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**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-clock-ticking-countdown-to-amazons-the-tick/794622 "2018-03-08T17:03:59Z")
Not sure I’ll binge this one. Only so much goofiness I enjoy in one sitting … but I am looking forward to its release tomorrow! Anyone else excited? --- ## [Anyone owns a breed of dog that is not AKC recognized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-owns-a-breed-of-dog-that-is-not-akc-recognized/318531)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-owns-a-breed-of-dog-that-is-not-akc-recognized/318531 "2005-08-29T13:56:30Z")
Or an AKC breed that that is not in the top 20 popular breeds? Any rare breeds that you would like to own? I would love to own a leonberger or dogo argentino. --- ## [American Idol 5/18 to 5/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/582336)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/582336 "2011-05-21T19:51:12Z")
Only three remain. Do you think Haley or Lauren will leave? Scotty always gets the most votes according to DialIdol, though they are not perfect in their calculations by any means. --- ## [Invading Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invading-canada/349764)
**Author:** [@furnishesq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furnishesq)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invading-canada/349764 "2006-03-28T00:40:01Z")
Assume the United States, right now, invaded Canada. Assuming that no other country becomes involved in our invasion – and set aside the political and economical fall out of such a move – how hard would it be for the U.… --- ## [Re Cosby horribleness - What were these unknown models expectations in dinners/dates w/ Cosby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cosby-horribleness-what-were-these-unknown-models-expectations-in-dinners-dates-w-cosby/726049)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cosby-horribleness-what-were-these-unknown-models-expectations-in-dinners-dates-w-cosby/726049 "2015-07-29T15:00:54Z")
More Cosby horribleness linked below where he’s (apparently) asking modeling agencies to set him up for “dinner dates” with out of town struggling (ie desperate) models. Bill Cosby Asked an Agency to Supply Him With Br… --- ## [Am I being manipulated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-manipulated/506087)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-manipulated/506087 "2009-09-23T00:29:27Z")
Ok, the background I have this friend at work, we’ve known each other for a year, the first time we spoke was when it was about a guy she liked and she got rejected by and she spoke non stop for about 40 minutes about i… --- ## [Can you be arrested and charged based solely on someone making an accusation of a crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-arrested-and-charged-based-solely-on-someone-making-an-accusation-of-a-crime/745986)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-arrested-and-charged-based-solely-on-someone-making-an-accusation-of-a-crime/745986 "2016-02-17T15:50:48Z")
If someone says ‘So ans So sold me drugs/robbed me/raped me/threatened to kill me/etc’ and there is no other evidence (no other witnesses, no physical evidence, no video/audio, etc) to support the assertion of a crime ot… --- ## [What is the balance of your retirement savings plan (401k, 403b,IRA, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-balance-of-your-retirement-savings-plan-401k-403b-ira-etc/681243)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-balance-of-your-retirement-savings-plan-401k-403b-ira-etc/681243 "2014-02-21T00:08:46Z")
I will try to fragment the poll based upon age as older people should have more saved. --- ## [Totally irrational pet peeves. What are yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-irrational-pet-peeves-what-are-yours/577357)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-irrational-pet-peeves-what-are-yours/577357 "2011-04-07T15:34:21Z")
I can’t stand when people sing along with the radio in the car when there are other passengers trying to listen to the song. My wife is the worst offender of this. She will sing along to every chorus and random line she … --- ## [What’s the difference between Rock & Roll and Country/Western music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-rock-roll-and-country-western-music/963925)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-rock-roll-and-country-western-music/963925 "2022-05-30T05:51:45Z")
I mean, it’s pretty easy to distinguish when you hear the songs, although there is certainly some grey area. But bands of these categories all seem to use the instruments, equipment, etc. Are there any characteristics… --- ## [What was your experience with MENSA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-experience-with-mensa/653939)
**Author:** [@daniel\_kortekaas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daniel_kortekaas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-experience-with-mensa/653939 "2013-03-28T20:38:32Z")
I am a 15 year old man and I joined MENSA recently, I met some people who said it wasn’t any good, so my question is, what was your experience with MENSA? --- ## [Advice, please - Palm Coast Florida, Disney World, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-palm-coast-florida-disney-world-etc/510964)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-palm-coast-florida-disney-world-etc/510964 "2009-09-24T23:33:09Z")
My family and I have an opportunity to stay in a house for free in Palm Coast, Florida, for two weeks at the end of March/beginning of April. We are trying to figure out the logistics of spending some days at Disney Wor… --- ## [Too weird--the Wonder Of Random Street View](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-weird-the-wonder-of-random-street-view/980815)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-weird-the-wonder-of-random-street-view/980815 "2025-02-25T05:26:17Z")
