall need to be redone completely, or is there a fix for this? thanks! --- ## [Are the Bourne books any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-bourne-books-any-good/410858)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-bourne-books-any-good/410858 "2007-08-21T00:48:22Z")
I really liked the first Bourne movie, and wanted to like the second one (worst case of SHAKY CAMERA = MORE ACTIONY!!! ever, totally ruined otherwise well choreographed action scenes). I like the idea of smart, highly t… --- ## [What truth do most people in society refuse to accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-truth-do-most-people-in-society-refuse-to-accept/774762)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-truth-do-most-people-in-society-refuse-to-accept/774762 "2016-12-19T22:55:23Z")
I saw this question on Reddit and I thought we would have a more in-depth discussion here. We all know the world is not as it seems and that sometimes people believe in lies to comfort themselves from the cognitive diss… --- ## [Why is the health of the president be an issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-health-of-the-president-be-an-issue/765866)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-health-of-the-president-be-an-issue/765866 "2016-09-19T15:49:09Z")
This thread is for a general debate about the health of the POTUS and how it relates to how good a job they do. With all the latest about Clinton’s recent health issues, it occurred to me that some of our best presidents… --- ## [Can and will Trump pardon all the DC rioters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-and-will-trump-pardon-all-the-dc-rioters/930249)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-and-will-trump-pardon-all-the-dc-rioters/930249 "2021-01-20T22:26:54Z")
My understanding is that legally, there is no reason Trump couldn’t just issue a blanket pardon against anyone involved in the DC riots. That wouldn’t, however, protect them from state-level charges. Any particular rea… --- ## [NEWS FLASH: Michael Jackson Charges UNFOUNDED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-michael-jackson-charges-unfounded/218107)
**Author:** [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-michael-jackson-charges-unfounded/218107 "2003-12-19T15:31:56Z")
Read all about it here: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/doc\_o\_day/doc\_o\_day.html All of you fuckers that bought into the notion that he was guilty, I pit thee. Get a clue, you brainless sheep! --- ## [My mom & stuff. \[update with sad news\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-stuff-update-with-sad-news/684209)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-stuff-update-with-sad-news/684209 "2014-06-16T04:24:53Z")
I’m getting all of my info through my brother, so I’m fuzzy on some details. On March 6, my brother took our mother to the hospital as she had not been feeling well for several weeks. They admitted her because she had p… --- ## [Microwave oven earth connection - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-oven-earth-connection-how/653077)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-oven-earth-connection-how/653077 "2013-03-16T21:01:06Z")
Hello all, I’m moving my microwave oven to a new position (in the pantry) to clear some kitchen space, but the new position’s wall power socket doesn’t have an earth connection like the old one did (i.e. a screw to conn… --- ## [Why don't television stations have technical difficulties anymore? Also, what was with the Indian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-television-stations-have-technical-difficulties-anymore-also-what-was-with-the-indian/927825)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-television-stations-have-technical-difficulties-anymore-also-what-was-with-the-indian/927825 "2021-02-16T19:39:33Z")
I think I asked this once before but have forgotten what the responses were: Back in the days prior to everyone having cable every so often in the middle of a program a test screen would pop up claiming technical diffic… --- ## [How many copies of Star Wars do you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-copies-of-star-wars-do-you-own/648643)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-copies-of-star-wars-do-you-own/648643 "2013-02-01T05:11:29Z")
The thread about first DVDs, CDs etc. made me think of this. For the original trilogy, I have: Copies I taped off of HBO (Or SHO etc.). The Official original VHS Releases (where the boxes were basically the movie post… --- ## [Cars: can^h^h^h did they do it again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-can-h-h-h-did-they-do-it-again/360152)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-can-h-h-h-did-they-do-it-again/360152 "2006-06-28T21:12:36Z")
Golly, I can’t believe I get to start this thread! Throw stuff in spoilers that should be there, and don’t subscribe to the thread if you don’t WANT spoilers…as they show up uncovered in your email notifications. And d… --- ## [How do you form the plural of Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-form-the-plural-of-blackberry/495654)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-form-the-plural-of-blackberry/495654 "2009-05-11T23:18:31Z")
