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**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jimmy-carter-considered-such-a-great-president-now/794822 "2017-08-30T18:27:21Z")
A lot of political podcasts I listen to recently have been talking highly of him, “Carter was the only liberal President since FDR” statements and how he was the only “peaceful” President and thus one of the best in rece… --- ## [How is the Rosenhan experiment viewed in modern psychiatry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-rosenhan-experiment-viewed-in-modern-psychiatry/631070)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-rosenhan-experiment-viewed-in-modern-psychiatry/631070 "2021-08-07T17:28:13Z")
I find it very interesting as relates to bias and the pathologizing of everyday behaviour(the pseudopatients note taking being seen as a symptom). Also interesting is the idea that what you are diagnosed with depend… --- ## [In general, what should I bring for a hospital stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-what-should-i-bring-for-a-hospital-stay/770459)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-general-what-should-i-bring-for-a-hospital-stay/770459 "2016-11-12T01:41:48Z")
I haven’t stayed in a hospital in 48 years, since I was 11. I’m going to be admitted on Monday for an indeterminate period, and am at a loss as to what to bring and what will be provided. The hospital website is no help … --- ## [Best ways to drink flavoured Vodkas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-drink-flavoured-vodkas/464120)
**Author:** [@Punintentional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punintentional)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-drink-flavoured-vodkas/464120 "2008-09-19T02:24:32Z")
In my possession i have 50ml bottles of the following ABsolut flavoured Vodkas; Citron, Kurant, Mandarin, Vanilia & Raspberri. Now i quite like Vanilla on ice, and Kurant goes well in Sprite The other’s however i have … --- ## [Dems love saying "Jefferson Beauregard Sessions" as much as Pubs loved saying "Barack Hussein Obama"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-love-saying-jefferson-beauregard-sessions-as-much-as-pubs-loved-saying-barack-hussein-obama/781236)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-love-saying-jefferson-beauregard-sessions-as-much-as-pubs-loved-saying-barack-hussein-obama/781236 "2017-03-08T17:35:00Z")
I think it’s the “Beauregard” that makes it special. They can’t get enough of it! --- ## [double chin exercises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chin-exercises/532721)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-chin-exercises/532721 "2010-03-22T20:50:03Z")
I’ve been dieting, and slowly but surely the flab is coming off. Except on my face for some reason. Are there any exercise I can do to encourage my double chin to go away? --- ## [Phrases that SHOULD have a sexual connotation...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-should-have-a-sexual-connotation/195970)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-should-have-a-sexual-connotation/195970 "2003-08-27T05:12:20Z")
I searched for threads like this - I know there has to be some - but couldn’t come up with anything… Letterman has had at least one Top 10 list like this - the Top 10 phrases that sound like they should have a sexual co… --- ## [Britain, England, etc., redux: Here's a new one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-england-etc-redux-heres-a-new-one/620567)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-england-etc-redux-heres-a-new-one/620567 "2012-05-13T01:10:01Z")
Peter Jukes of The Daily Beast was being interviewed by Bob Garfield on WNYC’s On the Media about the Murdoch situation and this exchange took place: Garfield: Now, you happen to be from Eng-LAND Jukes: From “Britain,”… --- ## [How many cell phone users in the world were there in 1985?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cell-phone-users-in-the-world-were-there-in-1985/717283)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cell-phone-users-in-the-world-were-there-in-1985/717283 "2015-04-14T11:56:17Z")
The mass adoption of cell phones didn’t really begin until the late 1990s, but some people had them as early as 1979 in Japan. How many cell phones would you guess existed in the world in 1985? I know in Japan they had a… --- ## [Punched someone in your adult life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punched-someone-in-your-adult-life/632707)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punched-someone-in-your-adult-life/632707 "2012-08-28T16:32:43Z")
For the purposes of this thread I mean hit someone before they hit you. I’m sort of imagining the classic film situation of one person being a dick and then the good guy decking them. In films there’s never any comeback… --- ## [No, I don't want to race you.... sheesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-want-to-race-you-sheesh/583979)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-dont-want-to-race-you-sheesh/583979 "2011-06-04T12:48:40Z")
My daily commute to and from the office is riddled with people who want to race me (Yes, you know the tell tale signs after a while). Today, it was a Dodge Challenger with a plate that reads “WidowMkr”. It was a black… --- ## [What is your take on the following conspiracies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-take-on-the-following-conspiracies/318466)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-take-on-the-following-conspiracies/318466 "2005-08-28T18:29:36Z")
I was reading “The Big Book of Conspiracies” at lunch and I wanted to see the Doper take on some of the bigger conspiracy theories. Some are really reasonable. Some are very odd. Some seem to believe that no celebrity… --- ## [Carter Capps delivery. How is this legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carter-capps-delivery-how-is-this-legal/717699)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carter-capps-delivery-how-is-this-legal/717699 "2015-04-28T20:10:38Z")
Take a look at this. (Once the page loads, you have to click on the link to bring up the gif, and then you have to click to play the gif) Carter Capps WTF delivery How is this not a balk? I thought the pitcher’s foot… --- ## [Strawberry Rhubarb Pie - rare in parts of the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strawberry-rhubarb-pie-rare-in-parts-of-the-us/675006)
