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**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-graffitti-mean/129787 "2002-09-27T16:36:12Z")
“Save Russian Jews! Collect valuable prizes!” I read it in a Stephen King novel, but someone here once said they saw it somewhere. What does it mean? --- ## [Restaurant screws up your order. How hard do you expect them to work to make it right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-screws-up-your-order-how-hard-do-you-expect-them-to-work-to-make-it-right/847540)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-screws-up-your-order-how-hard-do-you-expect-them-to-work-to-make-it-right/847540 "2020-02-11T21:06:13Z")
A couple days ago, I’m driving home after work and decide that I have no interest in cooking dinner. Pizza sounds like just the thing so I pull into a local chain place that I know is offering a special on two-topping pi… --- ## [What's cool from the Czech Republic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cool-from-the-czech-republic/712215)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cool-from-the-czech-republic/712215 "2015-02-28T13:45:32Z")
I have a friend coming to visit me from Prague. As is the custom when folks visit you from off-world, I was asked if I wanted anything special brought from Prague. Now I do a lot of on-line shopping, mostly for hard to … --- ## [Illuminati Alert: $5 A Gallon Might Be A Reality Soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367)
**Author:** [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-alert-5-a-gallon-might-be-a-reality-soon/616367 "2012-03-22T23:46:38Z")
I was reading an article in the newspaper the other day about how as gas prices rise, the selling of cars has not went down. It seemed like the sales of cars increased if I remember correctly. Now the I don’t know if the… --- ## [Why do ambulance rides cost so much \[in the US\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ambulance-rides-cost-so-much-in-the-us/706707)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ambulance-rides-cost-so-much-in-the-us/706707 "2014-12-14T15:19:33Z")
I have heard people quoted $2000 for a trip that was less than 5 miles. It makes no sense. A brand new ambulance made out of a passenger van like a Ford E350 is about 65k. You can probably get a good 10 years out of … --- ## [Does philosophy eventually lead to misery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-philosophy-eventually-lead-to-misery/784822)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-philosophy-eventually-lead-to-misery/784822 "2017-04-28T00:04:27Z")
That humans are burdened by time. That hope is a curse, and that philosophy and reason just bring misery by dispelling illusions (among other things), or that consciousness is a disease. Reading the book makes it alm… --- ## [Quickest route to an associate's degree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-route-to-an-associates-degree/645302)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-route-to-an-associates-degree/645302 "2012-12-30T16:59:52Z")
So I have a friend who is partway into a degree at a (US) university that they do not wish to complete for reasons beyond the scope of this question. Their intelligence and ability are quite good. No, this friend is no… --- ## [What's wrong with Rush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-rush/276621)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-rush/276621 "2004-12-01T18:24:40Z")
In my endless quest for new, interesting music I came across Rush. They’re not something to write home about, but quite good, with plenty of skills and tons of good songs. But I also noticed there is some prejudice float… --- ## [Other fun -ordles (online games like Wordle with daily challenges)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-fun-ordles-online-games-like-wordle-with-daily-challenges/971482)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-fun-ordles-online-games-like-wordle-with-daily-challenges/971482 "2023-05-31T05:24:48Z")
Wordle has become a thing this past year, so naturally other similar games pop up across the internet. What interesting -ordles do you play? My daily list: Beadle (guess the Beatle song from a short snippet) Crossword… --- ## [SCOTUS - Seat Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-seat-open/310692)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-seat-open/310692 "2005-07-02T02:05:06Z")
Yes, O’connor resigns. Shit hits fan. Politics in USA to somehow get uglier. And away we go… -Joe, contemplating total news blackout for the next 8 months --- ## [Teeming Millionaires - Round IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-iv/62575)
**Author:** [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2001, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teeming-millionaires-round-iv/62575 "2001-06-01T15:01:20Z")
Well, it seems like we’re actually learning something! In case you missed them, let me tell you about the Teeming Millionaires Stock Market Challenges. We’ve had three so far. We’ve been through a bunch of stock market… --- ## ["In perpetuity throughout the universe" - does it have a distinct legal meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-perpetuity-throughout-the-universe-does-it-have-a-distinct-legal-meaning/556708)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-perpetuity-throughout-the-universe-does-it-have-a-distinct-legal-meaning/556708 "2010-10-12T20:14:09Z")
Occasionally, you will see “legalese” boilerplate that includes a statement that the contract, or a clause of the contract, applies “in perpetuity throughout the universe”, or “throughout the universe, in perpetuity”, or… --- ## [how come yer legs don't tan as quick as yer arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-yer-legs-dont-tan-as-quick-as-yer-arms/166919)
