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**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-aderall-to-ritalin-what-to-expect/608119 "2012-01-04T05:10:47Z")
Hello All, I recently have had to change insurance that took effect today. I am currently using Aderall to counter the lethargic effect of morphine and percocet used for pain. The aderall has been a godsend for me, allo… --- ## [I don't fit in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-fit-in/612905)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-fit-in/612905 "2012-02-16T15:18:30Z")
I was watching some of my coworkers chat in the lobby today and I realized that I don’t fit in at all. I don’t wear pointy shoes, my hair could best be described as “creative”, I prefer wearing jeans to fancy pants, and … --- ## [Science fiction and vacuum tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-and-vacuum-tubes/960654)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-and-vacuum-tubes/960654 "2022-03-19T03:09:42Z")
I was re-reading the short story “Call Me Joe” by Poul Anderson this weekend. It’s a science fiction classic from 1957 dealing with the exploration of Jupiter through the use of genetically engineered clones. There was … --- ## [Pure Eye Candy Movies (And a question about my nominee, Mohicans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-eye-candy-movies-and-a-question-about-my-nominee-mohicans/458692 "2008-08-05T02:14:16Z")
Movies that really don’t need a plot at all to be worth watching, over and over again. My current favorite: “The Last of the Mohicans”… You can look at Daniel Day Lewis, playing The Most Beautiful Man Who Ever Lived, or… --- ## [Actress is pregnant but no one notices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-is-pregnant-but-no-one-notices/960379)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-is-pregnant-but-no-one-notices/960379 "2022-03-07T05:02:41Z")
Typically when an actress gets pregnant IRL, the show that she’s on will take measures to hide the fact by having her stand behind things, wear oversized clothes, or carrying large handbags. Often, as the pregnancy advan… --- ## [Does Tom Hulce really laugh like that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tom-hulce-really-laugh-like-that/569498)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tom-hulce-really-laugh-like-that/569498 "2011-02-01T16:42:11Z")
In Amadeus, Tom Hulce played Mozart as having a very distinctive (and to some, very annoying) laugh. I’m wondering if Hulce actually laughs like this, or whether it’s something he invented for the character. I’ve seen … --- ## ["Astrology is irrational" answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astrology-is-irrational-answer/442472)
**Author:** [@econdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/econdude)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astrology-is-irrational-answer/442472 "2008-04-13T16:02:36Z")
I have an honest, intelligent disagreement with the answer regarding whether astrology is real. The science hasn’t been done, so how can it have been disproven? I believe it is a matter of physics, but has anyone conside… --- ## [Celebrity assassinations other than John Lennon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-assassinations-other-than-john-lennon/262224)
**Author:** [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-assassinations-other-than-john-lennon/262224 "2015-03-18T18:47:29Z")
Other than John Lennon, what other non-political celebrities have been assassinated? --- ## [Is Prince Harry not of Royal Blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-harry-not-of-royal-blood/411749)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-harry-not-of-royal-blood/411749 "2007-07-15T14:31:20Z")
I was chatting with my All-British flight simulator guys today. The subject of Prince Harry came up. They insisted it was obvious that Harry was the son of Major Whathisname. A couple of questions: Is this obvious to… --- ## [Do you believe that it is worse for a man to hit a woman, than a woman to hit a man? Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-it-is-worse-for-a-man-to-hit-a-woman-than-a-woman-to-hit-a-man-part-2/647636)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-it-is-worse-for-a-man-to-hit-a-woman-than-a-woman-to-hit-a-man-part-2/647636 "2013-01-22T09:48:45Z")
Based on this thread and an apparent gender divide on the issue. I intentionally left out an “other” option because I feel most people would choose something like “I don’t think people should be hitting each other at al… --- ## [Can anyone explain bridge to me in a way that makes me want to play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-bridge-to-me-in-a-way-that-makes-me-want-to-play/599372)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-bridge-to-me-in-a-way-that-makes-me-want-to-play/599372 "2011-10-16T16:20:52Z")
The closest I’ve gotten to any sort of traditional card games are Go Fish, Old Maid, and a really drunken night-long bout of either spades or hearts (I was very drunk) with a determined (also drunk) professor. A set of … --- ## [Having a Zima.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-zima/789062)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-zima/789062 "2017-06-18T18:58:55Z")
Damn, I forgot how much I liked this shit. --- ## [Why are Twizzlers hollow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-twizzlers-hollow/74983)
**Author:** [@KV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KV)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-twizzlers-hollow/74983 "2001-08-06T16:20:25Z")
I think we’ve all used one as a straw in our lifetime, but why are they hollow? --- ## [2025 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1011109)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1011109 "2026-06-20T14:14:05Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2024 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as… --- ## [If w is a double-u, why isn't m a double-n?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-w-is-a-double-u-why-isnt-m-a-double-n/493039)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-w-is-a-double-u-why-isnt-m-a-double-n/493039 "2009-04-17T20:41:27Z")
