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**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buzzcut-21st-century-combover/540699 "2010-05-27T11:15:49Z")
From this poll. I sport a buzz because I got used to it in the military and simply came to enjoy a low-maintenance 'doo. The fact that I’m folically challenged has little to do with it. So my vote is, “No, it’s just a… --- ## [Songs, after being used in other media, that ruined the original song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-after-being-used-in-other-media-that-ruined-the-original-song/474701)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-after-being-used-in-other-media-that-ruined-the-original-song/474701 "2008-12-03T21:08:20Z")
OK, I see lists like this all the time here, and I have every expectation that, after starting one of my own, it will completely flop. I’m going to try anyway. I’m 23, and unlike all of my friends, I don’t mind the TV … --- ## [Donating $0.01 to a charity, hpw much in administrative costs for the charity to process it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-0-01-to-a-charity-hpw-much-in-administrative-costs-for-the-charity-to-process-it/611488)
**Author:** [@Mr.Matthew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Matthew)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-0-01-to-a-charity-hpw-much-in-administrative-costs-for-the-charity-to-process-it/611488 "2014-08-21T17:08:53Z")
Say I choose to donate $0.01, a single penny, to a charity. How much does it cost them in administrative overhead, record keeping, data entry, automatic mailings and such to receive and process that $0.01 donation? --- ## ["Demolition Man", did \*anyone\* find the "Kinder, Gentler" society of San Angeles appealing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-did-anyone-find-the-kinder-gentler-society-of-san-angeles-appealing/562373)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-did-anyone-find-the-kinder-gentler-society-of-san-angeles-appealing/562373 "2010-12-03T17:05:21Z")
I’ve been watching the old Stallone/Snipes classic Demoltion Man on Netflix streaming, and it got me to thinking, was the “New Way” society of San Angeles portrayed to be deliberately repellent? If I had to make the cho… --- ## [What does this bumper sticker/car decal mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bumper-sticker-car-decal-mean/39856)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bumper-sticker-car-decal-mean/39856 "2000-11-07T01:18:22Z")
I have seen a number of cars driving around (in the Atlanta area, at least) with a small rectangular bumper sticker or car decal consisting of a horizontal black stripe, a blue stripe, and another black stripe. Anybody k… --- ## [Mad-Men 3.04, The Arrangements (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-04-the-arrangements-open-spoilers/509126)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-04-the-arrangements-open-spoilers/509126 "2009-09-11T16:41:05Z")
\[QUOTE=AMCTV\] Don crosses paths with his father-in-law; Peggy searches for a new roommate; and a new client with money to throw around is very excited about doing business with the firm. \[/QUOTE\] Based on the previews… --- ## [Don't use a oven for a heater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-use-a-oven-for-a-heater/147138)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-use-a-oven-for-a-heater/147138 "2003-01-10T21:54:02Z")
This is a continuation of the how do I measure the level of propane gas tank. - This is for a vacation house. Now I see that I use kerosene (furnace) faster then propane (hot water/cooking). In the winter a fuel delive… --- ## [Mid-Atlantic Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-atlantic-dopers/467495)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-atlantic-dopers/467495 "2008-10-21T02:23:11Z")
Since there are a few returning after the pay-to-post, and all kinds of new people joining up every day, I’d like to know who is in the Mid-Atlantic now. We used to be a pretty social bunch, but now it seems we’re down … --- ## [How Far Back Can We Actually Document Some Event, to the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-can-we-actually-document-some-event-to-the-day/408817)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-can-we-actually-document-some-event-to-the-day/408817 "2007-06-25T17:45:39Z")
What’s the date of the oldest known event? That is, what’s the oldest event that where we know (or can estimate) the exact date it occurred? I’m guessing it’s an eclipse. Apparently the earliest solar eclipse happened… --- ## [Willie Nelson just wrote the greatest protest song ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willie-nelson-just-wrote-the-greatest-protest-song-ever/222089)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willie-nelson-just-wrote-the-greatest-protest-song-ever/222089 "2004-01-08T17:40:26Z")
Lyrics are here. Beautiful. Article is here. Kudos to Willie who is a man’s man. He also just gave me a new sig line. --- ## [How close will the election be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-will-the-election-be/452836)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-will-the-election-be/452836 "2008-06-19T04:59:07Z")
I don’t know if this is a debate properly speaking, I’m just really not up on this kind of thing and am curious to see what people think. I suspect it might be a debate, and it’s about politics, so I brought it to GD. T… --- ## [Okay, I'll bite, what exactly IS a "curry"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-ill-bite-what-exactly-is-a-curry/280099)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-ill-bite-what-exactly-is-a-curry/280099 "2004-12-21T18:01:23Z")
Online dictionary says this, which confirms my previous observations about the word’s general usage: Is #2 and #3 what Britishers, especially Londoners, mean when they go out to get a “curry”? Or is it more subtle and… --- ## [Action hero quotes, in real life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/action-hero-quotes-in-real-life/411306)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/action-hero-quotes-in-real-life/411306 "2007-07-23T04:28:13Z")
