# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1919&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1920 --- ## [Ah, Ilsa\_Lund, you fucking LIAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-ilsa_lund-you-fucking-liar/278546)
**Author:** [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ah-ilsa_lund-you-fucking-liar/278546 "2004-12-07T22:07:12Z")
Don’t talk shit little boy. You neither killed your cat or were installing a new bowl. Oh wait! with an IQ of 214, perhaps you were! While in Ireland! Or New Zealand! Or between Races in your career as a Championship Dr… --- ## [Do songs have to have a deeper meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-songs-have-to-have-a-deeper-meaning/351965)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2006, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-songs-have-to-have-a-deeper-meaning/351965 "2006-04-10T11:38:07Z")
(Or, 'The Things Martini Enfield thinks about at 1:45am in the morning when he has insomnia and can’t sleep) :wink: I was listening to Hotel California on the radio the other day when my fiancee asked what the song was… --- ## [Homosexuality -- one of the causes of the population imbalance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-one-of-the-causes-of-the-population-imbalance/584567)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-one-of-the-causes-of-the-population-imbalance/584567 "2011-06-09T15:14:10Z")
Really? Per Del. Robert G. Marshall (Virginia state delegate), http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/conservatives-call-on-federal-reserve-to-take-down-gay-pride-flag/2011/06/03/AGTpz7HH\_blog.html… --- ## [Is it possible to loop or roll a 747 jet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-loop-or-roll-a-747-jet/136)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-loop-or-roll-a-747-jet/136 "2005-04-22T15:31:30Z")
A minor quibble. What you described in your answer was an aileron roll. I once saw an interview with the pilot who performed the barrel roll in the 707. He points out that a barrel roll is a 1G maneuver. IOW, the wings g… --- ## [Worst last names you've heard, BUT- the name ACTUALLY MEANS what it says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-last-names-youve-heard-but-the-name-actually-means-what-it-says/324542)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-last-names-youve-heard-but-the-name-actually-means-what-it-says/324542 "2005-10-07T19:30:39Z")
Heres what I mean- we could sit here and name people whose last names were funny b/c they have a double meaning (Cck, Shte, etc.), or sound like something else (Focker)- but I only want to hear of last names you know of… --- ## [Beyonce's fake belly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyonces-fake-belly/599591)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyonces-fake-belly/599591 "2011-10-16T03:42:19Z")
Here’s a video of Beyonce’s belly folding up on itself as she sits. Some are saying she’s faking her pregnancy because she doesn’t want to ruin her figure. Yeah, girl is thick and a baby isn’t going to help nor hinder t… --- ## [Well, I hope you're proud of yourself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-hope-youre-proud-of-yourself/603430)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-hope-youre-proud-of-yourself/603430 "2011-11-24T15:08:26Z")
In this instance I am, and am curious to hear any similar experiences from my fellow Dopers. Like many people who have to take a daily medication(s), I will frequently absently take it (or not take it) and then spend t… --- ## [What tableware was used before the renaissance period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tableware-was-used-before-the-renaissance-period/619061)
**Author:** [@Standarduser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standarduser)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tableware-was-used-before-the-renaissance-period/619061 "2012-11-27T14:03:21Z")
I found in some sites that people during the roman and medieval times didnt use plates but “trenchers” which are plates carved out of stale bread that could have been eaten after the meal has been consumed, or given to t… --- ## [Criticisims of Obama re: Syria.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticisims-of-obama-re-syria/667810)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticisims-of-obama-re-syria/667810 "2013-09-10T12:27:13Z")
Which of these criticisms of Obama’s handling of Syria has not been made at some point? \[ul\] \[li\]Not speaking out soon enough about the atrocities\[/li\]\[li\]Speaking out to soon about the atrocities\[/li\]\[li\]Not taking mi… --- ## [U.S. Doper needs Vegemite, help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-doper-needs-vegemite-help/563226)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-doper-needs-vegemite-help/563226 "2010-12-13T15:00:47Z")