Enjoy, my buddies. --- ## [Why doesn't the Senate just require a majority to pass a bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-senate-just-require-a-majority-to-pass-a-bill/525924)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-senate-just-require-a-majority-to-pass-a-bill/525924 "2010-01-22T23:35:58Z")
I understand that there are Senate rules that require a 3/5 vote to stop a fillibuster. 1) Is this a Senate-imposed rule? I can’t find reference to it in the Constitution. When was it passed? 2) If the Senate is stop… --- ## [I Almost Hit a Deer Tonight and I Want Most of Them Dead Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-hit-a-deer-tonight-and-i-want-most-of-them-dead-now/518114)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-hit-a-deer-tonight-and-i-want-most-of-them-dead-now/518114 "2009-11-21T00:25:19Z")
It gets dark early here in Massachusetts in late November. I picked up my three year old daughter from her home day-care and began driving home on a small road that is a cross between super-suburban and semi-rural. Out o… --- ## [Is the UK's Muslim population particularly badly integrated? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-uks-muslim-population-particularly-badly-integrated-why/698631)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-uks-muslim-population-particularly-badly-integrated-why/698631 "2014-09-17T15:07:18Z")
A few things have popped up recently that led to this question. A week or so ago, there was a thread about the systematic victimisation of women by a Pakistani gang(s?). In the thread about ISIL, it was noted that more B… --- ## [How do I get my cat to stop attacking me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-attacking-me/475853)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-attacking-me/475853 "2008-12-07T16:11:55Z")
My cat (pic from a few months ago because the newer ones are all on my phone) is driving me nuts! He’s about eight months old, and I thought this kind of behavior would die out once he became an adult, but apparently not… --- ## [Yet another reason never to fly United Airlines. (longish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-never-to-fly-united-airlines-longish/410443)
**Author:** [@cblackhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cblackhand)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-reason-never-to-fly-united-airlines-longish/410443 "2007-07-11T17:57:09Z")
Allow me to regale you with a tale of incompetence, nincompoopery\*, and ass-hattery. Back in May my wife, 9 week old daughter, and myself were scheduled to fly from Denver to Philadelphia to see my younger brother gradu… --- ## [Because I'm feeling snarky, Bill Clinton's WH bio for your perusal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-im-feeling-snarky-bill-clintons-wh-bio-for-your-perusal/201978)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-im-feeling-snarky-bill-clintons-wh-bio-for-your-perusal/201978 "2003-09-24T13:02:29Z")
Bill Clinton’s official online biography, courtesy of the White House website. Out of 10 paragraphs, only one is dedicated to only the second impeachment process ever of a President. One of the most important political … --- ## [Hey Q.E.D...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-q-e-d/164926)
**Author:** [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-q-e-d/164926 "2003-03-29T05:58:44Z")
Might I suggest, instead of posting, maybe getting a hobby like gardening, or pottery, or perhaps even a fucking life? Just a suggestion Biznatcht. --- ## [Did Protestants burn Catholics at the Stake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-protestants-burn-catholics-at-the-stake/766138)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-protestants-burn-catholics-at-the-stake/766138 "2016-09-20T07:22:36Z")
I’m reading a book on the history of the Reformation, and not much enjoying the parts about burnings. One of the aphorisms in the book was that Protestants burned libraries, but Catholics burned people. Did the Protest… --- ## [Threadfight!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadfight/183915)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadfight/183915 "2003-06-28T05:02:17Z")
Awwright, listen up. This is my thread and that’s the way I like it. I got my wet bar set up and loaded with quality but not ostentatious drinks. I got Budweiser and St. Pauli Girl on tap. I got my foosball table, an… --- ## [Why does skiplagging work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-skiplagging-work/986841)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-skiplagging-work/986841 "2023-07-22T12:22:41Z")
Skiplagging has been in the news lately. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s when you book a multi-leg flight, and then skip the last leg because the layover is actually where you want to end up. People do it because it’s… --- ## [This is not a gun control thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-gun-control-thread/471784)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-gun-control-thread/471784 "2008-11-22T02:38:02Z")
“We think an exception can be made based on the facts and circumstances … This is precedent-setting. We’re going to charge an 8-year-old with two counts of homicide." Link. What. How. Why? --- ## [English Football - Coca-Cola Leagues - Seasonal Climax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-coca-cola-leagues-seasonal-climax/491192)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-coca-cola-leagues-seasonal-climax/491192 "2009-05-25T17:56:42Z")
This thread is for reporting and complaining about your club’s performances in the Championship, League 1, League 2, and below. Please note, this is a Premiership-Free Zone. In other threads, posts concerning clubs in t… --- ## [50th anniversary of humanity in space - What next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-of-humanity-in-space-what-next/577861)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50th-anniversary-of-humanity-in-space-what-next/577861 "2011-04-13T02:42:26Z")