Those action hero lines have become cliche but you still remember them “Make my day”, “I’ll be back”, “I ain’t got time to bleed”. What are you favorite quotes that could have easily been said by an action hero but were … --- ## [Ask the High Functioning Autistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-high-functioning-autistic/453195)
**Author:** [@Lysitheia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lysitheia)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-high-functioning-autistic/453195 "2008-06-21T02:38:46Z")
I am formally diagnosed with moderate Asperger’s disorder (also known as High functioning Autism). I am also a college student, hold jobs, and have a neurotypical (non-autistic) boyfriend. I’m going for a degree in Clas… --- ## [Where is the GOP going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-gop-going/494019)
**Author:** [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-gop-going/494019 "2009-06-12T21:46:52Z")
Well, it’s been an interesting couple of months, hasn’t it? I mean we had this whole Rush Limbaugh thing, and then the bailout snafu, and then the budget crisis, and the piracy thing, and then Hugo Chavez. Entertaining! … --- ## [Why should you let Guinness 'settle?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-you-let-guinness-settle/475085)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-you-let-guinness-settle/475085 "2008-12-01T07:49:03Z")
Ever since I’ve been in the habit of Guinness, I’ve made a point of letting it ‘settle’ before taking the first (delicious!) sip. By settling, I mean that I wait for all of the bubbles in the body of the pint to disappea… --- ## [What is a job you can show up drunk or high at and not get in trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-job-you-can-show-up-drunk-or-high-at-and-not-get-in-trouble/754449)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-job-you-can-show-up-drunk-or-high-at-and-not-get-in-trouble/754449 "2016-05-13T18:18:55Z")
I was listening to a band, when I read a comment on youtube that one of the members was fired for always showing up drunk. I thought that was considered almost mandatory for a musician to show up to work either drunk or … --- ## [Was this near fatal accident for a toddler the adult caretaker's fault or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-near-fatal-accident-for-a-toddler-the-adult-caretakers-fault-or-not/472675)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-near-fatal-accident-for-a-toddler-the-adult-caretakers-fault-or-not/472675 "2008-11-15T21:36:35Z")
Look at the video andtell me if you think the adults were being responsible or it was just a random, unforeseeable accident. --- ## ["Norther Florida is Southern, Southern Florida is Northern"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norther-florida-is-southern-southern-florida-is-northern/454780)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norther-florida-is-southern-southern-florida-is-northern/454780 "2008-07-02T14:01:15Z")
I read something to that effect lately in an old copy of National Geographic I believe. Is Southern Florida more “northern” in culture than Northern Florida or was it in the past? --- ## [How much would a live dodo be worth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-live-dodo-be-worth/676804)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-live-dodo-be-worth/676804 "2013-12-20T22:57:20Z")
Due to a fold in the space-time continuum I have found a live dodo in my living room. It appears to be an adult male in decent health. Since possession is nine tenths of the law, I’m considering this formerly extinct sp… --- ## [Chocolate chips and the Den Mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-chips-and-the-den-mother/533770)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-chips-and-the-den-mother/533770 "2010-03-26T22:25:02Z")
The Girls Scouts were sitting at a little table, in front of the market, but I didn’t pay them much heed. I had to pick up something and get back to work as quickly as possible. In my haste, it slipped my mind that I’d a… --- ## [What was your worst K-12 year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-worst-k-12-year/690286)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-worst-k-12-year/690286 "2014-06-11T18:18:25Z")
There seem to be some ages that many people have less than happy memories of - high school and middle school are the most common ones I hear. Whether it be because of social pressures, academic struggles, family problems… --- ## [Shoot to kill -- would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-to-kill-would-you/456501)
**Author:** [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoot-to-kill-would-you/456501 "2008-07-18T17:21:11Z")
Consider the following: you (or your children/spouse/loved ones) are in danger. You are armed and a good shot. For the purpose of my inquiry, make up your own scenario, but answer as truthfully as you can: \*Would you… --- ## [Does McDonalds make money on their value menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mcdonalds-make-money-on-their-value-menu/290164)
**Author:** [@vstrom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vstrom)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2005, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mcdonalds-make-money-on-their-value-menu/290164 "2005-02-16T10:00:20Z")
A double cheeseburger for 1 dollar is tasty and cheep. Wendy’s, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell, Burger King, they all have a dollar/value menu too. Do these fast food resturants actually make money on these items? or are they ju… --- ## [U.S. Government releases three phase plan to return to normalcy..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-releases-three-phase-plan-to-return-to-normalcy/851955)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-government-releases-three-phase-plan-to-return-to-normalcy/851955 "2020-04-20T13:44:43Z")
