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**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-tennessee-is-washing-away/537984 "2010-05-09T11:02:14Z")
Flooding has closed I-24, & there is so much water on the Interstate that cars are actually\* floating away downstream!\* :eek: The towns of Smyrna & Lavergne are closed & off limits. This flooding is unprecedented in th… --- ## [Like a Cold, Wet Squirrel Nose to the Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-cold-wet-squirrel-nose-to-the-balls/679545)
**Author:** [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-cold-wet-squirrel-nose-to-the-balls/679545 "2014-01-27T12:38:00Z")
So, I wake up at 5:30, as usual. I stumble five steps into the bathroom and I sit down on the toilet, still not quite able to bring my eyes into focus. Then, I hear a strange “GLURG. BUBBLE. SPLASH” beneath me! Somet… --- ## [Poly, tom~, Zev, Lib, Brick...beagledave gullible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poly-tom-zev-lib-brick-beagledave-gullible/162932)
**Author:** [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poly-tom-zev-lib-brick-beagledave-gullible/162932 "2003-03-25T23:39:40Z")
quote: So Polycarp, tomndebb, Libertarian, Bricker, myself yadda yadda yadda (throw in Zev and other believing Jews for your criteria as well) are all gullible? This thread … http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthre… --- ## [They're going to cut me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-going-to-cut-me/349417)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-going-to-cut-me/349417 "2006-04-01T22:35:50Z")
In a week. Next Wednesday. I’m finally having my stupid, useless, rock-tumbler of a gallbladder removed. Yay. No big deal, right? Laproscopic dealie. A few little cuts, yahoo. Day surgery. All that good stuff. In in the… --- ## [Do you feel compelled to comment on strangers’ physical appearances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-compelled-to-comment-on-strangers-physical-appearances/248375)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2004, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-compelled-to-comment-on-strangers-physical-appearances/248375 "2004-06-09T11:47:50Z")
This isn’t a rant, so much as a puzzlement. There are a lot worse things a stranger could do, but some of them might be more readily understandable. :smiley: As soon as we were old enough to understand when the response… --- ## [Partisan Gerrymandering - Rucho v. Common Cause](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partisan-gerrymandering-rucho-v-common-cause/835139)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partisan-gerrymandering-rucho-v-common-cause/835139 "2019-07-17T12:23:18Z")
This case and the sister case, Lamone v. Benisek, are set to be decided this month. Both raise the issue of whether partisan gerrymandering is prohibited. The SCOTUS Blog page and actual questions presented are: \[ol\] … --- ## [Studio 60 - 11/20 (The Option Period)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-11-20-the-option-period/381248)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-11-20-the-option-period/381248 "2006-11-26T02:29:15Z")
Great episode. Hilarious (I laughed out loud at least 10 times) and… RICKY AND RON ARE GONE TO MANDYVILLE! I knew someone would be disappearing, just didn’t expect it to be them. --- ## [True Blood 7/26/09 OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-7-26-09-open-spoilers/504399)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-7-26-09-open-spoilers/504399 "2009-08-02T02:09:18Z")
What’s missing in this show? I think the writers are laughing at us for taking it seriously. The show needs an adult, an authority figure of sorts – somebody like Bobby from Supernatural, or one of Stephen King’s “magi… --- ## [A challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge/464626)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge/464626 "2008-09-23T22:59:06Z")
Nobody really gives a rat’s ass what your political feelings are. So let’s try something. Nobody posts anything in any forum that is politically oriented. No more bitching about McCain/Obama/Biden/Palin/libs/conservat… --- ## [I'm so old, I can remember "\_\_\_\_\_"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-old-i-can-remember-_____/135419)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-old-i-can-remember-_____/135419 "2002-11-11T20:44:36Z")
motor oil coming in unopenable cans when everybody ate off TV trays waiting for the next Beatle album seatbelts being optional in cars our first color TV nightly casualty reports from Viet Nam station… --- ## [Why do some DVD-Rs have a high failure rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-dvd-rs-have-a-high-failure-rate/604548)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-dvd-rs-have-a-high-failure-rate/604548 "2011-12-16T06:21:52Z")
A while back, I needed some DVD-R’s and someone picked me up a TDK 50-pack. Out of the first 10, I had 8 fail to burn.:mad: So, later, I went and bought a Sony DVD-R 50-pack. Out of that pack, I had 3 fail to burn. Since… --- ## [Fuck you car insurance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-car-insurance/627804)
**Author:** [@ladybird185](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybird185)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-car-insurance/627804 "2012-07-11T03:11:20Z")
How on earth can it be legal for car insurance companies to so blatantly rip people off. I have moved to a new area, this new area just so happens to be closer to the city centre, I do the ‘right’ thing and phone my ins… --- ## [Charging a Car Battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-a-car-battery/659290)
