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**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-pc-or-mac/618123 "2012-04-10T22:20:23Z")
I’ll be buying a new computer in the next few weeks. No rush, but my current is an old laptop. I’ve never owned an Apple computer. The family does all have iPhones and iPads though, and like them just fine. So, avoidin… --- ## [The stupids are eating my soul!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupids-are-eating-my-soul/312846)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupids-are-eating-my-soul/312846 "2005-07-23T02:59:28Z")
I don’t know how to express what this feels like. How do I properly relate to you what it feels like to have one’s soul eaten by a stupid, but let me tell you it’s NOT FUCKING PLEASANT!!! I can’t rant fast enough to tr… --- ## [Ladies and gay men, do you enjoy the porn type facial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gay-men-do-you-enjoy-the-porn-type-facial/698860)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gay-men-do-you-enjoy-the-porn-type-facial/698860 "2014-09-19T18:37:13Z")
My wife and I were discussing the Jennifer Lawrence photos that leaked. Apparently there’s one of her just after getting a facial - the porn kind. I’ve never been partial to the “Money-Shot” in porn and I usually fast f… --- ## [If MLK was a Commie, so much the better for Commies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mlk-was-a-commie-so-much-the-better-for-commies/710296)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-mlk-was-a-commie-so-much-the-better-for-commies/710296 "2015-01-26T19:31:36Z")
He wasn’t one, of course, or the FBI would have found the proof – certainly they looked hard enough. Martin Luther King was a liberal Republican (a species now extinct). But he definitely had democratic-socialist leani… --- ## [How does one find out which local lawyer has granny's will? (She's senile hence no help.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-out-which-local-lawyer-has-grannys-will-shes-senile-hence-no-help/631806)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-out-which-local-lawyer-has-grannys-will-shes-senile-hence-no-help/631806 "2012-08-19T18:19:45Z")
The story, in a nutshell: we’re 99% sure that my wife’s grandmother has a will, and that it was drawn up by a lawyer in her town. Her memory’s been going for years, and she has no idea which lawyer wrote it up. She’s a… --- ## [Question Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-game/22711 "2000-06-20T05:31:04Z")
This is a game where you have a conversation only asking questions. Here’s the rules: No rhetoric. Don’t go asking the meaning of life or anything unaswerable. No bouncing a question right back at someone. “Are you hot… --- ## [Owners of businesses expressing their religious beliefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owners-of-businesses-expressing-their-religious-beliefs/453091)
**Author:** [@Traditional\_Catholic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Traditional_Catholic)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owners-of-businesses-expressing-their-religious-beliefs/453091 "2008-06-22T05:13:15Z")
What do you think of owners of businesses expressing their religious beliefs? I am fine with it, even if those beliefs are not shared by me. --- ## [Amazing Race All-Stars: Back in the Saddle (2/23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-all-stars-back-in-the-saddle-2-23/682013)
**Author:** [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-all-stars-back-in-the-saddle-2-23/682013 "2014-03-03T02:10:35Z")
The 24th season of the Amazing Race will premiere on Sunday, February 23 at 8pm ET with the episode “Back in the Saddle.” As you could guess from the title, if you don’t know already, it’s All-Stars once again, meaning w… --- ## [on coming out of various closets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-coming-out-of-various-closets/348606)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-coming-out-of-various-closets/348606 "2006-03-26T03:13:30Z")
I’ve just had a painful conversation with an old friend, and I’m sitting here wondering if coming out ever gets any easier. Share, please, your stories. Not just queer people – anyone who has had to ‘come out’ to their … --- ## [Why is violence more acceptable than sex on TV/movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-violence-more-acceptable-than-sex-on-tv-movies/323646)
**Author:** [@five\_to\_one](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/five_to_one)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-violence-more-acceptable-than-sex-on-tv-movies/323646 "2005-09-28T18:32:48Z")
Or just showing nudity for that matter? If you flip through the TV channels for 5 minutes you will find numerous examples of of people beating the shit out of each other, destruction, shooting, murder, etc. But showing s… --- ## [How flexible is the penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-flexible-is-the-penis/391863 "2007-02-14T00:20:46Z")
Last night, some friends and I watched The Puppetry of the Penis. Once we got used to the show’s main stars – two hairy cocks – we started to debate whether these guys were hurting themselves. How much manipulation cou… --- ## [Brits - Explain the English newspapers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-explain-the-english-newspapers/523501)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-explain-the-english-newspapers/523501 "2010-01-05T09:33:47Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of British tv off a torrent site \[relax, it’s all stuff you can’t get in California\], and there are mentions of newspapers with lots of winking implications of the character or inclinations of th… --- ## ['Roseanne' returning to ABC with the full cast intact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-returning-to-abc-with-the-full-cast-intact/786794)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-returning-to-abc-with-the-full-cast-intact/786794 "2017-05-19T03:57:30Z")