Surely one of the great cosmic questions of our time. --- ## [Best caliber weapon for apocalypse scrounging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-caliber-weapon-for-apocalypse-scrounging/743200)
**Author:** [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-caliber-weapon-for-apocalypse-scrounging/743200 "2016-01-19T18:33:33Z")
If society collapses. And the ammo factories are idle. What caliber weapon would you want to have, to be able to scrounge the most ammo? I am thinking long barrel preference. But is there a particular ammo that has both… --- ## [Please tell me why you think I'm an asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-you-think-im-an-asshole/254182)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-why-you-think-im-an-asshole/254182 "2004-07-13T12:34:31Z")
I don’t think of myself as an asshole. I think of someone who’s not as good as getting my tone across in typing as in speaking, and I’m someone who has a short temper sometimes and who sometimes posts, quickly, things I … --- ## [Classical Music Utilizing Unusual Instruments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-utilizing-unusual-instruments/577383)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-utilizing-unusual-instruments/577383 "2011-04-08T13:19:22Z")
Verdi’s Anvil Chorus utilizes hammers being struck on anvils. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (when done properly) utilizes actual cannons. What are some other classical works that utilize unusual instruments? --- ## [Scoffing at the knowledge of the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scoffing-at-the-knowledge-of-the-past/331540)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scoffing-at-the-knowledge-of-the-past/331540 "2005-12-03T17:27:44Z")
They will be celebrating Nikola Tesla’s 150th birthday in Croatia next year. I recently heard Tesla referred to as a Shaman of the modern era. So what this brings me to is a tendency of a certain type to scoff at the a… --- ## [The Feud: Road Trip! by wheelz \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-road-trip-by-wheelz-game-over/562330)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-road-trip-by-wheelz-game-over/562330 "2010-12-02T13:06:15Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Did the U.S. have a high crime rate during the Great Depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-u-s-have-a-high-crime-rate-during-the-great-depression/113119)
**Author:** [@Barking\_Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Spider)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-u-s-have-a-high-crime-rate-during-the-great-depression/113119 "2002-06-09T20:33:01Z")
? --- ## [600lbs bike to heavy for smaller woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600lbs-bike-to-heavy-for-smaller-woman/728128)
**Author:** [@TGreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGreen)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600lbs-bike-to-heavy-for-smaller-woman/728128 "2015-08-25T15:43:39Z")
I have never owned a motorcycle before, but it has always been an interest of mine. Recently a work friend mentioned her husband selling his mint condition 2005 Yamaha Silverado 650cc with a bunch of extras for a good pr… --- ## [Mysterious Benefactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-benefactor/550437)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-benefactor/550437 "2010-08-25T23:52:21Z")
Somebody gifted me with a Member account, and I’d like to thank them, but nobody’s yet claimed responsibility that I can see. Is there any way for me to find out who did it? --- ## [Why/how McLean Stevenson left "M\*A\*S\*H\*"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-how-mclean-stevenson-left-m-a-s-h/339838)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-how-mclean-stevenson-left-m-a-s-h/339838 "2006-01-15T15:12:52Z")
Stevenson (1927-1996) played the good-natured and just a little dim Lt. Col. Henry Blake, who put up with Hawkeye and Trapper’s zany hijinks with aplomb. Then it was announced that Blake was being returned stateside. H… --- ## [How many clocks do you need to manually change for DST?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-clocks-do-you-need-to-manually-change-for-dst/770794)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-clocks-do-you-need-to-manually-change-for-dst/770794 "2016-11-09T01:42:30Z")
It’s that time again – spring forward, fall back. Though I always forget which is which. How many clocks in your household and/or place of business do you need to reset manually, versus those which reset themselves? M… --- ## [How do you define willpower? How do you get more of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-willpower-how-do-you-get-more-of-it/685756)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-willpower-how-do-you-get-more-of-it/685756 "2014-04-13T13:02:32Z")
This is probably an impossible question to answer definitively, hence tossing it onto this board. Just looking for something to talk about on a boring afternoon :slight\_smile: Often people use “willpower” in the contex… --- ## [Do Kids Still Learn Roman Numerals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-still-learn-roman-numerals/550523)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-kids-still-learn-roman-numerals/550523 "2010-08-19T00:37:18Z")
