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**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-current-commercials/423084 "2007-10-24T00:50:59Z")
I have two. That stupid Snickers commercial with the Viking throwing trash cans. And the Doritos commercial with Missy Elliot. “Naw, it’s da bounce”, “I know what it need, it needs some country!” How about you? --- ## [When will Windows 10 pricing information become available?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-windows-10-pricing-information-become-available/703309)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-windows-10-pricing-information-become-available/703309 "2015-01-30T23:41:42Z")
I’m wondering when Microsoft will release Windows 10 pricing and upgrade pricing information. There’s no official word on that. But perhaps a few IT consultants might have a sense of how Redmond does things. December 20… --- ## [Questions About Running a Bar/Music Venue Featuring Small Local Bands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-running-a-bar-music-venue-featuring-small-local-bands/498798)
**Author:** [@Here\_Come\_Dots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Here_Come_Dots)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-running-a-bar-music-venue-featuring-small-local-bands/498798 "2009-06-08T16:15:30Z")
I’m considering opening a bar/music venue in Boston that would feature a bunch of unknown local bands each night, and I’ve got several questions about how things work: How are bands booked? Will I find myself inundate… --- ## [Alton, ya lost too much weight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-ya-lost-too-much-weight/527081)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-ya-lost-too-much-weight/527081 "2010-02-03T20:38:57Z")
(This comes from me, a guy who’s kids thought he was on TV when Good Eats was showing, a couple of years back.) Good on-ya for dropping 50, I’m working on getting rid of some of it too…but you swung past healthy on your… --- ## [Welcome to the peep show. Or, go rent a porno you little freaks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-peep-show-or-go-rent-a-porno-you-little-freaks/240885)
**Author:** [@DaisyFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaisyFace)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-peep-show-or-go-rent-a-porno-you-little-freaks/240885 "2004-04-22T19:23:51Z")
Yesterday afternoon, spring had definitely sprung. As my husband and I sat on the couch watching mindless TV, we found ourselves, in a word, horny. Figuring we had about 1/2 an hour to take care of our sorry state before… --- ## [You're locked out of your house; how screwed are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-locked-out-of-your-house-how-screwed-are-you/743800)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-locked-out-of-your-house-how-screwed-are-you/743800 "2016-02-01T20:29:53Z")
You’re home alone; you walk out the door to get the mail. The door locks shut behind you. How screwed are you? \[ul\] \[li\]Not at all. It’s not possible for me to lock myself out.\[/li\] \[li\]Not at all. I have a key hi… --- ## [Hell's Kitchen 8/15/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-8-15-11/592943)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-8-15-11/592943 "2011-08-26T17:51:33Z")
Did anybody watch this last night? Holy Crap was Elise a bitch! She reminds me of Tennille a few seasons ago, who was also, ironically, a black woman. I wanted to stuff a loaf of french bread in her mouth because that… --- ## [Wikipedia articles on math and statistics unhelpful to beginners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-articles-on-math-and-statistics-unhelpful-to-beginners/564124)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-articles-on-math-and-statistics-unhelpful-to-beginners/564124 "2010-12-15T13:01:23Z")
Lately, I’ve been trying to learn some things about trade, economics, and statistics. Every once in a while when I find myself stuck, I go online to look for help. For several years now, I have made it a habit when resea… --- ## [Legal question about historical figures in TV/movies/video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-historical-figures-in-tv-movies-video-games/388400)
**Author:** [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-historical-figures-in-tv-movies-video-games/388400 "2007-02-01T13:36:03Z")
Can you use the name and likeness of someone like Albert Einstein or Douglas MacArthur without obtaining and paying for the rights? Does it depend on the person? Does it depend on the way they are used? --- ## [Seeking Advice on Clogged Ears, Post Sinus Infection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-clogged-ears-post-sinus-infection/799711)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-on-clogged-ears-post-sinus-infection/799711 "2017-11-27T18:52:25Z")
Okay, mousekateers, standard disclaimer : I have seen a doctor about my sinus infection, so I am not seeking medical advice per se. I have been living a hell for the last week and a half. Friday the 13th I started comin… --- ## [OK, anytime now, Beta-chan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-anytime-now-beta-chan/464971)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-anytime-now-beta-chan/464971 "2008-10-01T22:53:26Z")
We’re two weeks out, and all is well. Still not completely dropped down into the delivery position, and with the mom only dilated to 2 cm, Beta-chan is still sticky. The good news is that she’s growing and is over 6 lbs … --- ## [Do We Really Need A Sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-sign/683937)
**Author:** [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-sign/683937 "2014-03-21T20:44:41Z")
Apparently, and I don’t want to start any rumors here… \*Apparently, \* it’s against the law to kill a taxi driver in Louisiana. But it may not be. Any other crazy, unneccessary signs you’ve seen or read about? And if y… --- ## [Nostalgia for the little things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-for-the-little-things/565651)