When making the plural of a product name, do you follow standard rules? Specifically, Blackberry. It is Blackberries, or Blackberrys. In otherwords, is the product name sacrosanct? --- ## [What makes climbing Everest difficult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-climbing-everest-difficult/644093)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-climbing-everest-difficult/644093 "2012-12-16T22:40:12Z")
I’ve been re-watching the Everest: Beyond the Limit series on Netflix, the first 2 seasons of which focus on climbers going up the North route (the 3rd they go up the South side), and given what’s portrayed in the series… --- ## [Failed inventions of the 20th century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-inventions-of-the-20th-century/6297)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failed-inventions-of-the-20th-century/6297 "2000-01-18T04:53:00Z")
Ok, we’ve had the Best and the Worst. How about a tribute to those concepts that sounded good but somehow just didn’t work out? (Note: don’t include things like 8-track tape, that really were good but later became obsole… --- ## [Straight blonde hair to dreads: How long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-blonde-hair-to-dreads-how-long/582704)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-blonde-hair-to-dreads-how-long/582704 "2011-05-23T22:57:20Z")
If I wanted to let my hair naturally dreadlock–no goop or anything, just quit brushing and combing it–how long would it take? I have thick hair, which is good, I think–but it’s also blonde and slick. I’ve seen blondes w… --- ## [Agents of SHIELD: S4 E1 "The Ghost" 9/20/16 \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s4-e1-the-ghost-9-20-16-edited-title/766500)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s4-e1-the-ghost-9-20-16-edited-title/766500 "2017-01-13T15:00:59Z")
It’s that time again! Now at 10:00 PM which should allow for more “adult” plot lines. At least there was a lot of blood splatter in this episode. We start with Daisy chasing after some goons and beating them up rather h… --- ## [Salon.com interview: Dawkins dumbs down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salon-com-interview-dawkins-dumbs-down/301833)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salon-com-interview-dawkins-dumbs-down/301833 "2005-05-06T22:31:01Z")
The link. (You will need to be a subscriber or use the “day pass.”) Two quick points before I analyze snippets of the interview: I believe in evolution and do not believe in a monotheistic “God” (I’m a pantheist). … --- ## [Shaving -- just downstrokes or both directions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-just-downstrokes-or-both-directions/749851)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-just-downstrokes-or-both-directions/749851 "2016-03-28T10:18:39Z")
I’ve been shaving daily for the past 35 years. I always start shaving with downward strokes on my face. After my beard became thicker, I added shaving upstrokes and even diagonal strokes to get a truly smooth shave. I… --- ## [Plane hits parachute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-parachute/683285)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-hits-parachute/683285 "2014-03-12T13:33:07Z")
A serious lack of communication seems to be the problem here. That, or landing on a freaking active runway! I know skydivers come back to the airport, or very near it, but damn. Then again, the pilot is 87 years old. … --- ## [Cannabalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabalism/757010)
**Author:** [@mlewitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlewitt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannabalism/757010 "2016-06-14T13:20:34Z")
Anyone remember Soylent Green?:eek: --- ## [Are CD's dead, yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cds-dead-yet/790860)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cds-dead-yet/790860 "2017-07-15T17:58:58Z")
I know that they still sell music on them in places like Walmart and Target. I haven’t purchased a CD in about 5 years. How long before they stop producing physical media for music? --- ## [The Feud: What Not to Wear \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-what-not-to-wear-game-over/582166)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-what-not-to-wear-game-over/582166 "2011-05-23T13:27:39Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Outer Banks vacation - tell me everything I need to know!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outer-banks-vacation-tell-me-everything-i-need-to-know/629681)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outer-banks-vacation-tell-me-everything-i-need-to-know/629681 "2012-08-21T04:07:40Z")