‘Roseanne’ returning to ABC with the full cast intact. --- ## [How many times, on average, do you wake up during the night to pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-on-average-do-you-wake-up-during-the-night-to-pee/620286 "2012-05-03T23:07:26Z")
Just curious, that’s all. --- ## [Should we protect ex-criminals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-protect-ex-criminals/506156)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-protect-ex-criminals/506156 "2009-08-15T22:48:54Z")
Three people are serving sentences for ‘allowing the death’ of a young child. They tore out his fingernails, cut off his finger tips, and broke his back amongst many other forms of general abuse. The mother’s partner has… --- ## [Proposed: Dobbs will NOT overturn same sex marriage, contraception, et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-dobbs-will-not-overturn-same-sex-marriage-contraception-et-al/974007)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposed-dobbs-will-not-overturn-same-sex-marriage-contraception-et-al/974007 "2022-11-03T20:11:38Z")
I’ve been away from the board, but have heard the hysteria. Dobbs will supposedly overrule Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell. Some commentators have even said that Brown or Loving (interracial marriage) is in danger. … --- ## [Non-inked Dopers: Why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-inked-dopers-why-not/346394)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-inked-dopers-why-not/346394 "2006-03-01T22:44:02Z")
Have you chosen not to get a tattoo? I ask because I got my first tattoo at, give or take, 40 years old. Before that, I’d always been fascinated by them but had a strong ingrained feeling of “What would Mom/Dad/Random-… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica (1/21/07)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-1-21-07/388845)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-1-21-07/388845 "2007-01-25T10:25:09Z")
Surely I can’t be the first to post a thread on this? New day and time, it’s a new episode, too right? I didn’t leave work 'till 1 AM last night, and I’m here again bright and early. Yeah, I could’ve switched shifts wi… --- ## [Protests in Canada shut down US Consulate in Toronto and maybe Embassy in Ottawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protests-in-canada-shut-down-us-consulate-in-toronto-and-maybe-embassy-in-ottawa/778593)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protests-in-canada-shut-down-us-consulate-in-toronto-and-maybe-embassy-in-ottawa/778593 "2017-02-09T15:44:36Z")
Just came across these two news items: Hundreds protest at US Consulate in Toronto https://www.google.ca/amp/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3957879?client=safari US State Department warns Americans ahead of noon protests at embassy… --- ## [Personal Experience With Zoloft](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-experience-with-zoloft/9787)
**Author:** [@Dirty\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Devil)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-experience-with-zoloft/9787 "2013-06-30T04:01:55Z")
Does anyone have any personal experience with the anti-depressant drug Zoloft? Does it work? Are there any major side effects? How long did it take before it started to work? I’ve read quite a few FAQ’s and other bits of… --- ## [Suggest make-up for a clown bride](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-make-up-for-a-clown-bride/586817)
**Author:** [@The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Butterfly_s_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-make-up-for-a-clown-bride/586817 "2011-06-30T02:48:19Z")
I’m getting married on 11/11/11 - we chose the date because it’s the start of the carnival season. It’s the second marriage for both of us and we both had rather traditional weddings the first time round so now we’re go… --- ## [Am I the only person who would rather die than spend life in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-who-would-rather-die-than-spend-life-in-prison/431276)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-person-who-would-rather-die-than-spend-life-in-prison/431276 "2007-12-29T04:58:01Z")
This might be a GD question, but I’m kind of looking more for opinions here. When the death penalty comes up, I rarely hear anyone talking about the fact that I would think many people would chose execution over life imp… --- ## [I've been XKCD1279'ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-xkcd1279ed/704996)
**Author:** [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-xkcd1279ed/704996 "2014-11-22T07:45:04Z")
Got a message from Hawaiian airlines this morning thanking me for making a reservation with them and inviting me make an online account with them. This was obviously surprising to me, since I have never had any interact… --- ## [Roland Burris Denied Obama's US Senate Seat - Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-burris-denied-obamas-us-senate-seat-now-what/480105)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roland-burris-denied-obamas-us-senate-seat-now-what/480105 "2009-01-20T16:47:39Z")
Ya gotta give it to us here in Illinois - we sure do know how to put on some fabulous political theater. So what happens now? Was Burris the best choice for the Senate under the circumstances? Probably not, but given … --- ## [What are your top two story songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-two-story-songs/289676)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-top-two-story-songs/289676 "2005-02-16T15:54:51Z")