Hot off the presses. So, from my understanding, if things go well, Phase 1 is May 1, if things continue to go well Phase 2 is May 15, and if things again continue to go well, Phase 3 is June 1 at which time, from my l… --- ## [Foreign dopers: Um...how can you stand these boards right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-dopers-um-how-can-you-stand-these-boards-right-now/468254)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-dopers-um-how-can-you-stand-these-boards-right-now/468254 "2008-10-20T15:19:19Z")
Here are the front page threads regarding the election. This is just what’s occurring right now. Multiply it by the number of weeks in this election cycle and you come up with…my god, the number broke my calculator. Look… --- ## [Why does my new wool coat...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-new-wool-coat/549277)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-new-wool-coat/549277 "2010-08-06T16:10:28Z")
…have some sealed, but closed sewn buttonholes? It is as though there was an intent to add more buttons to have it be able to close the coat up to my neck, but there are no buttons up around the neck as there are no but… --- ## [Greatest family film ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-family-film-ever/662360 "2013-07-02T20:25:38Z")
Madame Pepperwinkle subscribes to Entertainment Weekly. This week they have lists of the 100 Greatest Movies, Albums, Books, etc. As you’d expect, some of them are safe bets, some are reasonable, and then there are th… --- ## [Well behaved animals should be allowed in more places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-behaved-animals-should-be-allowed-in-more-places/1001997)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-behaved-animals-should-be-allowed-in-more-places/1001997 "2024-06-16T20:33:55Z")
I wanted to insert my thoughts on the matter in the current thread on Service Dogs, but didn’t see any junctures in there to start off on this tangent, nor want to start a hijack there, so I’ve started a new one. The is… --- ## [Refund from IRS thousands of dollars larger than expected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refund-from-irs-thousands-of-dollars-larger-than-expected/537158)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refund-from-irs-thousands-of-dollars-larger-than-expected/537158 "2010-04-24T13:54:56Z")
This may go in MPSIMS but there’s a question here. And the question is, is there even the slightest chance that the IRS didn’t make a mistake and I get to keep this money? I expected a $2300 refund, and got a $6100 refu… --- ## [Why did Christoper Columbus call them "Indians"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-christoper-columbus-call-them-indians/38289)
**Author:** [@Jingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jingo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-christoper-columbus-call-them-indians/38289 "2000-10-26T13:01:34Z")
Perhaps someone can shed some historical light on this one: When Christopher Columbus landed in the New World, did he call the people there “Indians” in the mistaken belief that he had reached the East Indies? Sure, so… --- ## [What wacky ways would you spend a mega lottery win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wacky-ways-would-you-spend-a-mega-lottery-win/642373)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wacky-ways-would-you-spend-a-mega-lottery-win/642373 "2012-11-30T07:46:45Z")
Lots of threads on what you would do with the money, how you would invest, etc. Screw that. Let’s have fun with that moola! What ways would you use the money to screw with people? One just occurred to me this morning: S… --- ## [What languages do you speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-do-you-speak/573789)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-languages-do-you-speak/573789 "2011-04-07T06:44:00Z")
Poll coming! The degree to which you know the language is up to you, however, if you took one semester of Spanish back in college and all you remember how to say is “chimichanga”, then you probably shouldn’t check that … --- ## [Most Powerful Country timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-powerful-country-timeline/443413)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-powerful-country-timeline/443413 "2008-04-16T00:39:49Z")
It’s pretty much accepted that the US is the most powerful country in the world right now. When did this become the case? Who was the most powerful country before us? Has someone made a timeline? Something that says some… --- ## [Job Interview Clothing Issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-clothing-issue/485765)
**Author:** [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-clothing-issue/485765 "2009-02-23T17:06:52Z")
I finally (FINALLY) have landed a second interview. This is cause for much rejoicing and celebration. But I am presented with one small quandary. I wore a suit to the first interview, as is generally expected. However, … --- ## [How close are we to a true 3D TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-we-to-a-true-3d-tv/538443)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-we-to-a-true-3d-tv/538443 "2010-05-09T19:09:53Z")
I mean without any of these confounded glasses. Just a 3D picture on the screen. --- ## [Shopping bags and used shoes. Is this a scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-bags-and-used-shoes-is-this-a-scam/527728)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-bags-and-used-shoes-is-this-a-scam/527728 "2010-02-05T18:15:59Z")