Sadly, in my misspent youth, I acquired a taste for the stuff. Can’t get it here, and I’m craving it so much I’d probably just use a spoon when I get some, who needs toast and butter after so long, right? Right now, th… --- ## [Compensating volunteer employees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compensating-volunteer-employees/698748)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compensating-volunteer-employees/698748 "2014-09-18T18:45:41Z")
I work for a non profit organization where the coffee bar is manned entirely by volunteers. We have been showing a decent profit as of late and our bank account has exceeded the amount that our bi-laws allow us to keep. … --- ## [How Atheism might prevail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-atheism-might-prevail/392603)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-atheism-might-prevail/392603 "2007-02-22T03:42:35Z")
Bwhahaha! No, seriously, folks, I’ve been reading some folks’ misperceptions of my speculations and desires for atheism to become more acceptable and even mainstream as we continue to evolve (I can supply you with cites … --- ## [Which Country's Life Expectacy Crashed in 1940-1941](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countrys-life-expectacy-crashed-in-1940-1941/566722)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-countrys-life-expectacy-crashed-in-1940-1941/566722 "2011-01-11T04:30:02Z")
At about two minutes and 10 seconds (1940-1941) into the video linked below, you can see a European Country that has its life expectancy fail like a rock. Which country is it? Did a European country really have a life e… --- ## [Why is light used as the unique descriptor for the universal speed limit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-light-used-as-the-unique-descriptor-for-the-universal-speed-limit/615445)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-light-used-as-the-unique-descriptor-for-the-universal-speed-limit/615445 "2012-03-15T12:41:20Z")
As per the Wikipedia entry for “Speed of Light”: Speed of light - Wikipedia Apparently the top speed of light is a much more general concept than the name alludes to, because this same top speed also applies to phenom… --- ## [NJ man shines laser in cockpit, blames kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-man-shines-laser-in-cockpit-blames-kid/283074)
**Author:** [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-man-shines-laser-in-cockpit-blames-kid/283074 "2005-01-13T01:24:05Z")
I think I’m going to throw up now. What a champ! He endangers hundreds of persons lives (possibly even someone you know), blames it on his daughter and gives the FBI a fucking glide-slope to his position. --- ## [The Rams are returning to Los Angeles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rams-are-returning-to-los-angeles/743023)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rams-are-returning-to-los-angeles/743023 "2016-01-16T20:25:10Z")
… With the Chargers later, maybe. The Raiders are staying put. Sorry, St. Louis. --- ## [Is the ability to easily read text upside down and backwards fairly universal or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ability-to-easily-read-text-upside-down-and-backwards-fairly-universal-or-not/273388)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ability-to-easily-read-text-upside-down-and-backwards-fairly-universal-or-not/273388 "2004-11-08T12:43:39Z")
I find (somewhat surprisingly) I can do this quite easily with printed text. Is this ability fairly universal or not? Does eyeryone do this? Additionally why can people do this? The text is upside down and going in the … --- ## [So just how much does the average rock star earn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-how-much-does-the-average-rock-star-earn/342776)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-just-how-much-does-the-average-rock-star-earn/342776 "2006-02-10T23:22:54Z")
Whenever I see one of those “whatever became of…” shows, it seems that former rock stars from years past either still have mega bucks or are broke. The brokeness can be blamed on any number of things: poor money manageme… --- ## [I've had it with these fucking Turing tests.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-these-fucking-turing-tests/520996)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-these-fucking-turing-tests/520996 "2009-12-16T17:33:44Z")
Go here and look at the abstract expressionist art they call a Turing test. I have tried to search for something 10 times and got it wrong every time. I’m slightly red/green colorblind so perhaps it’s just me but this… --- ## [Evil Plane Seat Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-plane-seat-design/724765)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-plane-seat-design/724765 "2015-07-11T05:27:11Z")