I’ll be baking on a beach in Avon, in NC’s Outer Banks, in a week. :slight\_smile: I’m looking forward to it tremendously, because my husband and I desperately need a vacation. We’re going to spend a week in a huge beach… --- ## [Submarine pipeline from \[the\] Columbia \[River\] to California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-pipeline-from-the-columbia-river-to-california/722650)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submarine-pipeline-from-the-columbia-river-to-california/722650 "2015-06-18T22:42:05Z")
William Shatner was in the news recently, advocating piping Columbia River water to California via a submarine pipeline. The pipeline would start somewhere near Bonneville Dam, go down the Columbia (underwater) to the oc… --- ## [60 Minutes with Ahmadinejad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-minutes-with-ahmadinejad/368607)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-minutes-with-ahmadinejad/368607 "2006-08-30T13:38:51Z")
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was interviewed by Mike Wallace for 60 Minutes tonight. I’m as gullible as the next person about taking political statements and political leaders at face value, but I had an epiphan… --- ## [When should a kid get their first cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-kid-get-their-first-cell-phone/534849)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-a-kid-get-their-first-cell-phone/534849 "2010-04-07T22:01:53Z")
Okay, my son is about to turn 7 (finishing first grade). I share custody of him with my ex-husband, but I am the primary parent. Son has been asking me for his own cell phone for the past four months (not constantly na… --- ## [Is there record of a person with a "Concealed Carry" license blowing his top and shooting people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-record-of-a-person-with-a-concealed-carry-license-blowing-his-top-and-shooting-people/596328)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-record-of-a-person-with-a-concealed-carry-license-blowing-his-top-and-shooting-people/596328 "2011-09-19T17:46:48Z")
Of course, there are plenty of instances of Americans shooting other Americans. I do not wish to engage in a gun debate (at this time), but I am curious if anyone knows of the answer to the above question. Can you cite… --- ## [For the sake of girth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-sake-of-girth/292822)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-sake-of-girth/292822 "2005-03-08T01:24:09Z")
I’m going to get a cheese sandwich. Why am I announcing this instead of just doing it? A few reasons: I’ve been here a long time and I’m hungry. I do have some friends here, and they may want to know that, in a little… --- ## [How would the world be different today if horses never existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-world-be-different-today-if-horses-never-existed/122595)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-world-be-different-today-if-horses-never-existed/122595 "2002-08-15T15:05:37Z")
Besides being denied “Mr. Ed”, in what ways would the world be different today if horses never existed? Are there any “What If?” type books that pose the question? It’s always hard to speculate on these things because… --- ## [Criminal offenses NOT committed by the VILLAINS in movies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-offenses-not-committed-by-the-villains-in-movies/596495)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-offenses-not-committed-by-the-villains-in-movies/596495 "2011-09-19T14:29:42Z")
I just thought this would be an interesting category, albeit an odd one originating with the likes of me. :smiley: Rear Window L. B. Jeffries: Disorderly conduct (looking in people’s windows); assault (flashing his fla… --- ## [incest in "the fall of the house of usher"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incest-in-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/213576)
**Author:** [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incest-in-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher/213576 "2003-11-17T06:03:50Z")
I am reading a paper by a student in which he claims that the comment Poe makes about the Usher family demonstrating “a direct line of descent” means that there is the suggestion of incest among members of the Usher fami… --- ## [Broccoli Cheddar Casserole - Any Recipes With No Eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broccoli-cheddar-casserole-any-recipes-with-no-eggs/617747)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broccoli-cheddar-casserole-any-recipes-with-no-eggs/617747 "2012-04-04T19:35:22Z")
I’d like to make a broccoli cheddar casserole for Easter dinner, but I have two people eating who don’t like/can’t eat eggs. I’m not having any luck finding a good casserole recipe without eggs in it - any of you guys ha… --- ## [Posting pictures and illustrations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pictures-and-illustrations/589041)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pictures-and-illustrations/589041 "2011-07-20T17:00:39Z")