On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. Next Tuesday will be the 50th anniversary. We seem to have retreated from our investment in space lately. What does the future hold. Should we go further? --- ## [Do zoos ever live feed their predators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-zoos-ever-live-feed-their-predators/953681)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-zoos-ever-live-feed-their-predators/953681 "2022-02-08T06:38:21Z")
Pretty much the title covers it. With the emphasis now on zoos ‘enriching’ the lives of their animals, using bigger enclosures and adding more natural habitats and giving them things to play with or amuse themselves (li… --- ## [Sam Harris is a pseudoscientist, and anyone who follows him is deceived!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-harris-is-a-pseudoscientist-and-anyone-who-follows-him-is-deceived/760555)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-harris-is-a-pseudoscientist-and-anyone-who-follows-him-is-deceived/760555 "2016-07-27T16:57:04Z")
This was going to be a Pit thread calling SlackerInc a hateful piece of filth, but meh. Just being clever enough to realize that the Christian conception of God is imaginary does not make you the smartest person in the … --- ## [Is forcibly taking the keys from a drunk driver a crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-forcibly-taking-the-keys-from-a-drunk-driver-a-crime/750203)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-forcibly-taking-the-keys-from-a-drunk-driver-a-crime/750203 "2024-02-14T22:22:27Z")
Lets say you are in traffic and you are behind a car that is engaging in reckless driving. Weaving in and out of lanes, almost causing multiple accidents, etc. If you both stop at a stop light and you get out of your ca… --- ## [Movie suggestions for a toddler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-suggestions-for-a-toddler/534922)
**Author:** [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-suggestions-for-a-toddler/534922 "2010-04-08T01:41:38Z")
We’re looking to expand the range of films we can watch with our daughter, who is three and a half. This is all on DVD, she doesn’t have the attention span for a cinema yet. We’re big movie fans and we’re trying to giv… --- ## [Really dumb "loopholes" people you know tried to do legally/criminally and failed miserably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-loopholes-people-you-know-tried-to-do-legally-criminally-and-failed-miserably/980451)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-loopholes-people-you-know-tried-to-do-legally-criminally-and-failed-miserably/980451 "2023-03-07T20:21:07Z")
Inspired by the sovereign citizen thread where people make fake license plates to get around having to register their cars, but then getting arrested over it, I’m curious if anyone has known anyone else who came up with … --- ## [Germany: nuclear power trendsetter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-nuclear-power-trendsetter/583784)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-nuclear-power-trendsetter/583784 "2011-06-02T18:53:37Z")
\[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU\_GERMANY\_NUCLEAR\_POWER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-05-30-15-15-15) Will Germany serve as an international trendsetter? Or will this only put Germany f… --- ## ['Barefoot Bandit' apprehended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-bandit-apprehended/546318)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barefoot-bandit-apprehended/546318 "2010-07-15T21:45:09Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100711/ap\_on\_re\_la\_am\_ca/cb\_bahamas\_teen\_fugitive Colton Harris-Moore has become something of a folk hero. Nineteen-year-old kid, stealing planes and boats, eluding law enforcement for two… --- ## [Creepy: was the moon landing was hoaxed...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-was-the-moon-landing-was-hoaxed/37783)
**Author:** [@RiverRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRat)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-was-the-moon-landing-was-hoaxed/37783 "2001-02-22T21:56:00Z")
Dear Fellow Cyberians: I’m far too rational to give most hoaxes a second thought, but the following essay did give me pause. There are many valid evidentiary points in this following argument…enough to make any science… --- ## [Can you fight Nihilism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fight-nihilism/849561)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fight-nihilism/849561 "2020-03-31T17:52:33Z")
Because when it comes to Nihilism one can’t really deny that it is right. All those “no’s” are the truth of our existence and the problem is being able to cope with that or not. Camus says that suicide is the affirmation… --- ## [Generally speaking, can I insist on a breathalyzer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-speaking-can-i-insist-on-a-breathalyzer/503494)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generally-speaking-can-i-insist-on-a-breathalyzer/503494 "2009-07-23T06:25:13Z")
I don’t drive drunk. Period. It occurred to me as I was watching Cops tonight, however, that even with the balance improvements I’ve had as a result of my “martial arts” training, that I probably would have difficultly … --- ## [Guess who: Racism is funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who-racism-is-funny/297996)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-who-racism-is-funny/297996 "2005-04-09T01:10:36Z")
Stumbled across this from Yahoo movies: When a black family won’t accept a white into their family, funny shit. The reverse - crime against humanity. Yay for hollywood’s double standards. I’m sure at the end after lot… --- ## [USA Playboy is Boring !? Other countries ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-playboy-is-boring-other-countries/210328)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-playboy-is-boring-other-countries/210328 "2003-11-01T20:48:14Z")
