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**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-season-2/1022293 "2026-02-12T20:47:52Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUizmD5cvQ Teaser / trailer for the second season, which premiers December 17th. It’s incredible what passionate people can do when given a lot of money - I’m really looking forward to … --- ## [A Happy Memorial Day Or It's Just Another Moanday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-memorial-day-or-its-just-another-moanday-mmp/943279)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-happy-memorial-day-or-its-just-another-moanday-mmp/943279 "2021-06-07T01:25:48Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 61 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and maybe mostly N.O.S. for the day. Or not. TWPTB are bein’ willy-nilly again. Today will be a day of sloth with p… --- ## [Anyone ever use a Stadium Pal or any other non-medically necessay external catheter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-use-a-stadium-pal-or-any-other-non-medically-necessay-external-catheter/440536)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-use-a-stadium-pal-or-any-other-non-medically-necessay-external-catheter/440536 "2012-03-19T23:49:28Z")
What were your experiences like? Would you recommend the use of an external catheter to your friends and members of your family? David Sedaris gave the Stadium Pal a rather negative review. But he is a humorist and appe… --- ## [Anti-Social dopers: Any psychopaths / sociopaths / ASPD peeps on the forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-social-dopers-any-psychopaths-sociopaths-aspd-peeps-on-the-forum/555216)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-social-dopers-any-psychopaths-sociopaths-aspd-peeps-on-the-forum/555216 "2011-01-07T16:36:17Z")
Knowing sadly that if you are a psychopath you are unaware of it, unless your court-mandated counselor told you so as part of your parole. But what the heck, let me try and ask if we have any honest-to-goodness full blo… --- ## [What is the worst team name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-team-name/28122)
**Author:** [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-team-name/28122 "2000-09-28T17:48:30Z")
A spin-off of the worst team thread: what do you think is the worst sports team name? There are plenty to choose from with all the new expansion “adjective names” and non-plural names (Wild, Lightning, Heat, Magic etc.) … --- ## [Do you ever give up on a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-give-up-on-a-book/820206)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-give-up-on-a-book/820206 "2018-09-04T16:55:59Z")
By give up, I mean you have time invested in it. Maybe money too. But you get at least half way through, throw up your hands and just surrender. What are the causes? It’s rare for me. But I will. I know at least a … --- ## [I'm getting Google Fiber - 1 gigabit up and down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-google-fiber-1-gigabit-up-and-down/660872)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-google-fiber-1-gigabit-up-and-down/660872 "2013-09-10T05:23:23Z")
I have apartments in two cities, Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri. And the one in Kansas City is getting the fastest Internet connection available in the US, fiber to the home, 1 gigabit down AND up. The last is what ma… --- ## [Stupidest building design you've experienced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-building-design-youve-experienced/985287)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-building-design-youve-experienced/985287 "2023-08-10T16:35:59Z")
We’ve got threads about stupid product design and stupid software design. There’s gotta be a lot of bad building design out there. Any good stories? --- ## [Potty Privacy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-privacy/613639)
**Author:** [@Monkey\_Saber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Saber)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potty-privacy/613639 "2012-08-13T09:01:20Z")
My boyfriend (we can call him Jake) and I have been together for about 3 years, we are both 24. We dont live together but I sleep over at his house pretty much every day. Jake and I communicate very candidly, and we are … --- ## [You selfish fuck! (Man with possible HIV cure in his veins refuses to undergo tests)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-selfish-fuck-man-with-possible-hiv-cure-in-his-veins-refuses-to-undergo-tests/331993)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-selfish-fuck-man-with-possible-hiv-cure-in-his-veins-refuses-to-undergo-tests/331993 "2005-11-25T16:28:45Z")
I’m kinda blown away by this story. At first, I was too baffled to really be angry. That someone could lack any sense of community of civic virtue was more surprising than enraging. But the more I think about it, the les… --- ## [The Feud: Don't Think of a Duck by bluecanary \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-dont-think-of-a-duck-by-bluecanary-game-over/569973)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-dont-think-of-a-duck-by-bluecanary-game-over/569973 "2011-02-06T15:36:38Z")
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 … --- ## [The demographic death of Europe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-demographic-death-of-europe/338706)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-demographic-death-of-europe/338706 "2006-01-22T15:08:55Z")
Here’s rule number one for this thread: if you mention George Bush, you’re an asshole. It is not (mirabile dictu) about the US at all, or at least not in a primary sense. This is about long-term trends that have been i… --- ## [Unsexy, inexpressive, uncommunicative Asian women are killing the LPGA Tour!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsexy-inexpressive-uncommunicative-asian-women-are-killing-the-lpga-tour/206755)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsexy-inexpressive-uncommunicative-asian-women-are-killing-the-lpga-tour/206755 "2003-10-14T15:39:55Z")