**Author:** [@zia\_nova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zia_nova)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-yer-legs-dont-tan-as-quick-as-yer-arms/166919 "2003-04-08T23:14:54Z")
First up, I apologise if this has been asked before, but I couldn’t find anything when I looked. I was reading a book today and thought, seeing as it’s such a nice day, I’ll read it out in the sunshine bliss When I cam… --- ## [Trapped on a Desert Island with all the SDMB members? Virtual SDMB Civilization!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-on-a-desert-island-with-all-the-sdmb-members-virtual-sdmb-civilization/171113)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-on-a-desert-island-with-all-the-sdmb-members-virtual-sdmb-civilization/171113 "2004-07-17T11:22:08Z")
Ok let me set the scene: you wake up tomorrow morning, on a large tropical island, no land in sight anywhere. You look around and there are other people rousing on the beach, not just a few people, but several thousand. … --- ## [Why must I give up me bus seat to the elderly or handicapped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-i-give-up-me-bus-seat-to-the-elderly-or-handicapped/132264)
**Author:** [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-i-give-up-me-bus-seat-to-the-elderly-or-handicapped/132264 "2002-10-16T19:58:53Z")
'Round these here parts, all the of bus’s front seats tell me (who likes to sit in the front seats) that I am obliged to give up my seat for the elderly or disabled. All well and good, not my bus, etc. But, it cites a … --- ## [Puerto Rico Status Vote, 11 Jun 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-rico-status-vote-11-jun-2017/788691)
**Author:** [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-rico-status-vote-11-jun-2017/788691 "2017-06-15T13:52:04Z")
Since the most recent thread on the matter is in GQ, I felt that FWIW rather than bump that I’ll make one for this event specifically in case anyone has interest in the results or feels like inserting opinion. But firs… --- ## [How is Donald Trump killing the Republican party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-donald-trump-killing-the-republican-party/750008)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-donald-trump-killing-the-republican-party/750008 "2016-03-27T17:41:34Z")
“Donald Trump destroyed Republicanism through vilification” Can someone explain this? I understand Trump basically targeted the most vulnerable cultures in attempts of feeble policies which subvert constitutional rights… --- ## [Dealing with sleep inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sleep-inertia/677203)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-sleep-inertia/677203 "2013-12-29T18:37:37Z")
I wake up in the morning, feeling my body leaden and unwilling to move. My eyelids are heavy and refuse to stay open. Just a few more minutes, I assure myself, and drift off to sleep, only to wake up to realize that a ha… --- ## [Name something you're happy about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-youre-happy-about/516583)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-youre-happy-about/516583 "2009-11-15T22:25:07Z")
Seems like the universe got up on the wrong side of the bed – there’s a lot of bad luck and painful stuff going on right now, with everyone, both here on the boards and IRL: health, employment, relationships, etc. etc. e… --- ## [Hot Goth chicks: please post your photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-goth-chicks-please-post-your-photo/331366)
**Author:** [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-goth-chicks-please-post-your-photo/331366 "2005-11-17T23:22:36Z")
An off shoot of this thread. The title pretty much says it all. Post your hot gothy goodness, bonus points for cheesecake and nudity.\* \*I have always wondered if something like this would work. --- ## [Catholics:thoughts about the new mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-thoughts-about-the-new-mass/601425)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-thoughts-about-the-new-mass/601425 "2012-01-07T03:43:08Z")
On November 27, Catholic masses in the U.S. will adopt a new order of mass. It’s supposed to be closer to the Roman mass while still in the vernacular. Apparently it’s already been rolled out in other parts of the worl… --- ## [Other Historical Events You'd like to see movies about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-historical-events-youd-like-to-see-movies-about/231429)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-historical-events-youd-like-to-see-movies-about/231429 "2004-04-05T22:33:08Z")
So they’re doing a movie about Troy. Again. And the Alamo. Again. And one about King Arthur. Again. There’s a lot of history in this world, so why not do a movie about something people haven’t seen 37 versions of alread… --- ## [Do you just have to accept you're eating the chef's saliva?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-just-have-to-accept-youre-eating-the-chefs-saliva/711598)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-just-have-to-accept-youre-eating-the-chefs-saliva/711598 "2015-02-08T04:19:01Z")
If you watch any of those cooking competition shows on Food Network, assuming this detail which adds nothing isn’t faked, you quickly notice that despite the fact they are in a competition and have cameras on them the pr… --- ## [Boy babysitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-babysitter/581586)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-babysitter/581586 "2011-05-16T04:08:50Z")
There are a lot of people who don’t trust teenagers. They get a bad rap really, when most of them are nice kids, with a few bad apples. And boy teenagers are generally mistrusted even more than girls. That’s why I fou… --- ## [Why do people use pesudonyms online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-pesudonyms-online/477003)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-pesudonyms-online/477003 "2008-12-16T10:13:12Z")