**Author:** [@hussle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hussle)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strawberry-rhubarb-pie-rare-in-parts-of-the-us/675006 "2013-12-04T02:12:27Z")
I caught the last few minutes of a show called “fox Football Daily” I believe. It had the talking heads from Fox on it at least (Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, someone else), and they mentioned something ab… --- ## [The Deadly Sarah Connor Assassination Squad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deadly-sarah-connor-assassination-squad/335623)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deadly-sarah-connor-assassination-squad/335623 "2005-12-17T22:13:11Z")
I’ve gotten two very positive responses to my current sig: It makes me wonder what other robots’ responses to the situation would be. Suggest your own scenario! Marvin: Sarah Connor? Not Again! It’s just tooooo depres… --- ## [Quick Poll: Your Top 3 Greatest Baseball Players Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-poll-your-top-3-greatest-baseball-players-ever/502637)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-poll-your-top-3-greatest-baseball-players-ever/502637 "2009-07-14T23:21:57Z")
Use any criteria you like, just keep it to 3. Explain if you think it’s necessary. Mine: Babe Ruth Ted Williams Lou Gehrig --- ## [What is this sort of symbol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-sort-of-symbol/548016)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-sort-of-symbol/548016 "2010-07-27T02:42:07Z")
There’s a sort of symbol used to separate sections of a text without moving into new chapters. They’re often used in essays. An example of this is seen in this book on poetry, right in the middle of the page: Poetry Ess… --- ## [what is the oldest webpage on the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-webpage-on-the-internet/394570)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-webpage-on-the-internet/394570 "2007-03-07T17:11:14Z")
When i’m searching for articles on the net I never find any that predates 1995-96 --- ## [Has prison deterred you from committing a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-prison-deterred-you-from-committing-a-crime/661450)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-prison-deterred-you-from-committing-a-crime/661450 "2014-01-13T07:14:22Z")
I’m not trying to run a statistical survey here, but I am just flabbergasted by the idea that prison somehow deters crime. I have never, ever thought to myself, “I would commit this crime if only I knew I would never get… --- ## [Tell me about your secret music - What music should we know more about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-secret-music-what-music-should-we-know-more-about/325316)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-secret-music-what-music-should-we-know-more-about/325316 "2005-10-12T09:43:22Z")
I have very eclectic musical tastes and I’m always looking for new musical experiences - Tell me about your secret music - What old or new musical genres or groups should we know more about? --- ## ["Bet you can't eat just one Lays potato chip?" What if it's chicken and waffle flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bet-you-cant-eat-just-one-lays-potato-chip-what-if-its-chicken-and-waffle-flavor/651204)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bet-you-cant-eat-just-one-lays-potato-chip-what-if-its-chicken-and-waffle-flavor/651204 "2013-02-28T21:42:26Z")
I don’t eat junk food like I did years ago, especially potato chips. I’ll take corn chips instead. Though I like the vinegar and sea salt ones. Further, I have a ferocious sweet tooth. No qualms there. However, these ar… --- ## [A professor holding a grudge against a student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-professor-holding-a-grudge-against-a-student/260456)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-professor-holding-a-grudge-against-a-student/260456 "2004-08-21T16:05:16Z")
I have heard many friends claim that a professor held a grudge against them and caused them to fail a course. Have any of you guys ever had this experience. Recently I left a book in my History class and my professor was… --- ## [Need some server admin help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-server-admin-help/577222)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-server-admin-help/577222 "2011-04-06T01:55:23Z")
I’m looking for some help with some server administration issues. I need someone who really knows what they are talking about with Linux servers. Depending on what we can negotiate, I will either pay for some informati… --- ## [How come guys jump up and touch the awning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-guys-jump-up-and-touch-the-awning/152130)
**Author:** [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-guys-jump-up-and-touch-the-awning/152130 "2003-02-04T08:06:50Z")
How come guys jump up and touch the awning when entering or leaving a building or sometimes just walking down the street? All the guys I know do it occasionally. I do it. I’ve never seen a woman do it. Why? --- ## [Childhood fascinations turned into adult careers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-fascinations-turned-into-adult-careers/530726)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-fascinations-turned-into-adult-careers/530726 "2010-03-03T18:01:34Z")
You often see in biographies about how something someone did in their childhood ended up being relevant to the career of the subject. The teacher who used to “play classroom” with her dolls. The actor who put on plays … --- ## [Ace's Apology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aces-apology/167400)
**Author:** [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aces-apology/167400 "2003-04-09T00:47:12Z")
Apparently, either in this thread or more likely an agglomeration of other threads I have been acting like a jerk. I had opened up the thread labeled “Additional Straight Dope Forum Suggestion” in order to find out wher… --- ## [Spong's Twelve Theses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongs-twelve-theses/45975)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spongs-twelve-theses/45975 "2001-01-02T19:59:42Z")