Jan thinks so! Stephenson: Asians are killing LPGA --- ## [How legible is your signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-legible-is-your-signature/555870)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-legible-is-your-signature/555870 "2010-10-06T22:33:39Z")
I had a bunch of letters that required my John Hancock and went through them right down the line. After the third or fourth one, I realized had my name not been printed below the signature line, there’s no way in hell o… --- ## [Has anyone seen The Cobbler, the Adam Sandler movie? I wanna know how it ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-cobbler-the-adam-sandler-movie-i-wanna-know-how-it-ends/714994)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-cobbler-the-adam-sandler-movie-i-wanna-know-how-it-ends/714994 "2015-06-26T00:50:56Z")
The Cobbler has been getting terrible reviews. It seems like a somewhat typical Sandler movie, except for being directed by Tom McCarthy, who has directed some great movies, like The Station Agent and The Visitor. I read… --- ## [Could there ever be another "All In The Family"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-ever-be-another-all-in-the-family/735705)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-ever-be-another-all-in-the-family/735705 "2015-12-11T02:11:54Z")
Growing up my Dad’s favorite show was All In the Family. He loved how Archie gave it to the meathead. I still watch the old reruns. I love how they argued politics, racial issues, gender issues, and I wonder, could they… --- ## [Elvis Has Left The Feud by 42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-feud-by-42fish/562937)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-has-left-the-feud-by-42fish/562937 "2010-12-09T21:37:04Z")
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 … --- ## [YouTube: Why You Shoud Never Fall in Love with a Thai Bargirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-why-you-shoud-never-fall-in-love-with-a-thai-bargirl/436890)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-why-you-shoud-never-fall-in-love-with-a-thai-bargirl/436890 "2008-02-14T02:51:04Z")
Video here. May not be worksafe, even though there is no nudity or profanity. Poor James. :frowning: But this is actually quite a common story. Chatting with the bargirls in the bars, they’re always tell me about the… --- ## [What musical genres are mainly known by only one song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-genres-are-mainly-known-by-only-one-song/962248)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-genres-are-mainly-known-by-only-one-song/962248 "2022-04-10T22:33:33Z")
So random musical musing triggered by describing Ace of Spades by Motorhead to my wife. I described it (I think correctly based on quick Google) as Speed Metal. It occurs to me that this is probably the only example of… --- ## [Who is assassinating Iranian Nuclear scientists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-assassinating-iranian-nuclear-scientists/609168)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-assassinating-iranian-nuclear-scientists/609168 "2012-01-14T23:47:50Z")
An LA Times article. Sure looks like assassination to me. Iran blames The West and its allies. Who do you think did this? Are we, the US and our allies, killing Iranian scientists involved with their nuclear program? H… --- ## ["Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-is-canceled-after-a-child-refuses-to-be-seated/1032260)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-is-canceled-after-a-child-refuses-to-be-seated/1032260 "2026-08-17T06:16:47Z")
What the ever-loving fuck?? Flight Is Canceled After a Child Refuses to Be Seated Passengers aboard a Porter Airlines plane headed to Toronto had to wait for a flight the next day after a child remained standing in a s… --- ## [Elevator stopping at Penthouse and going down--way down--Bob Guccione dead at 79](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-stopping-at-penthouse-and-going-down-way-down-bob-guccione-dead-at-79/557881)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elevator-stopping-at-penthouse-and-going-down-way-down-bob-guccione-dead-at-79/557881 "2010-10-24T04:40:17Z")
Story here. Can’t say I’m sorry this slimeball is gone. --- ## [50% of All US Workers Made Less than $26,000 in 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-of-all-us-workers-made-less-than-26-000-in-2010/600413)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-of-all-us-workers-made-less-than-26-000-in-2010/600413 "2011-10-25T21:56:03Z")
Today we got our first look at American wages in 2010 based on payroll taxes reported to the Social Security Administration. Half of all workers made less than $26,364, the median wage in 2010. That means the typical wa… --- ## [Thoughts on possibly moving to Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-possibly-moving-to-boston/619286)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-possibly-moving-to-boston/619286 "2012-04-24T02:26:33Z")
I can apply for a position which would involve relocating to Boston. My wife and I have travelled there (briefly) in the past, and liked it very much, but we really don’t have any idea about the area as a whole in terms… --- ## [My cleaning woman is extremely hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cleaning-woman-is-extremely-hot/194895)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cleaning-woman-is-extremely-hot/194895 "2003-08-13T17:27:59Z")
I don’t know if I’m complaining or bragging… I hired her in my high-rise elevator about a year ago. I was between cleaning women (my last one was so unreliable I didn’t actually fire her, she just kept rescheduling at t… --- ## [Cruise ship service staff salaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-service-staff-salaries/709728)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-service-staff-salaries/709728 "2015-01-17T09:15:59Z")