And, if they do, then why? Seriously, I learned basic RNs back in elementary school and they are one of the few things that I have literally never used for any serious purpose. All I do with them these days is use them … --- ## [Tiling your floor with pennies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiling-your-floor-with-pennies/781085)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiling-your-floor-with-pennies/781085 "2017-03-04T04:03:50Z")
Pennies make a great floor tiling. Costs about $2 to $3 a sq foot. Depends on how many pennies you use in the design. I’m thinking about doing my family room floor. A few designs https://goo.gl/images/Oq51mc https://… --- ## [Dinner manners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-manners/533982)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-manners/533982 "2010-04-01T21:37:20Z")
I’ve been reading a lot of Miss Manners lately. She seems to think if some people (I did this all my life, cutting up all their meat when its served, even spaghetti) will bring down civilization. Is it really That bad? … --- ## [Ever been involved in a threesome or group sex situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-involved-in-a-threesome-or-group-sex-situation/558731)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-involved-in-a-threesome-or-group-sex-situation/558731 "2010-11-01T17:32:56Z")
AKA the reason private polls exist on the SDMB… So, as you do, some friends and I were discussing sex and the subject of threesomes came up. I mentioned that I’d read a survey which claimed that 17% of people had had a… --- ## [A final thread about answering job quesitons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-final-thread-about-answering-job-quesitons/560131)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-final-thread-about-answering-job-quesitons/560131 "2010-11-10T07:08:55Z")
First to the mods, if this belongs in IMHO, then my apologies. Now, I’ve done a couple of threads like this, and I should quit while I’m ahead, but I just would like to know what the right answers are. I’m applying on-… --- ## [What do men want on a special night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-men-want-on-a-special-night/198029)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-men-want-on-a-special-night/198029 "2003-08-29T01:34:33Z")
It’s my bf’s birthday and I want to do something special for him. Tonight I am planning a cake, a bottle of wine, a sexy outfit (on me), candles, and a bj. What else should I do? It seems like all of this stuff is pre… --- ## [Airplane cabin oxygen masks...more "feel good" than help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-cabin-oxygen-masks-more-feel-good-than-help/317123)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-cabin-oxygen-masks-more-feel-good-than-help/317123 "2005-08-19T14:29:11Z")
I was reading an article in the Chicago Tribune about the recent crash in Greece and was puzzled to come across the following: Huh? Ok…I suppose they may be of use in keeping you alive but they do not prevent you from… --- ## [Zap! You're now a tiger; what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-now-a-tiger-what-do-you-do/709445)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap-youre-now-a-tiger-what-do-you-do/709445 "2015-01-11T18:33:39Z")
Imagine, you’re out for a walk in a relatively secluded place in the spring, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster indulges his whimsy and touches you with one of His Noodly Appendages and transforms you into a tiger. A healt… --- ## [A New Foster Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-foster-dog/621716)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-foster-dog/621716 "2012-05-22T15:37:58Z")
As I posted last week, my old Papillon girl passed away a week ago tonight, and a friend that volunteers for our animal control emailed me last night about a tiny little Papillon mix that was brought in as a stray. Of c… --- ## [Let's discuss how to get out of the "work experience" vicious cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-how-to-get-out-of-the-work-experience-vicious-cycle/534622)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-discuss-how-to-get-out-of-the-work-experience-vicious-cycle/534622 "2010-04-06T21:15:26Z")
you need work experience to get a job you need a job to get work experience Dopers’ collective wisdom, unite! How do you solve the seemingly unsolvable paradox that is the modern employment market. (edit: let’s skip … --- ## [Death for any felony: Let's bring it back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-for-any-felony-lets-bring-it-back/455938)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-for-any-felony-lets-bring-it-back/455938 "2008-07-10T22:28:24Z")
In this thread: at least one person asked why not just kill all criminals. He was not suggesting he actually do this. I am. It is important that we do not kill persons who are innocent. So I would require an extra fi… --- ## [Is the Death Penalty really worse than Life Without Parole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-death-penalty-really-worse-than-life-without-parole/714279)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-death-penalty-really-worse-than-life-without-parole/714279 "2015-03-18T05:47:41Z")
I don’t want to sidetrack my own thread with discussion of the “Boston Marathon Bomber”, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, but it’s news from that trial that’s got me thinking about this. Story. Summary: Tsarnaev’s Defense Team’s str… --- ## [Do you feel it's important for younger generations to be able to read an analog clock? If so why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-its-important-for-younger-generations-to-be-able-to-read-an-analog-clock-if-so-why/1027820)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-its-important-for-younger-generations-to-be-able-to-read-an-analog-clock-if-so-why/1027820 "2026-03-21T03:32:28Z")