I hardly ever see people use their real names on the Internet. Why is this? I’m trying to recall why, and I dunno. It just seems… weird. Like I’m being overly formal if I use my real name on the Internet, even in situat… --- ## [AOLies! I got proof! or: How To Quit AOL In One Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aolies-i-got-proof-or-how-to-quit-aol-in-one-call/218335)
**Author:** [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2004, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aolies-i-got-proof-or-how-to-quit-aol-in-one-call/218335 "2004-02-20T00:34:55Z")
Well, proof of a sort… I wish I’d gotten a recording. Dateline: Texas, 3:13 AM CST (is that redundant? Nope!) Having been an AOLoser for many years, and being fully disgusted with the complete lack of customer service,… --- ## [Punchlines to Vulcan jokes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchlines-to-vulcan-jokes/195487)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchlines-to-vulcan-jokes/195487 "2003-08-18T18:13:23Z")
It was illogical of you to choose the least aesthetically appealing targ. The trbble examines the Romulan and says to the bartender, “I was unaware that not everyone posses one.” Why would I ask for a 17.7814159 centim… --- ## [Korean reunification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-reunification/686041)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-reunification/686041 "2026-01-24T17:15:40Z")
It’s going to happen eventually, or North Korea is going to implode. German reunification didn’t set that much of an impressive example. Prohibitively expensive and nearing 25 years and there’re still having massive prob… --- ## [Why doesn't the 'back' button work on Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-back-button-work-on-amazon/587388)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-back-button-work-on-amazon/587388 "2011-07-02T17:42:48Z")
Thread title pretty much says it. I’ve recently noticed that I can’t navigate back on Amazon’s website using the ‘back’ arrow of the IE9 browser. I don’t have this issue with any other website. It’s most annoying. --- ## [Would you shoot out three people's knee caps to save a loved one's life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-shoot-out-three-peoples-knee-caps-to-save-a-loved-ones-life/737400)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-shoot-out-three-peoples-knee-caps-to-save-a-loved-ones-life/737400 "2015-11-18T16:59:50Z")
In case you’re wondering, I got this from watching 24 (live another day) wherein Mr. Bauer shoots out three innocent people’s knee caps in an effort to save the President from being assassinated. So I pose the hypotheti… --- ## [Recommend Novels Set in New Orleans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-novels-set-in-new-orleans/440487)
**Author:** [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-novels-set-in-new-orleans/440487 "2008-03-08T17:18:45Z")
Besides Anne Rice’s books, what are some good mysteries, thrillers, or historical novels set in The Big Easy? I’d love to read more books featuring the unique history and culture of the city. I’ve heard good things abo… --- ## [NFL WEEK 11 Herbs and Spices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11-herbs-and-spices/843415)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11-herbs-and-spices/843415 "2019-11-19T22:44:06Z")
It’s not a great week for the NFL when the biggest news isn’t about current teams and players, but rather that a former player getting a workout. Colin Kaepernick gets a workout on Saturday in Atlanta. The “planning” and… --- ## [Can I wash my hair with dog shampoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-wash-my-hair-with-dog-shampoo/666266)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-wash-my-hair-with-dog-shampoo/666266 "2013-08-16T03:08:36Z")
I have dandruff, which normally I enjoy because the ladies love it but I’m wanting to use shampoo to get rid of it anyway. That head and shoulders crap does nothing. Coal tar shampoo kind of helps, but it can take a whil… --- ## [Astro, I'm calling you out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-im-calling-you-out/526506)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-im-calling-you-out/526506 "2010-01-30T02:27:40Z")
I was nice in my reply to this thread. Astro, you are an ignorant asshole. I hope karma bites your sorry ass. --- ## [I guess I know why I haven't been getting up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-know-why-i-havent-been-getting-up/513950)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-know-why-i-havent-been-getting-up/513950 "2009-10-21T15:01:35Z")
I’ve missed a few hours of work and several classes in the past week because I haven’t been getting up on time. At first, I assumed that my alarm had been malfunctioning. Then I thought that maybe I wasn’t pressing the… --- ## [Guinnog, step right on in here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinnog-step-right-on-in-here/355564)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinnog-step-right-on-in-here/355564 "2006-05-07T20:49:25Z")
I see by your name that you are a guest, so I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and won’t turn the heat up too high. Having said that… WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, ASSHOLE?!? For you to come into a memorial t… --- ## [The Goddamned Sandbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goddamned-sandbox/65838)
**Author:** [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2001, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goddamned-sandbox/65838 "2001-05-21T10:45:08Z")
and, Here it is. Please drop all your pathetic turdlike complaints about the friggin’ moderation of this site in your new sandbox. This will be a great timesaver for me; I’ll now be able to ignore all of you in zero s… --- ## [How do we get edible chicken eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-get-edible-chicken-eggs/358154)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-get-edible-chicken-eggs/358154 "2006-05-27T17:31:22Z")