Pepper Mill saw this on the news last night, and was outraged. This online report is even madder than either the TV news or Pepper: It’s not the rampant butt contact that gets me. It’s that if these seats recline (an… --- ## [In Which I Pit the Girl Who Took My Virginity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-girl-who-took-my-virginity/204647)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-girl-who-took-my-virginity/204647 "2003-10-03T00:22:34Z")
So I call up this girl who I’d been talking with online for a few months. We talk for something like six hours. So I call her up again the next day. I should come over to her place and watch a movie. She only lives 4… --- ## [ATT Uverse Internet and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/att-uverse-internet-and-tv/693133)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/att-uverse-internet-and-tv/693133 "2014-07-16T18:35:37Z")
Hi- So I have AT&T Uverse at my house, for both internet and TV. I initially set up the internet modem in a spare bedroom, set up as a home office. I also have the main DVR for TV in my living room. I want to move th… --- ## [\#1 photograph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-photograph/279466)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-photograph/279466 "2004-12-14T12:34:28Z")
The Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Citizen Kane is also considered the best motion picture ever filmed. What is considered the best or most famous photograph in history? --- ## [So what film totally failed in marketing to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-film-totally-failed-in-marketing-to-you/618532)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-film-totally-failed-in-marketing-to-you/618532 "2012-04-15T20:24:01Z")
Pineapple Express- Just saw this tonight, absolutely hilarious drug comedy in the sense of Half Baked. I remember seeing the ads for this which looked like some kind of action movie/buddy comedy which contained cherry p… --- ## [A well written, sober article on Race, "Economic anxiety" and Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-well-written-sober-article-on-race-economic-anxiety-and-trump/802681)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-well-written-sober-article-on-race-economic-anxiety-and-trump/802681 "2017-12-04T02:40:13Z")
I think this is well written and well thought out. I would be interested in someone who supports Trump to read it and say what they think but really anyone interested even a little in politics should give it a read. --- ## [How is Obamacare the "largest tax increase in US history"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-obamacare-the-largest-tax-increase-in-us-history/626746)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-obamacare-the-largest-tax-increase-in-us-history/626746 "2012-07-10T17:59:48Z")
I hear conservatives spouting this now. Given their record I assume it is a flat out lie but I am open to some type of rational explanation if possible. Until then it is just election bullshit. --- ## [Gay marriage vs civil partnership - does the name really matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-vs-civil-partnership-does-the-name-really-matter/456673)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-vs-civil-partnership-does-the-name-really-matter/456673 "2008-07-25T02:13:45Z")
So I’m listening to the radio on my way to work this morning and the show I listen to is doing a bit where one of their team has gone to another city to give out t-shirts and meet the fans. Whilst there he’s asked to say… --- ## [Dorothy Parker (The Constant Reader)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorothy-parker-the-constant-reader/140413)
**Author:** [@basswc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/basswc)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorothy-parker-the-constant-reader/140413 "2002-12-13T22:25:21Z")
Dorothy Parker, famed reviewer for the New Yorker magazine (1927-1933) under the pseudonym “The Constant Reader”, is often quoted as having stated in one review that “This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It s… --- ## [Duroplast- is it still used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duroplast-is-it-still-used/658982)
**Author:** [@catchfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catchfire)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duroplast-is-it-still-used/658982 "2013-05-26T11:27:34Z")
I just watched (most of) a documentary on the Trabant and it was mentioned that the body was made of something called Duroplast. Apparently the cars did amazingly well in crash tests and lots of them are still around. f… --- ## [Trying to like soccer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-like-soccer/543476)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-like-soccer/543476 "2010-06-20T11:17:15Z")