**Author:** [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgia-for-the-little-things/565651 "2011-01-03T06:58:26Z")
The other day, I realized how much I miss paper wrappers on straws that were loose enough that you could shoot them across the table at your brother. The wrappers are so tight nowadays, it actually takes effort to extrac… --- ## [The Twenty-Eighth Amendment: If You Could Draft It, What Would It Say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twenty-eighth-amendment-if-you-could-draft-it-what-would-it-say/205138)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twenty-eighth-amendment-if-you-could-draft-it-what-would-it-say/205138 "2003-10-11T22:26:17Z")
I’m putting this in GD rather than IMHO because of its potentially political content and because I want to give posters the chance to contest the wisdom/language of amendments that are offered up. Let’s say that two-thi… --- ## [Go Trump, Go!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-trump-go/759836)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-trump-go/759836 "2016-07-17T00:23:29Z")
Everything about Trump is reprehensible to me. Everything. That said, there is a part of me that really hopes he wins. So much so, that I am even thinking of voting for him. Here’s the thing: I think Hillary is OK. … --- ## [penny dropped from Empire state building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-dropped-from-empire-state-building/521628)
**Author:** [@mkmkmk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkmkmk)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-dropped-from-empire-state-building/521628 "2010-01-10T17:54:16Z")
see Mythbusters. They did this experiment and the terminal velocity of a falling penny precludes it being dangeerous --- ## [How could anyone possibly be surprised by this plot twist? (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-anyone-possibly-be-surprised-by-this-plot-twist-open-spoilers/429623)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-anyone-possibly-be-surprised-by-this-plot-twist-open-spoilers/429623 "2007-12-13T22:37:07Z")
Spoilers ahoy! If you don’t box yours, please at least name the book/show/movie/play you’re spoiling near the top of your post and leave some blank lines in the midst. That’s what Aslan would do if he were about to spoi… --- ## [What does ''Datsun'' mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-datsun-mean/142557)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-datsun-mean/142557 "2002-12-14T16:06:29Z")
Someone related the joke about how this name was derived, thinking that it was true. I said I think it was just a joke, but then I was asked “Well, what does it mean?” I’m not a Japanese linguist, so does it translate … --- ## [Marina Sirtis - The Booby Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marina-sirtis-the-booby-lady/436189)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marina-sirtis-the-booby-lady/436189 "2008-02-05T18:11:38Z")
Who else used to call Marina Sirtis on ST:TNG the Booby Lady or something similar? --- ## [What is the evolutionary purpose of testicles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evolutionary-purpose-of-testicles/498290)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-evolutionary-purpose-of-testicles/498290 "2009-06-01T22:16:34Z")
No, not the obvious. Specifically, what evolutionary advantage is served by having sperm created outside the rest of the body, under a lower temperature? --- ## [Will I ever be able to give blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-ever-be-able-to-give-blood/627991)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-ever-be-able-to-give-blood/627991 "2012-07-13T05:54:27Z")
This thread is not about that other reason why others can’t give blood. I would like to donate blood. I can not for the following reason (from the American Red Cross): You were a member of the of the U.S. military, a c… --- ## [Words made up of two languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-made-up-of-two-languages/441708)
**Author:** [@utterlyuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/utterlyuseless)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-made-up-of-two-languages/441708 "2014-10-17T08:35:35Z")
In English I realize we have a lot of “loan” words from other languages I was wondering if any of these loan words come from two or more languages that combine to form one word in English Like the first part of the wor… --- ## [What should the US do about Soviet...er Russian...military aggression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-us-do-about-soviet-er-russian-military-aggression/752653)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-us-do-about-soviet-er-russian-military-aggression/752653 "2016-04-25T02:01:35Z")
It’s been in the news a lot late. Russian planes buzzing US air craft or naval vessels. This was something that happened routinely (on both sides) during the Cold War with the Soviets. However, lately the Russians hav… --- ## [When did the U.S. Army convert to "Modern" firearms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-u-s-army-convert-to-modern-firearms/651799)
**Author:** [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-u-s-army-convert-to-modern-firearms/651799 "2013-03-05T21:27:28Z")
“Modern” meaning rifles and sidearms that fired a round that could be reloaded reasonably rapidly. Not muzzleloaders and so on but weapons that use some form of cartridge; swing out the cylinder (or lever/bolt action ri… --- ## [BBC thought Python was "sadistic" and "disgusting"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-thought-python-was-sadistic-and-disgusting/383527)
**Author:** [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-thought-python-was-sadistic-and-disgusting/383527 "2006-12-18T19:08:00Z")
… according to a story in the online UK Telegraph, December 10, 2006: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/10/nbbc10.xml --- ## [Do my children deserve help by affirmative action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-my-children-deserve-help-by-affirmative-action/370744)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-my-children-deserve-help-by-affirmative-action/370744 "2006-09-06T11:26:41Z")