I feel like an alarm clocks are antiquated. Why does one need to know how to read an analog clock these days? --- ## [Is Asking for Child Support Always the Best Thing To Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-asking-for-child-support-always-the-best-thing-to-do/564172)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-asking-for-child-support-always-the-best-thing-to-do/564172 "2010-12-16T17:14:21Z")
In a related thread here, a soon to be single mom is told over and over again to ask for child support from a jackass who abandoned her. I piped in with an opinion that it’s not always the best thing, someone else piped… --- ## [Patrick Swayze is dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-is-dying/440207)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-is-dying/440207 "2008-03-06T21:36:22Z")
According to reports Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer and only has 5 weeks to live. I hope this doesn’t make me a bad person but the first thought that came to mind was the episode of MASH\* that he appeared on where … --- ## [Are there any pro-slavery advocates active in the US today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-pro-slavery-advocates-active-in-the-us-today/531243)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-pro-slavery-advocates-active-in-the-us-today/531243 "2010-03-04T21:46:26Z")
I just watched The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and wondered if there were any backwoods cranks out there somewhere still thinking that slavery never should’ve been abolished. I know there are some virulent racist… --- ## [Name that hymm! (And why does it sound like the German national anthem?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-hymm-and-why-does-it-sound-like-the-german-national-anthem/74975)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-hymm-and-why-does-it-sound-like-the-german-national-anthem/74975 "2001-08-06T15:49:46Z")
My Dad and I can definately remember singing a hymm during our school days that was to the same tune as the German national anthem. Were they composed by the same person? Did the composer of one like the sound of the oth… --- ## [Real estate question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-question/740579)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-question/740579 "2015-12-23T02:03:12Z")
Let’s say I am selling my house, and it goes on the market in the standard way most of us are used to (in the US). Someone puts an offer in and I accept. I move out, buy a new house, and life goes on. But then my real… --- ## [Republican Lawmakers in Texas are Murderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-lawmakers-in-texas-are-murderers/595408)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-lawmakers-in-texas-are-murderers/595408 "2011-09-07T20:11:56Z")
God is obviously not happy with Texas… Disastrous Texas Wildfire Now Worst in State’s History Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/06/disastrous-texas-wildfire-now-worst-in-states-history/#ixzz1XC4zkQLv Why won… --- ## [Minor things about technology that bother you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-about-technology-that-bother-you/691603)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-things-about-technology-that-bother-you/691603 "2014-06-26T01:00:29Z")
What are some minor things about technology that you wish someone would correct? My nomination is: Why isn’t there a degree sign ( ° ) on the standard QWERTY keyboard? Probably not a big deal to most people, but to tho… --- ## [Do nebraskan Farmers speak perfect \[newscaster\] American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nebraskan-farmers-speak-perfect-newscaster-american/621296)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-nebraskan-farmers-speak-perfect-newscaster-american/621296 "2012-05-14T11:30:48Z")
I heard that the standard accent for the United States (the newscaster accent) is based on the accent of Nebraska/Kansas. Does that mean that if you found some country bumpkin in Nebraska he would sound educated even if… --- ## [I'm OK with wealthy people donating lots of money to get their kids into a university](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ok-with-wealthy-people-donating-lots-of-money-to-get-their-kids-into-a-university/831130)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ok-with-wealthy-people-donating-lots-of-money-to-get-their-kids-into-a-university/831130 "2019-03-18T16:21:16Z")
Am I the only one? If 10 families want to donate tons of cash so that their little idiots can get in, I am totally OK with that. That will be a significant chunk of that universities budget. It makes the university be… --- ## [Guinness Book of World Records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinness-book-of-world-records/596263)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinness-book-of-world-records/596263 "2011-09-29T04:51:59Z")
Growing up, I loved the Guinness Book. I read several editions cover to cover, probably ten times. About 15 years ago, I noticed that the book changed - it was hardcover, all jazzed up, and much less substantial than t… --- ## [On Dogs, Allergies, and Family Gatherings: Opinions Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dogs-allergies-and-family-gatherings-opinions-wanted/677304)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-dogs-allergies-and-family-gatherings-opinions-wanted/677304 "2013-12-31T02:28:05Z")
Say you have a family with widely scattered adult children, all or most of whom traditionally get together for a week or two at mom and dad’s house for Christmas. One of the children is highly allergic to animals, parti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1942&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1944&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)