The SO and I would like to take an Alaskan cruise sometime. She said they’re pretty reasonably priced. She said though, that tipping would be a considerable expense. She said that over a decade ago she looked into get… --- ## [Robert E. Lee as Military Commander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-as-military-commander/397950)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-e-lee-as-military-commander/397950 "2007-04-06T03:24:31Z")
It’s pretty much part of American mythos that he was a brilliant commander, but was he? Military history is not my area, but from the books I’ve read he seems to have been a great organizer (his defenses during the firs… --- ## [The Wildest Bill precedent, and what it means for the "don't be a jerk" rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wildest-bill-precedent-and-what-it-means-for-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule/107023)
**Author:** [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wildest-bill-precedent-and-what-it-means-for-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule/107023 "2002-05-07T19:04:29Z")
My understanding is that Wildest Bill was banned, at least in part, for repeatedly making up lies about other people (again, this is meant as a statement of my understanding, not of the situation). So does this means th… --- ## [A buyer interested in purchasing home in your area - unsolicited mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buyer-interested-in-purchasing-home-in-your-area-unsolicited-mail/678367)
**Author:** [@hussle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hussle)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-buyer-interested-in-purchasing-home-in-your-area-unsolicited-mail/678367 "2014-01-10T15:23:42Z")
I received a flyer in my mailbox, in an envelope that was not stamped, indicating it was not mailed, from a local Real estate company stating that they had a customer who was interested in purchasing a house in my neighb… --- ## [If God Communicated with Humans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-communicated-with-humans/654006)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-communicated-with-humans/654006 "2013-04-01T22:12:59Z")
This is somewhat inspired by the similar thread about god presenting himself in the modern day. My main reason for not believing in organized religion is that I am supposed to believe the second-hand accounts of observa… --- ## [Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-reynolds-as-green-lantern/502691)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-reynolds-as-green-lantern/502691 "2009-07-15T21:40:40Z")
According to EW. Not a terrible choice. I just hope they keep the wiseassness he brings to his roles to a minimum. And, it’ll bring in the ladies for the inevitable beefcake shots. As for the movie itself, I hope the… --- ## [Are Comments Sections Always Stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-comments-sections-always-stupid/629154)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-comments-sections-always-stupid/629154 "2012-07-31T16:40:19Z")
Are comments sections for news stories and so on generally dominated by ideologues who repeat talking points? Using as an example the NYT article on the One Child Policy: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/world/asia/pre… --- ## [Does any animal besides humans commit suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-animal-besides-humans-commit-suicide/52729)
**Author:** [@pqgenie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pqgenie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-animal-besides-humans-commit-suicide/52729 "2001-02-20T03:52:50Z")
From Does any animal besides human commit suicide?: …there are many social insects with sterile, suicidal soldiers or workers–for example, termite soldiers that explode their bodies, which are filled with sticky guts, i… --- ## [Tell me about your piercings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-piercings/521668)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-piercings/521668 "2009-12-21T20:45:14Z")
I am toying with the idea of getting my ears pierced, possibly while I’m on vacation next week. It never used to be something I found appealing, but a couple of years ago my opinion started to shift about piercings, and… --- ## [Why aren't you part of a credit union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-you-part-of-a-credit-union/599213)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-you-part-of-a-credit-union/599213 "2011-12-31T16:06:45Z")
Sometimes I feel like I’m sitting on the deck of my cruise shipping, sipping a margarita while I watch sharks attack everyone swimming in the ocean below. Why? Because I belong to the same credit union I’ve been part o… --- ## [Can some people simply NOT lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-people-simply-not-lose-weight/478474)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-some-people-simply-not-lose-weight/478474 "2008-12-25T18:49:23Z")
\[QUOTE=Aruvqan\] sorry, but eating the minimum required by my diabetologist and nutritionst still does not lose me any weight … it literally is the minimum to keep me healthy and provide the macro and micronutrients I ne… --- ## [Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562 "2012-09-07T03:00:37Z")
I’m surprised no one has opened a thread on this. Did anyone see it? What did you think of it? I DVRd it. I totally expected to hate it; but because I really like the actress that played Jesse Pinkman’s girlfriend in … --- ## [South Park: What's The Deal With Towelie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-whats-the-deal-with-towelie/103855)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-whats-the-deal-with-towelie/103855 "2002-04-21T21:33:13Z")