This is a question that I’ve been wrestling with. So, I’m just some white dude from lower middle class roots, so I don’t come into play here. My wife is American Indian. I feel the need to further explain that she is … --- ## [Honda vs Mazda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-vs-mazda/783079)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-vs-mazda/783079 "2017-03-30T19:54:52Z")
Time to buy a new car. First off I’ve got a 2005 Honda Accord. I currently have 156,000 miles and so far its given me no problems. I stay in top of required maintenance. I’ll soon be buying a new car and wanting opinion… --- ## [More frightening than Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-frightening-than-trump/761470)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-frightening-than-trump/761470 "2016-08-03T00:39:15Z")
Let me first repeat – I believe Trump will lose in a historic landslide, and carry both the Senate and House Republicans with him. But what if he doesn’t? What if he wins? The only thing that frightens me more than Pr… --- ## [Is it all about the demographic shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-all-about-the-demographic-shift/961337)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-all-about-the-demographic-shift/961337 "2022-04-10T18:13:54Z")
I think so. It’s a huge controversy: why has U.S. culture become so polarized? But I think the answer is pretty simple. When White Christian straight males had all the power (1776-19??), non-white non-Christian non-stra… --- ## [The crying of a baby in public is more frustrating because it doesn't know better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crying-of-a-baby-in-public-is-more-frustrating-because-it-doesnt-know-better/755890)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crying-of-a-baby-in-public-is-more-frustrating-because-it-doesnt-know-better/755890 "2016-06-01T14:21:45Z")
I’ve been theorizing about something of late, and I don’t know the opinion of others on this matter, so I’m putting it forth here: IMHO, one of the frustrating things about the loud, incessant crying of a baby in a crow… --- ## [Do pigs REALLY have 30 minute orgasms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pigs-really-have-30-minute-orgasms/44851)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pigs-really-have-30-minute-orgasms/44851 "2000-12-11T15:28:14Z")
I saw this statistic somewhere on the web and it’s been stuck in my brain ever since. Please debunk and/or verify. I cannot hear a pig squealing without automatically putting it into new context. --- ## [Patrick Stewart Reads The Phone Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-reads-the-phone-book/418113)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-reads-the-phone-book/418113 "2007-09-08T04:00:20Z")
… And Other Actors Who Improve Everything They’re In (Inspired by this thread about Actors who killed their career, in case anyone was wondering) I think we can all agree that there are certain actors- and Patrick Stew… --- ## [Kim Jong Un's pleasure women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-uns-pleasure-women/625730)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-uns-pleasure-women/625730 "2012-07-16T22:05:30Z")
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un receives power, money from his father, except one thing… Pleasure Women. Kim Jong Il(father) likes short, small, Asian beauties. On the contrary, Kim Jong Un likes tall and western style… --- ## [Discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discrimination/551582)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discrimination/551582 "2010-08-31T03:49:41Z")
Without going into a lot of details, at work I feel as though I am being treated in a discriminatory manner. Is there anything I can do? I would prefer not to be forced to quit NadaHAppyCamper --- ## [Steel Cut Oatmeal- What Did I Do Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steel-cut-oatmeal-what-did-i-do-wrong/531623)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steel-cut-oatmeal-what-did-i-do-wrong/531623 "2011-01-14T00:24:08Z")
In the past I’ve bought Trader Joe’s frozen steel cut oatmeal, and enjoyed it. But then I thought I’d be thrifty, make my own and freeze it. So, I got some McCann’s Steel Cut Oats, and, following instructions in our man… --- ## [How's public transportation where you live?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-public-transportation-where-you-live/563996)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-public-transportation-where-you-live/563996 "2011-01-10T22:00:19Z")
In my part of the country (a mid-sized city in the South) it sucks, as it does pretty much everywhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Unless you happen to live right on a bus line and that bus line happens to be headed t… --- ## [Is there an American monument that would provoke the same reaction as the Notre Dame fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-american-monument-that-would-provoke-the-same-reaction-as-the-notre-dame-fire/832617)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-american-monument-that-would-provoke-the-same-reaction-as-the-notre-dame-fire/832617 "2019-04-19T22:13:17Z")
Seeing a lot of news coverage on the Notre Dame fire over the course of the day what got me the most was the various Parisian residents exclaiming how they found Notre Dame as the symbol of Paris (not the Eiffel Tower) a… --- ## [Why saline drip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-saline-drip/374608)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-saline-drip/374608 "2006-09-29T19:32:08Z")