I watched the Honduras/Chile game today. Honduras was thoroughly and completely curb-stomped. They controlled the ball probably 25% of the time. They took fewer than three honest shots at the goal the entire game. Chile … --- ## [Through the Looking Glass with User Guides!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/through-the-looking-glass-with-user-guides/502268)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/through-the-looking-glass-with-user-guides/502268 "2009-07-09T16:21:10Z")
Holy mother of GOD how is it possible that you software engineers and programmers and generally all-around smarty-pants types are so extraordinarily incompetent, stupid and unbelievably infuriating when it comes to EXPLA… --- ## [How many bones does a ball python have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-does-a-ball-python-have/771706)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bones-does-a-ball-python-have/771706 "2016-11-17T19:13:18Z")
I can’t seem to find an exact number on Google. (ps I don’t think this went through the first time I posted it, but I’m not sure, so if it’s a duplcate thread just ignore it). --- ## [Are fish the only creatures without a Tongue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fish-the-only-creatures-without-a-tongue/701082)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fish-the-only-creatures-without-a-tongue/701082 "2014-10-12T21:01:40Z")
This came up in a game show (they were asking about a bird). All the birds I’ve seen have tongues. Reptiles flick their tongues. Mamuals have them. Are there any exceptions? Do all creatures \*\*except \*\*fish have tongue… --- ## [What Issues Are You Most Conservative and Liberal On?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-issues-are-you-most-conservative-and-liberal-on/652340)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-issues-are-you-most-conservative-and-liberal-on/652340 "2013-03-22T03:23:56Z")
On what issues are you the most conservative and liberal (as would generally be considered by people) on? I consider myself a conservative liberal or a moderate conservative in the tradition of Wendell Willkie, Dwight E… --- ## [Jack Chick... now in 666 Technicolor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-now-in-666-technicolor/290810)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-now-in-666-technicolor/290810 "2006-06-28T03:29:21Z")
Jack Chick now has a movie (well, sorta- he calls it a movie- it’s actually more Fireworks for Dummies type stuff). It’s animated, but it’s odd seeing the animations from his booklets in color. Check it out (and save y… --- ## [Which is more offensive: "Family Guy" or "South Park"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-offensive-family-guy-or-south-park/225077)
**Author:** [@DaPearl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaPearl)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-more-offensive-family-guy-or-south-park/225077 "2004-01-20T02:08:22Z")
This isn’t an argument over which is better, just which is more offensive. Of course they’re both pretty offensive, but despite not being able to do all the stuff South Park can do (see the Scott Tenorman episode), I fe… --- ## [You shouldn't be starting posts on these topics if you can't spell them correctly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-be-starting-posts-on-these-topics-if-you-cant-spell-them-correctly/533296 "2010-03-29T16:06:06Z")
The person starting the thread should be able to spell the topic correctly, n’est-ce pas? It’s: Masturbation. Not masterbation. Atheism. Not athiesm. Israel. Not Isreal. Prostate gland. Not prostrate gland. Any… --- ## [Bad city's in America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-citys-in-america/842631)
**Author:** [@squeetaleta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeetaleta)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-citys-in-america/842631 "2019-11-04T16:39:52Z")
I want to see the dark underbelly of America one city at a time. Who’s got some dirty city stories Sent from my A574BL using Tapatalk --- ## [I am taking steps to end the most damaging friendship I've ever had and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-taking-steps-to-end-the-most-damaging-friendship-ive-ever-had-and/342009)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-taking-steps-to-end-the-most-damaging-friendship-ive-ever-had-and/342009 "2006-02-01T23:26:51Z")
… Get my life back. When I met the person in question I thought she was an ordinary attractive girl of twenty who carelessly got pregnant at the age of seventeen… The ‘boyfriend’ being off the scene. She dressed and ac… --- ## [Whatever happened to: "Thank You" after a retail purchase ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-thank-you-after-a-retail-purchase/594567)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-thank-you-after-a-retail-purchase/594567 "2011-09-01T18:34:40Z")