Number one my list should be everyones. (1) Alices Restaurant of course. By Arlo Guthrie. He has updated the song. (2) Taxi by Harry Chapin What are yours? --- ## [Sinead O'Connor is now Muslim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinead-oconnor-is-now-muslim/823524)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinead-oconnor-is-now-muslim/823524 "2018-11-08T21:25:42Z")
and her name is now Shuhada’ Davitt --- ## [So Katy Perry cut off her hair...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-katy-perry-cut-off-her-hair/788757)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-katy-perry-cut-off-her-hair/788757 "2017-06-16T05:45:42Z")
…a couple of months ago. As an mid-aged man, I always found her pretty fucking hot (both physically and her playful personality) and I actually had a google news section on ‘Katy Perry’ just to keep up with her. But I ha… --- ## [Jesus Fuckin Christ! My sister notified she has cancer by update of status on web page.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-fuckin-christ-my-sister-notified-she-has-cancer-by-update-of-status-on-web-page/650859)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-fuckin-christ-my-sister-notified-she-has-cancer-by-update-of-status-on-web-page/650859 "2013-02-23T14:26:46Z")
A couple weeks ago my sister noticed an odd painful bump on the back of her hand and went to the doc to get it checked. Because she has had skin cancer before, they decided to biopsy it. This afternoon she got an autom… --- ## [Lunch With The Most Wonderful Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-with-the-most-wonderful-lady/314247)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-with-the-most-wonderful-lady/314247 "2005-07-27T03:48:58Z")
I am probably going to get in major trouble for this, but I don’t care. Y’all need to know. Monday I had the pleasure, the great pleasure of dining with our Tuba Diva and I will never forget the experience. She is not… --- ## [Fictional Food, and You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-food-and-you/533190)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-food-and-you/533190 "2010-11-19T03:18:16Z")
Have you ever had a fictional food…one you’ve read about/seen in a movie/seen in an artwork/heard in a song…actually impact your life in any way, however minor? This afternoon, while I was adding honey and pepper to my … --- ## [Did the CIA create ISIS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-cia-create-isis/737706)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-cia-create-isis/737706 "2015-11-26T16:06:53Z")
I’ve been in a discussion with another individual online who suggests that the CIA is responsible for the creation of ISIS. I haven’t yet asked him more about this idea, but before I do: Is there actual evidence to suppo… --- ## [Am I an asshole pt 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-asshole-pt-2/537256)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-asshole-pt-2/537256 "2010-05-04T17:45:26Z")
I recently quit my cigarette smoking habit and had tons of cartons of cigarettes left that I had no need for, so I called the food bank and asked them if they took cigarette donations, explaining my situation. They info… --- ## [Stuff you're amazed you got away with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-amazed-you-got-away-with/391831)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-amazed-you-got-away-with/391831 "2007-02-16T04:49:40Z")
Inspired by remembering the story I just told in this post. The concept of this thread is pretty self-explanatory, really. Other stuff I’m amazed I got away with include a lot of high school high jinks, like one time in… --- ## [So what's on your meatloaf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-on-your-meatloaf/546615)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-on-your-meatloaf/546615 "2010-07-18T05:08:20Z")
No third option. There will never be a third option. Mom used the red stuff when I was a kid, but I’m a brown gravy man now. It just makes sense–you’re having potatoes with brown gravy anyway, so throw some of that goo… --- ## [April Fools' Day tricks - after midday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-tricks-after-midday/443483)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-day-tricks-after-midday/443483 "2008-04-03T02:04:03Z")
Someone in the office pulled an - admittedly quite humorous - April Fools’ Day trick a little while ago. But naturally we all howled her down with “it’s after midday. You’re the fool”. She’s a Canadian doing some work ex… --- ## [How many Settlements does Israel Need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-settlements-does-israel-need/790599)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-settlements-does-israel-need/790599 "2017-07-12T10:24:34Z")
Play nice. I see Israel is building new settlements again. I understand this has a lot of political aspects to it. Nonetheless, I would like to understand the numbers that underpin it. Do Israeli Jews have a shortage o… --- ## [Has Al Gore's time come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-al-gores-time-come/356905)
**Author:** [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-al-gores-time-come/356905 "2006-05-26T15:09:59Z")
We’ve discussed this before, but I reckon it’s about time we dust this one off again. It seems to me that Al Gore’s recent appearance on SNL was generally well-recieved, as has been some of his other non-political appea… --- ## [Porn, Strange Sexual Fantasies/Urges, and the Pre-Internet Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-strange-sexual-fantasies-urges-and-the-pre-internet-days/412424)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porn-strange-sexual-fantasies-urges-and-the-pre-internet-days/412424 "2007-07-22T00:30:48Z")