Are there any technical and or contractual and or aesthetic reasons that this board does not permit the poster to post pictures or illustrations; even free or fair use cases? --- ## [Texas teacher gives honor student "most likely to become a terrorist" award](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-teacher-gives-honor-student-most-likely-to-become-a-terrorist-award/787488)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-teacher-gives-honor-student-most-likely-to-become-a-terrorist-award/787488 "2017-05-30T18:57:33Z")
So some of the teachers at Anthony Aguirre Junior High decided to hand out mock awards to kids in the honor classes. One of those awards was to a 13 year old girl which declared her to “most likely to become a terrorist… --- ## [Can someone explain this scene in Apocolypse Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-scene-in-apocolypse-now/391799)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-scene-in-apocolypse-now/391799 "2007-02-15T01:40:20Z")
A few weeks ago, I was flipping through the TV channels and came across Apocolypse Now Redux on HDNet Movies. I am not really interested in the movie, but it was visually and aurally stunning, so I stopped for a bit and… --- ## [The one thing in this classic film that I hate is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814 "2004-11-19T21:11:59Z")
Oh come on, there is usually some little thing in an otherwise great or revered film that just bugs you. That you would have done better than those clowns making the movie. I’ll go first, since it is my theard and all. … --- ## [Whose life matters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-life-matters/769663)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-life-matters/769663 "2016-10-30T11:54:25Z")
The SNL sketch thread got me thinking about what people on the board think about the “Black lives matter” campaign. I remember several different late night shows sending people to Trump rallies, and trying to get people … --- ## [Useless trivia about IATA airport codes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-trivia-about-iata-airport-codes/1002489)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-trivia-about-iata-airport-codes/1002489 "2024-06-14T20:06:42Z")
Continuing the discussion from Trolls R Us Resurrections: I was going to post this in the above-mentioned Pit thread where there was some discussion of three-letter IATA airport codes, but it seemed like an excessive hi… --- ## [Mafia Championships -- Nomination Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-championships-nomination-thread/783930)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-championships-nomination-thread/783930 "2017-06-25T19:23:14Z")
SDMB has been invited to participate in the fourth annual Mafia Championships along with 134 other online Mafia communities! I followed this event last year and it is a lot of fun, even though our representative, Colby11… --- ## [Another etiquette thread: what's your take on handwritten thank-you notes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-etiquette-thread-whats-your-take-on-handwritten-thank-you-notes/703897)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-etiquette-thread-whats-your-take-on-handwritten-thank-you-notes/703897 "2014-11-12T14:14:39Z")
A spiritual follow-up to this thread. Let’s say that your twelve-year-old daughter has a just has a birthday party, held at your home. You didn’t want to pay for food and notions for her entire class, so you required he… --- ## [Creepiest cryptid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-cryptid/698774)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-cryptid/698774 "2014-09-22T16:38:49Z")
A cryptid being a creature or being whose existence has not been proven, but nevertheless crops up in mythology and folktales. My favourite is Bigfoot, he just looks so cuddly, like a cereal mascot or something. Others … --- ## [Are batteries efficient enough to store cheap night electricity for use in the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-batteries-efficient-enough-to-store-cheap-night-electricity-for-use-in-the-day/605847)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-batteries-efficient-enough-to-store-cheap-night-electricity-for-use-in-the-day/605847 "2011-12-13T20:14:09Z")
I have an acquaintance here in the UK who is in the middle of a project aimed at storing cheaper night time electricity in batteries to be used for lighting the house during the day. He doesn’t seem to have done any det… --- ## [What I learned at school today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-at-school-today/240284)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-learned-at-school-today/240284 "2004-04-21T14:47:46Z")
Since Doktor Fluff hasn’t started this thread, I guess it falls to me. This afternoon, we had a visit from the local white-supremacist group. A dozen earnest young men in business suits lined up along the walkway to th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1897&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1899&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)