This has bugged me for a while. Someone said, half jokingly, that hen’s eggs as found on the supermarket shelves are aborted hens. How is it that an egg pops out (or is made to pop out?) of a hen at such time that we fin… --- ## [Is race really just a social construct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-race-really-just-a-social-construct/165402)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-race-really-just-a-social-construct/165402 "2003-05-09T14:46:02Z")
It seems to be the most fashionable approach to race nowadays; to claim that race is not a valid biological concept, but only a social concept. I personally have felt that this attitude about race is more of a result of … --- ## [Malacandra deserves his own thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malacandra-deserves-his-own-thread/159512)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malacandra-deserves-his-own-thread/159512 "2003-03-14T15:23:58Z")
I first noticed this Dumbass posting in the Blue John Pit thread where he said When I asked him to clarify what he meant by “pussification”, he obfuscated and dodged. Which annoyed the hell out of me. I pressed for an … --- ## [Text comes out in capitals- without Caps Lock- keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-comes-out-in-capitals-without-caps-lock-keyboard/460776)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-comes-out-in-capitals-without-caps-lock-keyboard/460776 "2013-01-24T03:01:13Z")
Having a problem with the text on this computer. It will start coming out in capitals without having Caps Lock turned on (the Caps Lock light isn’t lit and I have added a sound to alert me if the button is inadvertently … --- ## [So how was your voting experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-was-your-voting-experience/640073)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-was-your-voting-experience/640073 "2012-11-07T04:04:42Z")
I don’t know why, but for some reason I enjoy reading about them. --- ## [Male cat with high pitched meow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-cat-with-high-pitched-meow/414392)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-cat-with-high-pitched-meow/414392 "2007-08-07T14:05:19Z")
My neutered tom has a very high pitched meow. Is that normal? My other kitty is a spayed female. Her meow is much lower than his. I find this very amusing. --- ## [Do you need to shake fire extinguishers periodically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-shake-fire-extinguishers-periodically/789821)
**Author:** [@sirwired](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirwired)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-to-shake-fire-extinguishers-periodically/789821 "2018-05-07T23:22:59Z")
A friend recently gave a dire warning that a fire extinguisher left in a kitchen corner, undisturbed, for many years will not work, because the chemicals will settle to the bottom and form a cake that will not dispense. … --- ## [Do you like chase scenes? Do you like battle/fight scenes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-chase-scenes-do-you-like-battle-fight-scenes/686672)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-chase-scenes-do-you-like-battle-fight-scenes/686672 "2014-04-23T21:59:37Z")
I am a thirtysomething woman and I have always found chase scenes and battle/fight scenes in movies to be deadly dull. I simply don’t care–they’re irritating interruptions in the interesting parts of the story. Do you f… --- ## [Is Life Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-fair/718146)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-fair/718146 "2015-04-29T10:28:19Z")
I think I know what most people will say, but maybe I’ll be surprised. I have a theory about how the answer to the question relates to politics, so if you want to also state your politics, I’d appreciate it. Thanks. --- ## [The Republican party is in a shambles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-in-a-shambles/488126)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-in-a-shambles/488126 "2009-03-04T17:31:49Z")
The Limbaugh-Steele spat only confirms it ; the GOP is in a terrible state. They have received a drubbing in the last two elections and face a highly effective and popular president; you would think they would use this o… --- ## [You "Goofed"? You Fuckin' "Goofed'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-goofed-you-fuckin-goofed/315110)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-goofed-you-fuckin-goofed/315110 "2005-08-04T19:14:00Z")
No, asshat, I think it’s a little more serious than that. WTF were you thinking? Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, you wanted to have a “full up” mission after the loss of Columbia, but as has become more than obvious by no… --- ## [The ethics of lying to the blood bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-lying-to-the-blood-bank/148563)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-lying-to-the-blood-bank/148563 "2003-01-23T14:18:55Z")
In this thread, OpalCat thoughtfully invited us all to donate blood. Ever since I was old enough (15, with a note from my parents) I have happily donated blood as often as was permitted. The nurses were friendly, the f… --- ## [What happens if you accidentally design a 'fictional' classified real-life weapons system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-accidentally-design-a-fictional-classified-real-life-weapons-system/790043)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-accidentally-design-a-fictional-classified-real-life-weapons-system/790043 "2017-07-03T23:19:07Z")
So, what would happen if a author, let’s say a sci-fi book author designed a fictional vehicular weapons system 100% from his original head, and published it in his book, when that weapons system was actually 99.9% the c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1935&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1937&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)