**Author:** [@Electryic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electryic)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charging-a-car-battery/659290 "2013-05-27T06:35:38Z")
I leave a multistage charger hooked up to my car at night. Upon connecting the charger, it first analyzes the battery and displays the current charge. It then charges it back in multiple stages… first with 3 amps, … --- ## [Do Superheroes Wear Underwear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-superheroes-wear-underwear/136300)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-superheroes-wear-underwear/136300 "2002-11-18T05:52:07Z")
Do superheroes wear underwear under their costumes? --- ## [How to drink all night without getting drunk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-drink-all-night-without-getting-drunk/686954)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-drink-all-night-without-getting-drunk/686954 "2014-05-15T15:11:03Z")
Any truth to this? --- ## [Is it too late to draft Mike Hunt for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-late-to-draft-mike-hunt-for-president/598828)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-late-to-draft-mike-hunt-for-president/598828 "2011-10-10T22:37:31Z")
Maureen Dowd in the Times has been pushing for Idaho Governor Butch Otter, simply because she likes writing “Butch Otter.” But Butch Otter has nothing on Aiken County (South Carolina) Sheriff Mike Hunt. We only have a c… --- ## [Does this piss you off? Fictional depictions of American war atrocities.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-piss-you-off-fictional-depictions-of-american-war-atrocities/627714)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-piss-you-off-fictional-depictions-of-american-war-atrocities/627714 "2012-07-12T09:07:21Z")
I will state up front the American military has had is share of deadly incidents and embarrasments, such as Haditha, Abu Ghraib, and the Apache gunship massacre. I don’t want a debate on the conditions surrounding an ac… --- ## [Why I found my college education to be worthless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-found-my-college-education-to-be-worthless/787479)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-found-my-college-education-to-be-worthless/787479 "2017-05-30T10:44:34Z")
I graduated college and got my Bachelors a little over a year ago. I spent 5 years and $23 thousand acquiring something that is in no way useful or valuable to me. To emphasize how little my college degree has done for m… --- ## [How Can Steam From A Nuclear Plant Be Radioactive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-steam-from-a-nuclear-plant-be-radioactive/574401)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-steam-from-a-nuclear-plant-be-radioactive/574401 "2011-03-15T02:17:47Z")
My understanding is the Fukushima reactor was releasing steam from the low pressure coolant water in order to reduce pressure. This would also release heat which helps. However coolant water surrounds and is completely … --- ## [When is stealing legal (baseball)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-stealing-legal-baseball/356374)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-stealing-legal-baseball/356374 "2006-05-15T15:34:02Z")
I’ve been through the MLB rules and the only real mention of base stealing is in the scorekeeping section, indicating when to score the base as a steal vs. an error, etc. It seems to me that you have to have a live ball… --- ## [Where did the "hanging from lamp posts" meme originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-hanging-from-lamp-posts-meme-originate/600936)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-hanging-from-lamp-posts-meme-originate/600936 "2011-10-28T04:25:34Z")
Googling around I see a few sporadic references of one or two unfortunate people being hanged from a lamp post during the French Revolution. I also see stories that the SS or local Nazi partisan groups in Berlin would us… --- ## [What is the biggest, most genuine complement you ever recieved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-most-genuine-complement-you-ever-recieved/470352)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-most-genuine-complement-you-ever-recieved/470352 "2008-11-03T21:15:22Z")
Mine is from someone I’d rather forget (and had done until I was inspired to write this thread) It was… “Peter, you have a way with words” You have no idea what it feels like to hear that for someone who craves to be… --- ## [If that's a "minigun," what the hell is a full-sized gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-a-minigun-what-the-hell-is-a-full-sized-gun/483588)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thats-a-minigun-what-the-hell-is-a-full-sized-gun/483588 "2009-02-01T00:22:11Z")
This has gnawed at me for a while: if that gatling-gun thing Ahnuld uses in T2 is a minigun, what qualifies as a gun-gun? And are rifles and handguns microguns? --- ## [Lifeboat Ethics - Your Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifeboat-ethics-your-thoughts/582425)
**Author:** [@Whambulance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whambulance)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifeboat-ethics-your-thoughts/582425 "2011-05-28T17:48:27Z")
I’d like to hear some of your views on lifeboat ethics derived from the writings of Garrett Hardin; specifically as they relate to wealthier nations giving food to poorer or more blighted regions. An over-generalization… --- ## [Do you feel like a real hunter now, you sick fuck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-a-real-hunter-now-you-sick-fuck/369021)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-a-real-hunter-now-you-sick-fuck/369021 "2006-08-19T01:04:30Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/16/people.troyleegentry.ap/index.html I have always despised pop country, and thus have never given a shit about Montgomery-Gentry, so I hope this incident will destroy Gentry’s career. I… --- ## [So ANyway,, I've been Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyway-ive-been-fired/504445)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anyway-ive-been-fired/504445 "2009-08-06T14:35:11Z")