Every 3 or 4 months, every house in my neighborhood gets a flyer and an empty plastic bag attached to the door, seeming put there by a volunteer while everybody is away at the office. The flyer says something to the ef… --- ## [Is there truly a transcendent pizza above other pizzas or pizza is really... just pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-truly-a-transcendent-pizza-above-other-pizzas-or-pizza-is-really-just-pizza/778782)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-truly-a-transcendent-pizza-above-other-pizzas-or-pizza-is-really-just-pizza/778782 "2017-02-05T23:04:02Z")
Just curious. I’ve had many different chain and local yokel pizzas and self proclaimed pizza experts always claim their local mom and pop joints have the real pizza to die for but when I try it and it’s just pizza. Nothi… --- ## [Why Hasn't SETI Found Anything Yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-seti-found-anything-yet/333492)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-seti-found-anything-yet/333492 "2005-12-07T16:21:31Z")
They’ve been in existence for years now. And outside of a few minor blips on the radar screen (posters please feel free to fill in this part), SETI \[the search for extraterrestrial intelligence\] has yet to find anything.… --- ## [Can Donald Sterling disband the LA Clippers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-donald-sterling-disband-the-la-clippers/687309)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-donald-sterling-disband-the-la-clippers/687309 "2014-05-02T02:32:54Z")
OK, so Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA for making racist comments. I’m sure the NBA is within their rights to do this. They probably have some clause about not doing anything to bring disrepute on t… --- ## [Should I upgrade to win-10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-win-10/729078)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-win-10/729078 "2015-09-10T20:42:53Z")
I have written before about the problems I had with my Surface (still unresolved). My main computer is a 15" laptop with Win-7. I am given to understand that in a year or two, MS will pull the plug on supporting it. O… --- ## [Foods you dislike except in that one certain combination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-dislike-except-in-that-one-certain-combination/648554)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-dislike-except-in-that-one-certain-combination/648554 "2013-02-02T20:30:33Z")
The recent thread about “foods you dislike” got me thinking about olives and liver. I absolutely detest olives, whether they’re black or green…but put them in the relish that’s on a muffuletta sandwich, and suddenly I t… --- ## [Do you eat from food storage containers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441 "2013-09-02T15:35:37Z")
Let’s say you grab something from the fridge. It’s a smallish single serving size container. You throw it in the microwave, heat it up…and then what? Do you eat the contents right there out of the container? Or do you du… --- ## [When people find out about your job...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-find-out-about-your-job/315007)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-find-out-about-your-job/315007 "2005-08-12T05:32:31Z")
… do they try to get something from you? I’m sure doctors and lawyers and stock analysts get asked for free advice all the time, but what about less glamourous jobs? If you’re a bartender, do they ask you to give them … --- ## [Do some women become more attractive as they age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-women-become-more-attractive-as-they-age/109568)
**Author:** [@Fluffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-women-become-more-attractive-as-they-age/109568 "2002-05-19T05:53:28Z")
I’m in my mid 30s and feel like I look much better than I did in my teens or twenties. I think sometimes, that your face changes shape as you age and mine just seems to finally “fit” for lack of a better word! Also, mayb… --- ## [Holy Crap! They're making Pillars of the Earth into a miniseries!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-theyre-making-pillars-of-the-earth-into-a-miniseries/536474)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-theyre-making-pillars-of-the-earth-into-a-miniseries/536474 "2010-07-27T15:53:30Z")
Story here. This could be good… if it doesn’t suck. It’s got Ian McShane, that’s a good sign! --- ## ["Conservative media co-ordinates on the release of 5 yr old Obama video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-media-co-ordinates-on-the-release-of-5-yr-old-obama-video/636583)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-media-co-ordinates-on-the-release-of-5-yr-old-obama-video/636583 "2012-10-05T17:28:26Z")
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/03/conservative-media-coordinates-on-release-of-old-obama-video/ Hey, assholes, you’re supposed to report news, not try to manufacture it!:rolleyes: --- ## [Post your first name here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-first-name-here/28471)
**Author:** [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-first-name-here/28471 "2000-08-11T06:50:58Z")
Now that the sex/gender mystery has been elucidated, how 'bout going all the way?:slight\_smile: Michel --- ## [Please Mr. Obama, PLEEEAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!!!!!!! An open letter...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-obama-pleeeaaaasssseeee-an-open-letter/461937)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-obama-pleeeaaaasssseeee-an-open-letter/461937 "2008-09-06T11:57:52Z")
Since I have it on good authority that Obama, just like Angelina Jolie and Richard Dawkins and Vincente Fox and Mario Lopez, is a frequent lurker (who may uncloack now that we’ve gone to free use) perhaps this will reac… --- ## [What areas of the country/world still allow pre-pay for gasoline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-areas-of-the-country-world-still-allow-pre-pay-for-gasoline/576185)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-areas-of-the-country-world-still-allow-pre-pay-for-gasoline/576185 "2011-03-29T15:09:24Z")
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