A couple months ago, I went in for one of those really awesome tests, a colonoscopy. You get sedated and probed for about an hour, and then you wake up and go home. What I don’t understand is why did they give me an IV… --- ## [Do you turn twist ties clockways or counter clock ways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-twist-ties-clockways-or-counter-clock-ways/633318)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-twist-ties-clockways-or-counter-clock-ways/633318 "2012-09-05T04:36:23Z")
Asking for a niece in college. She needs 400 to 600 replies and is asking people in the hallways. Her prof said votes here count too. Interesting study. Do right & left handed people have a preference for turning things… --- ## [Well stocked home bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-stocked-home-bar/989144 "2026-05-24T18:35:19Z")
There was a previous version of this back in 2016, and a lot of the content will be the same but I figured I’d start a new thread for this decade. I’ve gotten into making cocktails for my wife and I after work, and want… --- ## [Ia ANYBODY Enthusiastic ABout Hillary Clinton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ia-anybody-enthusiastic-about-hillary-clinton/721480)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ia-anybody-enthusiastic-about-hillary-clinton/721480 "2015-06-07T23:43:25Z")
Don’t get me wrong- if Hillary Clinton is the Democrats’ nominee in 2016, as everyone (including me) thinks she will be, I expect that almost every Democrat will vote for her. But I don’t see anything resembling enthusi… --- ## [What if SCOTUS sides with Trump ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-scotus-sides-with-trump/853628)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-scotus-sides-with-trump/853628 "2020-05-15T14:24:59Z")
Most of the opinion columns I have seen assume that the Supreme Court will rule that Trump bankers and accountants must comply with congressional and state court subpoenas. There is ample precedent for this view and I ho… --- ## [How does the mafia get away with murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-mafia-get-away-with-murder/132812)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-mafia-get-away-with-murder/132812 "2002-10-19T02:35:26Z")
Beyond a few exceptions it seems that the mafia gets away with an undue share of murders. Witness intimidation notwithstanding, it seems pretty rare that the prosecutor can ever come up with any physical evidence. Now,… --- ## [Women are better at withstanding pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-at-withstanding-pain/480435)
**Author:** [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-are-better-at-withstanding-pain/480435 "2009-01-12T18:33:04Z")
I’ve come across this assertion time and again and I was wondering if their is any objective basis for this statement or is it just something people believe with no real evidence. Personally I rather doubt it. --- ## [People in TV/Movies/Books/etc who were bad at their jobs. (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-tv-movies-books-etc-who-were-bad-at-their-jobs-spoilers/831094)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-in-tv-movies-books-etc-who-were-bad-at-their-jobs-spoilers/831094 "2024-11-23T21:37:20Z")
And I don’t mean “comically bad” (Barney Fife) or “used as a gag” bad (Ron Swanson/George Constanza), but people who were just inept at their jobs. (Spoiler boxes on relatively recent works, please. Say… 5 years?) To m… --- ## [Do Deer eat chrismas trees/firs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-deer-eat-chrismas-trees-firs/570105)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-deer-eat-chrismas-trees-firs/570105 "2011-02-05T05:18:26Z")
My douglas fir from christmas isn’t dead yet. (sue me - I like it in my living room!) Anyways, instead of pitching it out with the garbage, I’m thinking of plopping it outside in the forest. We’ve had a particularly sno… --- ## [Things learned from 1950s Sci-Fi movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-learned-from-1950s-sci-fi-movies/487840)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-learned-from-1950s-sci-fi-movies/487840 "2009-03-03T21:34:04Z")
More murders are committed at 92 degrees Fahrenheit than at any other temperature. (It Came From Outer Space). --- ## [I finally started eating insects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-started-eating-insects/664730)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-started-eating-insects/664730 "2013-07-30T23:53:30Z")
It took me a very long time to come round to the idea of eating insects - I already enjoy quite a varied and somewhat adventurous diet, but for some reason, I had a complete mental block on the notion of (knowingly) cons… --- ## [Oh, godammit, I have to lose 25 pounds the Lazy Bitch way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-godammit-i-have-to-lose-25-pounds-the-lazy-bitch-way/385704)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-godammit-i-have-to-lose-25-pounds-the-lazy-bitch-way/385704 "2007-01-05T05:08:29Z")
I’m having a bunch of blood tests done tomorrow and my doctor is going to talk to me like a Dutch Uncle when the results come in and the upshot is I really have to start eating nothing but sticks and twigs and dust or I’… --- ## [Germany: If you don't pay your TV license fee, the government will deflate your car tire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-if-you-dont-pay-your-tv-license-fee-the-government-will-deflate-your-car-tire/734612)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germany-if-you-dont-pay-your-tv-license-fee-the-government-will-deflate-your-car-tire/734612 "2015-10-17T12:39:31Z")
No, this is no satire and no hyperbole. In Germany, the license fee is 17.98 Euros per month and every household has to pay it, even if nobody living there even owns a TV set or a radio receiver (or a smart phone or a co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1926&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1928&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)