Her I am in the third richest per capita country in the world. No recession here. We are about to go on summer holiday and my contractor guy came around to tell all thirty-plus of us that we are fired. “The Qataris are c… --- ## [Trailer for Logan - aka Wolverine 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-logan-aka-wolverine-3/769305)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-logan-aka-wolverine-3/769305 "2017-03-03T09:21:36Z")
Apologies if this has been posted, but I don’t see it anywhere. There’s a trailer for Logan, due out in March of next year. Apparently, it looks like it’s taking cues from the “Old Man Logan” storyline, which I’ve not … --- ## [\[The USA should be a constitutional monarchy\] Do you agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usa-should-be-a-constitutional-monarchy-do-you-agree/680804)
**Author:** [@emily223](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emily223)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usa-should-be-a-constitutional-monarchy-do-you-agree/680804 "2014-02-08T03:28:02Z")
We, the membership of the official Royalist Party of America, commit ourselves to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy for the United States of America. It is our belief that to create a true sense of trust bet… --- ## [Somebody find me something on youtube that will make me tear up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-find-me-something-on-youtube-that-will-make-me-tear-up/620491)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-find-me-something-on-youtube-that-will-make-me-tear-up/620491 "2012-05-04T06:39:20Z")
I’m looking to get a little emotional. Make me feel empathy or sympathy or something. Hint: I’m a sucker for dogs freaking out over their veteran owners returning --- ## [Russian dash cams. Why so many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-dash-cams-why-so-many/787812)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-dash-cams-why-so-many/787812 "2019-04-30T18:15:01Z")
Hello Everyone, I’m watching FAIL videos on YouTube (great fun!) Which has led me to car crash videos (interesting, but horrific). Misty of the crash footage seems to come from Russia. Why is itoso many people use das… --- ## [Can an actor ever be the auteur of a film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-actor-ever-be-the-auteur-of-a-film/381923)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-actor-ever-be-the-auteur-of-a-film/381923 "2006-12-08T03:35:51Z")
Can an actor ever be the auteur of a film? Usually it’s the director, sometimes the producer or screenwriter. But what about the actor? I wouldn’t count famous director/actor combos; John Wayne certainly brought a lot… --- ## [Car advice: Sigh ... they're going to call my car a total loss ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-advice-sigh-theyre-going-to-call-my-car-a-total-loss/573055)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-advice-sigh-theyre-going-to-call-my-car-a-total-loss/573055 "2011-03-22T15:25:52Z")
Well, I just heard from the other party’s insurance company that I should expect to hear from their “total loss” department and be offered a settlement, probably in the range of $5,000. Bloody fuck. So someone else smas… --- ## [Does your scalp sweat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-scalp-sweat/590800)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-scalp-sweat/590800 "2011-07-30T22:02:43Z")
This is something I’ve been curious about for a while. In heat and humidity my face drips like a faucet from the forehead down, and my neck sweats too, but my hair stays dry as a bone (unless it somehow touches sweaty ar… --- ## [Innocent People May Have Been Convicted... so let's investigate!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-people-may-have-been-convicted-so-lets-investigate/515172)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-people-may-have-been-convicted-so-lets-investigate/515172 "2009-10-27T15:08:14Z")
Oh, not the actual cases. No, no. What we clearly need to do is conduct a comprehensive investigation of the student group that is uncovering the details about how innocent people may have been convicted! Wow. Just… w… --- ## [Epiphany. Why is it called that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epiphany-why-is-it-called-that/524010)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epiphany-why-is-it-called-that/524010 "2015-05-11T23:34:37Z")
So I guess today was the Feast of (the?) Epiphany. If you don’t already know, that is like Christmas for Eastern Orthodox types. You know, the Greek Orthodox, the Russian Orthodox, maybe there are other Orthodox groups o… --- ## [Divorced = Single, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-single-right/666871)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorced-single-right/666871 "2013-08-24T16:59:16Z")
Happily divorced guy here. The other day in conversation with a group of people I mentioned that I was single. A friend corrected me and said I was actually divorced, as if I had made some drastic faux pas. Did I? --- ## [My brother killed himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-killed-himself/588009)
**Author:** [@erleichda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erleichda)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-killed-himself/588009 "2011-07-14T20:45:49Z")
It happened yesterday or today, I’m not sure when, how or exactly where. It’s too late to call anyone, but I can’t sleep yet. Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk --- ## [Not rape when drunk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-rape-when-drunk/333364)