I’ve noticed this a lot lately. A lot of people in retail don’t say thank you any longer after you’ve spent money in a place. I was in a camera shop not long ago and spent nearly $500 I realize in a camera shop this is p… --- ## [Ever record TV/radio to audio tapes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-record-tv-radio-to-audio-tapes/587481)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-record-tv-radio-to-audio-tapes/587481 "2011-07-05T20:39:01Z")
This entertaining thread reminded me that in my preteen years (early 80s) I used to record TV shows like “Three’s Company” on audio tape. You just stuck your tape recorder in front of TV and pressed “record”. I also ta… --- ## [Fine, how would YOU write Return of the Jedi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-how-would-you-write-return-of-the-jedi/681909)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fine-how-would-you-write-return-of-the-jedi/681909 "2021-09-17T18:13:03Z")
It has been pretty well established that Return of the Jedi sucked, so, from a blank slate, how would you write it? I am envisioning a situation where Jabba the Hutt and Bobba Fett play more significant roles. As in, Ja… --- ## [Doctors who don't carry malpractice insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-who-dont-carry-malpractice-insurance/444629)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-who-dont-carry-malpractice-insurance/444629 "2008-04-11T18:02:00Z")
In Florida, doctors can choose not to carry malpractice insurance if they meet certain criteria. The doctor who’s doing my biopsy does not carry malpractice insurance. I’m assuming doctors must prove they have the fina… --- ## [Muslim Cleric Warns: Cucumbers Too Sexy For Women!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-cleric-warns-cucumbers-too-sexy-for-women/605757)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-cleric-warns-cucumbers-too-sexy-for-women/605757 "2011-12-13T15:41:47Z")
Read the nonsense:Muslim Cleric's Warning: Cucumbers Too Sexy for Women | Fox News My first reaction: this must be a hoax. But, on second thought-this might be a good thing-it will make people question this style of Is… --- ## [Another 17 U.S. soldiers have lost their lives today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-17-u-s-soldiers-have-lost-their-lives-today/211068)
**Author:** [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-17-u-s-soldiers-have-lost-their-lives-today/211068 "2003-11-08T19:15:50Z")
This war is not going well, is it? These soldiers were heading out for R&R when their helicopter was shot down. $87 billion? I say let’s just put a $1 billion price on Bin Laden’s head - I find it hard to imagine that … --- ## [What's The Probability of This? (Two Lightbulbs Burning Out at the Same Time)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-probability-of-this-two-lightbulbs-burning-out-at-the-same-time/645014)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-probability-of-this-two-lightbulbs-burning-out-at-the-same-time/645014 "2012-12-24T19:45:42Z")
Last night I turned on the kitchen light-two ceiling fixtures-one went on, the other one was dead. These are two-bulb (CFL type), and I installed them about 3 years ago. I was looking at the replacement bulbs-they are … --- ## [New hero fails drug test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hero-fails-drug-test/366287)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-hero-fails-drug-test/366287 "2006-08-01T13:23:27Z")
I know, innocent until proven guilty and all…but this really sucks. After his amazing comeback during the TdF, I was ready to appoint Landis my new hero, since my old hero (Agassi) is retiring. His performance on Stage … --- ## [What should I ask a prospective thesis supervisor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-ask-a-prospective-thesis-supervisor/605379)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-ask-a-prospective-thesis-supervisor/605379 "2011-12-08T20:40:49Z")
I am meeting with a prospective thesis supervisor next week and have no idea what I should be asking to determine if we’d make a good match. Obviously, he should have experience and interest in the area of my topic, but … --- ## [What is the oldest posession you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-posession-you-own/465523)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-posession-you-own/465523 "2008-10-14T16:27:05Z")
For me, it’s a Websters dictionary from 1934. --- ## [Who is/was the best Ex-President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-the-best-ex-president/819046)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-the-best-ex-president/819046 "2018-10-22T19:30:53Z")
I was having a discussion recently, and a question came up, that I would like to hear Dope’s opinion on. Who was the greatest ex-President? No matter how you feel a person was as “President”, who do you think has had th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1918&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1920&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)