I’ve known a lot of people who, growing up, felt that they were turned on by very strange and archaic things. Being near my age, they pretty much turned to the Internet to satisfy those urges and expressed gratitude that… --- ## [What's it like to talk to someone with Williams Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-talk-to-someone-with-williams-syndrome/564009)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-talk-to-someone-with-williams-syndrome/564009 "2011-12-08T11:15:47Z")
Williams syndrome is a chromosome disorder than makes people seem of higher-intelligence than they are, and gives them a ‘cocktail party’ personality. They also have strong eye contact. They also have an ‘Elfin’ appearan… --- ## [Time's 100 Most Influential in the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-100-most-influential-in-the-world/619501)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-100-most-influential-in-the-world/619501 "2012-04-27T18:15:18Z")
I skimmed it looking at the pictures and looking for the criteria…didn’t find it. One face in particular was conspicuous by its absense…for me anyway. What criteria would you use ? --- ## [Let it happen, cap'n.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-it-happen-capn/309982)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-it-happen-capn/309982 "2005-06-28T16:51:45Z")
I hear this story from time to time, but can’t find it on Snopes. Just today, it was related to me again as a firsthand account. It always concerns a group of blacks water skiing on a lake. The boat takes off with one… --- ## [Fate of Tony Soprano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fate-of-tony-soprano/855458)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fate-of-tony-soprano/855458 "2022-02-15T02:47:09Z")
Sleeping with the fishes as many people thought. --- ## [Start with Eureka or Warehouse 13 or does it matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-with-eureka-or-warehouse-13-or-does-it-matter/643340)
**Author:** [@Mattie\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mattie_Blue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/start-with-eureka-or-warehouse-13-or-does-it-matter/643340 "2012-12-10T14:25:48Z")
I’ve watched Firefly, X-Files, Buffy, Angel and Dollhouse and am looking for a new fun sci-fi series on Netflix. I’ve read a little bit about Eureka and Warehouse 13 and they seem to fit the bill. Since they are sister… --- ## [The Feud: Stereotypical names by AuntiePam \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-stereotypical-names-by-auntiepam-game-over/505973 "2009-08-14T01:38:13Z")
RULES! 1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS 2. Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that ar… --- ## [Please stop pointing out that it was Flavor-Aid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-pointing-out-that-it-was-flavor-aid/472068)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-pointing-out-that-it-was-flavor-aid/472068 "2008-11-12T03:30:11Z")
This is my 3-point plea for members of this board to stop pointing out that it was Flavor-Aid at Jonestown. Point 1 We know all ready. For god’s sake, we know. Every time Kool-Aid or Jonestown is mentioned on this boar… --- ## [Saving Electicity, Saving Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-electicity-saving-money/662599)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-electicity-saving-money/662599 "2013-07-09T02:05:34Z")
My usual summer blues of getting the $300 monthly electic bill. So, every penny counts and thought I would run down a few tips from friends and relatives to find out if they were useful tips, or just useless tips: Wh… --- ## [Price of produce in Canadian supermarkets \[English vs metric units\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-produce-in-canadian-supermarkets-english-vs-metric-units/593704)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-produce-in-canadian-supermarkets-english-vs-metric-units/593704 "2011-08-24T04:08:25Z")
This American recently returned from a few days visiting the Ontario side of Niagara Falls (beautiful, by the way – both the Falls and Ontario!) and had the opportunity to shop in two different supermarkets, both in St. … --- ## [How To Cheat at Millionaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cheat-at-millionaire/247177)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cheat-at-millionaire/247177 "2004-05-30T15:44:22Z")
(Note: I looked through the old threads to see if this has been discussed before. I found this, but it’s four years old, so I figured it’s cool to bring it up again.) I love watching WWTBAM. Even though I’m not as go… --- ## [Scott Boras: superagent (MLB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-boras-superagent-mlb/585971 "2011-06-24T02:47:23Z")
So there’s a rumor going around now that Jose Reyes, the star shortstop for the Mets whose contract expires at the end of this year, is “listening to” wooing by Scott Boras as a client. Speculation is rampant that this … --- ## [Why do Americans change English words? \[changed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-change-english-words-changed-title/177088)
**Author:** [@Smiffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smiffy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-americans-change-english-words-changed-title/177088 "2003-05-25T20:23:10Z")
Ok, I want to know - WHY do Americans change perfectly acceptable English words? Why do you make tap into faucet, wardrobe into closet and pavement into sidewalk? I can think of a great many sarcastic answers, but I’d qu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1932&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1934&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)