I like watching South Park, but normally don’t have time. Last couple days I have, and they showed the episode where the three guys fire Butters and are conducting a contest to find a new friend. Why is Towelie … --- ## [Another "Remember When...?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-remember-when/476525)
**Author:** [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-remember-when/476525 "2008-12-14T05:13:16Z")
…Because I thought of a good one the other day. Remember when T-Shirts only came in white and only men wore them? The 70’s put a stop to that. Or maybe even the 60’s. We once scored a bunch of cheap ones at a sidewal… --- ## [Anchorman. Right, so that sucked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-right-so-that-sucked/284653)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchorman-right-so-that-sucked/284653 "2005-01-16T16:24:32Z")
Someone told me that “Anchorman” would change my mind about Will Ferrell. I wanted to like it. I tried. It blew. I doubt if I so much as chuckled once. I’d like that 90 or so minutes back, please. --- ## [Pat Robertson pwned! Israel hands ass to Fundie dipshit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-pwned-israel-hands-ass-to-fundie-dipshit/339534)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-pwned-israel-hands-ass-to-fundie-dipshit/339534 "2006-01-15T03:37:44Z")
Wot a total plank - you want to build a $100m theme park in Israel, then gloat when their President (ie. the Tourist Minister’s BOSS!) falls ill. Man that makes me smile - guess the Second Coming will have to wait a … --- ## [Episodes without the main character(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-without-the-main-character-s/723144)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-without-the-main-character-s/723144 "2015-06-23T06:06:16Z")
Which are episode(s) of a TV show in which the main character or characters do not appear (or only make very brief appearances and are not centrally involved in the main plot)? Examples: \[ul\] \[li\]Roseanne Season 7, Ep… --- ## [creating a bench test device to check if car parts work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-bench-test-device-to-check-if-car-parts-work/583661)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-bench-test-device-to-check-if-car-parts-work/583661 "2011-05-30T03:48:19Z")
I am not very good at making homemade electrical devices, So, I’m hoping someone out here can help me out. Here’s what I’d like to do… I’d like to be able to hook up a horn, radio, or anything else that runs on electri… --- ## [Who decided, and when , that a right angle was 90 degrees ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-and-when-that-a-right-angle-was-90-degrees/648839)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-and-when-that-a-right-angle-was-90-degrees/648839 "2013-02-01T15:32:12Z")
Probably the Greeks or Egyptians, I dunno, but whatever, the dude that decided on 90 degrees couldn’t have given the matter much thought. Like, 90 is divisible by, 2, 3, 5, 9 , 10 , 15, 30 and 45. What use is that ? N… --- ## [Smartest TV or Movie Character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartest-tv-or-movie-character/551204)
**Author:** [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartest-tv-or-movie-character/551204 "2010-08-24T18:37:53Z")
I’m pretty open to the rules but I’d prefer they be human and based in this world and somehow aren’t divinely inspired or created for the purpose of knowing all the answers intuitively like an oracle or something. Maybe … --- ## [Your Thoughts On Disneyworld (only answer if you've been!).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-disneyworld-only-answer-if-youve-been/517561)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-disneyworld-only-answer-if-youve-been/517561 "2009-11-30T22:01:01Z")
This is the thread to discuss your thoughts on Walt Disney World (the Florida location). --- ## [Dear gluteus maximus, your sig is too big](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204)
**Author:** [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204 "2004-03-11T21:25:00Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4619312&postcount=58 your sig is about 3 lines too long(2 if you’re not including the line break), and it’s demeaning to me to boot! note to everyone, so the jackass do… --- ## [You're POTUS: Would you nuke North Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-potus-would-you-nuke-north-korea/740445)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-potus-would-you-nuke-north-korea/740445 "2015-12-18T22:00:48Z")
So I was chatting with a couple of friends about this and that and (somehow) we got onto the subject of the Cuban missile crisis. Anyway, I forget how the conversation ended but it got me thinking about what I would hav… --- ## [Lawyers and Juries question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-and-juries-question/567405)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-and-juries-question/567405 "2011-01-25T03:32:50Z")
Do lawyers get called to jury duty ever? I’m sure they know just how to get out of it, of course. How would they feel about a lawyer sitting on a jury for a trial they were trying? Would they attempt to get them elimin… --- ## [Post an Interesting Fact!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-interesting-fact/464485)
**Author:** [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-an-interesting-fact/464485 "2008-09-22T17:08:34Z")
They say you learn something new every day. My interesting fact is: In China, all private citizens are forbidden from owning or selling firearms of any kind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1900&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1902&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)