**Author:** [@firespinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/firespinner)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-rape-when-drunk/333364 "2005-12-17T18:17:04Z")
This thread is regarding the recent decision by a British judge that it is no rape if drunken consent is given (just google it). What do people think(please look at the case before replying). My personal opinion is that… --- ## [What animal eye would be the best transplant replacement for a human one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-eye-would-be-the-best-transplant-replacement-for-a-human-one/644955)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-eye-would-be-the-best-transplant-replacement-for-a-human-one/644955 "2012-12-24T23:41:09Z")
Like it says in the title: what animal eye would be the best for replacing a human one in a Xenotransplant…assuming, of course, that you’d solved the tissue rejection and optic-nerve connection problems solved? (I know, … --- ## [Another PETA rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-peta-rant/500172)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-peta-rant/500172 "2009-12-12T16:49:57Z")
At first I thought this story was a parody: Now they’re lambasting Obama for killing a fly. Don’t they realize these things are disease spreading pests. I’m just pissed that while groups like SPCA and the Humane Socie… --- ## [NBA ref says he conspired with players and refs to fix games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-ref-says-he-conspired-with-players-and-refs-to-fix-games/450001)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-ref-says-he-conspired-with-players-and-refs-to-fix-games/450001 "2008-06-15T02:17:23Z")
Attorney drops bombshell accusations, argues for probation for Donaghy - ESPN Today NBA ref Donaghy told the court he was involved in fixing games. He suggests the refs and players were involved. When he got nailed th… --- ## [Buffy 5/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-5-7/107825)
**Author:** [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2002, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-5-7/107825 "2002-05-16T20:23:40Z")
The ending, :eek:. --- ## [By "Take Your Kids To Work", I think they mean WITH YOU.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-take-your-kids-to-work-i-think-they-mean-with-you/401664)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-take-your-kids-to-work-i-think-they-mean-with-you/401664 "2007-04-30T05:36:00Z")
Don’t get me wrong. I like kids. I don’t have any of my own, which is perhaps why I find the ones that belong to other people fun and entertaining. If you’re my friend and you have a kid, I am more often than not happ… --- ## [Why does game taste "gamey"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-game-taste-gamey/518379)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-game-taste-gamey/518379 "2009-11-21T21:44:33Z")
Venison, elk, pheasant–all these game foods have the reputation of tasting a little gamey, and there are many marinade recipes that promise to eliminate the gamey taste. I know what that taste is. What I’m wondering is … --- ## [Where's Bricker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-bricker/826862)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-bricker/826862 "2019-03-25T21:02:27Z")
Bricker has been one of the SDMB’s most prolific posters, but hasn’t posted since 15/11/2018. He has however been looking here on the board as recently as 25/12/2018. Where art thou Bricker? :wink: --- ## [Why Have Small Bedroom TV's disappeared from the market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-small-bedroom-tvs-disappeared-from-the-market/808694)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-small-bedroom-tvs-disappeared-from-the-market/808694 "2018-02-17T01:23:42Z")
Small Bedroom TV’s have been a part of my life since age 12. My dad ran coax into my bedroom for my Christmas gift. They gave me a 15" tube set and stand from their bedroom. TV in bed. Awesome. :smiley: I currently have… --- ## [How can I get a clean shave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-clean-shave/380368)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-clean-shave/380368 "2006-11-30T16:28:07Z")
Hi all, I have a problem with shaving – I never could see to get a good, clean shave at all. It seems that I have an extremely hairly neck and after shaving, there is always some hint of a stubble left. It is not that m… --- ## [Attack of the Giant black mutated bug (kinda long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-giant-black-mutated-bug-kinda-long/366940)
**Author:** [@theunfounddoor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theunfounddoor)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-giant-black-mutated-bug-kinda-long/366940 "2006-08-05T12:26:08Z")
Now first off please note that since a young age I’ve been very fond of bugs of all sorts (excluding mosquitoes and house centipedes of course). Looking under rocks just to find them, hold them, and make them my friends.… --- ## [A Good Mouser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-mouser/401503)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-mouser/401503 "2007-04-27T00:07:56Z")
We’d like to get a cat. The house has had mice in the past – never an infestation, just one or two that probably found their way in from the cold. Now that we’ve been completely remodeled, I’d like to set the tone early… --- ## [How can I test the tightness of ski bindings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-test-the-tightness-of-ski-bindings/611571)
**Author:** [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-test-the-tightness-of-ski-bindings/611571 "2012-02-03T19:20:50Z")
Stroll with me if you will back into the mists of antiquity, otherwise known as March 2009. On my second day ever on the ski slopes, I took a curve too fast and wiped out. My ski failed to detach and I tore my left ACL… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1946&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1948&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)