Just read that Shannen Doherty is on the cover of this month’s US edition Playboy magazine… and that she doesn’t much show anything but tops ! Come on ! I have noticed that the US edition rarely put celebrities and when… --- ## [Burger King Brings Back Yumbo Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-brings-back-yumbo-sandwich/706203 "2014-12-14T21:28:01Z")
I loved them. I was in 5th grade when they were discontinued in 1974. Looking forward to trying one and see if they taste like I remember. Anyone else remember these ham & cheese sandwiches? http://www.bloomberg.com/n… --- ## [Rashomon question and comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rashomon-question-and-comments/579509)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rashomon-question-and-comments/579509 "2011-04-28T23:16:45Z")
First the question, in the recollection of the guy in the temple the Samurai and the Bandit have a ridiculous, almost 3 stoogies level of silliness, fight, where as in the other recollections they are shown as skilled fi… --- ## [$17.85/skein -- are you out of your frikkin' minds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-85-skein-are-you-out-of-your-frikkin-minds/551836)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-85-skein-are-you-out-of-your-frikkin-minds/551836 "2010-08-31T19:37:22Z")
Was looking at Knit Simple magazine this afternoon, and liked a sweater they had (third from left in the top row here). They used Prism’s Symphony yarn – very pretty, wool with cashmere and a little nylon. Pattern needs… --- ## [Your daughter is a Stripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-daughter-is-a-stripper/307007)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-daughter-is-a-stripper/307007 "2005-06-08T04:44:21Z")
The concurrent threadregarding bachelor parties got me thinking about strippers and lap dancers. Would you be hurt if you found out your daughter was a stripper? --- ## [Bricks-and-mortar stores vs. online shopping: what's the advantage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-stores-vs-online-shopping-whats-the-advantage/741644)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-stores-vs-online-shopping-whats-the-advantage/741644 "2016-01-02T13:39:05Z")
I read about how online shopping is out doing conventional store business, but something doesn’t quite sound right. Specifically, the online sale requires that the merchandise be shipped to the buyer, necessitating a s… --- ## [How do you feel about ladders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-ladders/767587)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-ladders/767587 "2016-10-07T03:27:04Z")
During the recent rain last week in the DC area, we discovered we had some sort of leak in our roof. I called a roofer that my real estate agent recommended to get an estimate, but he can’t come out for that until Thursd… --- ## [How to clean a gold pocket watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-a-gold-pocket-watch/354650)
**Author:** [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-a-gold-pocket-watch/354650 "2006-04-29T23:48:29Z")
A friend of mine has a gold pocket watch, engraved or bas-relief with a hunting theme, that needs cleaning. My first thought was that gold doesn’t tarnish, so spray a little ammonia or Windex on a soft cloth, and gently… --- ## [I don't have a Facebook account, why am I receiving emails from Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-facebook-account-why-am-i-receiving-emails-from-facebook/675016)
**Author:** [@weef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weef)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-facebook-account-why-am-i-receiving-emails-from-facebook/675016 "2013-11-29T13:18:10Z")
I don’t have a Facebook account but recently I’ve started receiving emails from Facebook whenever some dude updates or comments on something. They’re legit emails from Facebook, no phishing here as far as I can tell. I’v… --- ## [Chicago Tourists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-tourists/609856)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-tourists/609856 "2012-09-03T21:40:21Z")
I’m considering a spring trip to Chicago, perhaps Memorial Day. Looking at visiting the Art Institute, Field Museum and maybe a show at Buddy Guy’s club. Are those in reasonable (less than 30 minutes, “safe”) walking d… --- ## [Your thoughts on 'prayer shaming'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-prayer-shaming/739502)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-prayer-shaming/739502 "2015-12-08T15:48:38Z")
You might have seen this front page criticising responses of “…in my thoughts and prayers” as a response to tragedy, specifically the California shooting. Do you think it’s a valid response to a tragedy? If you experien… --- ## [Motion sickness poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sickness-poll/598573)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-sickness-poll/598573 "2011-10-09T16:17:02Z")
Do you ever get, or have you ever had motion sickness? --- ## [Attention: This is not what you do when I ask you to repeat yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-this-is-not-what-you-do-when-i-ask-you-to-repeat-yourself/444979)
**Author:** [@shigyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shigyu)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-this-is-not-what-you-do-when-i-ask-you-to-repeat-yourself/444979 "2008-04-17T18:24:34Z")
Why does everyone do this? “What?” means “I didn’t hear what you said.” It doesn’t mean “I heard and understood what you said, but I’m overwhelmed by how many words you used, please summarize the sentence in one word.” … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1901&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1903&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)