Controversial Episcopal Church Bishop John Shelby Spong came up with the following twelve theses stating the negatives that need to be gotten out of the way before, in his view, the Christian Church can again reform itse… --- ## [Despite the negative views about Walmart, it's still a good place to shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despite-the-negative-views-about-walmart-its-still-a-good-place-to-shop/835285)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despite-the-negative-views-about-walmart-its-still-a-good-place-to-shop/835285 "2019-06-25T13:15:18Z")
It’s the best place to shop IMO due to the prices. Now, Aldi is still good, but 99% of their store only contains food, while Walmart sells everything. Furthermore, Giant Eagle (a northeastern retail chain) has slightly … --- ## [I feel uneducated compared to my Master Degree holding Fiance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-uneducated-compared-to-my-master-degree-holding-fiance/738205)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoQueen)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-uneducated-compared-to-my-master-degree-holding-fiance/738205 "2015-11-26T23:34:38Z")
I have a high school education, that’s it. I feel so uneducated compared to my fiance who currently holds a masters degree. School was NEVER an interest for me, as I finish one year at State and dropped out. Early on i… --- ## [The WORST Movie Musicals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-movie-musicals/353729)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-movie-musicals/353729 "2006-04-24T15:50:01Z")
I’m watching Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), and MAN is it terrible. The story makes no sense, the musical performances are almost all lame - I mean, it stars the Bee Gees for crying out loud - and there’s… --- ## [Does Al-Jazeera Speculation that there was not enough Blood have any value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-al-jazeera-speculation-that-there-was-not-enough-blood-have-any-value/244962)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-al-jazeera-speculation-that-there-was-not-enough-blood-have-any-value/244962 "2004-05-25T15:27:01Z")
In Al-Jazeera there are as might be expected many questions posed as to the authenticity of the Nick Berg murder footage. Most of the things mentioned are weak specultaion, but one caught my eye. The paper says that li… --- ## [Accelerating a flywheel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerating-a-flywheel/553257)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accelerating-a-flywheel/553257 "2015-04-15T00:22:46Z")
As a flywheel spins faster does it take more power to accelerate it? Let’s say I accelerate my flywheel from 1000 to 2000 rpm in 10 seconds. Will it take more power to accelerate it from 2000 to 3000 rpm in 10 seconds? … --- ## [Fall '09 TV schedule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-09-tv-schedule/494973)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-09-tv-schedule/494973 "2009-05-22T14:39:05Z")
Because it’s not too soon to start worrying about it. --- ## [Gorilla Glue in hair = bad, bad, bad idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorilla-glue-in-hair-bad-bad-bad-idea/932557)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gorilla-glue-in-hair-bad-bad-bad-idea/932557 "2021-02-19T15:47:29Z")
A woman in Louisiana who ran out of her usual hair spray used Gorilla Glue spray instead, with predictable results. Tessica Brown’s video on TikTok went viral this week, gaining attention from Chance the Rapper. She is n… --- ## [Imaginative types: Name needed for fictitious British cargo carrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imaginative-types-name-needed-for-fictitious-british-cargo-carrier/486278)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imaginative-types-name-needed-for-fictitious-british-cargo-carrier/486278 "2009-02-20T19:02:48Z")
The local science-fiction model group is having a challenge; we were each given a cheap kit of an HH-43 Huskie helicopter (think cute little box with twin rotors and lots of rivets), and told to do what we liked with it. … --- ## [The war has begun???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-has-begun/162706)
**Author:** [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-has-begun/162706 "2003-03-22T07:53:29Z")
I hear a report on the radio that air raid sirens are going off in Bagdad. Anyone else hear anyting? --- ## [What are the womanest(?) moments in movie history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-womanest-moments-in-movie-history/614415)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-womanest-moments-in-movie-history/614415 "2012-03-03T23:50:23Z")
why is there no direct, and thus positive, counterpart to “manly” for women? so in the other thread, a popular view of the idea of manly is when they are fighting. so what do you think are the most feminine moments in m… --- ## [German defensive tactics in WWII - excellent or foolish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-defensive-tactics-in-wwii-excellent-or-foolish/426690)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-defensive-tactics-in-wwii-excellent-or-foolish/426690 "2007-11-21T14:22:41Z")
I’ve been reading various WWII histories recently, and almost all note that Germans were very aggressive on the defense. Rather than staying in their fortified positions, their tactic was to engage in myriad local count… --- ## [I pit Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-tollhouse/656431)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-tollhouse/656431 "2013-04-24T03:56:51Z")
For being a dumbass, for never providing cites, for ignoring cites that contradict hir narrative, for not doing simple research… Basically, Tollhouse is just another conspiracy nut , who is “only asking questions.” Unfo… --- ## [Worst Examples of Miscasting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-examples-of-miscasting/288090)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-examples-of-miscasting/288090 "2005-02-04T07:20:25Z")
If Mickey Rooney had been chosen to portray Jesus Christ, some would say that it was not the right part for him to play. Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto and Warner Oland as Charley Chan are some real examples of miscasting, nei… --- ## [Something good about HGTV's House Hunters, believe it or not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-good-about-hgtvs-house-hunters-believe-it-or-not/911114)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-good-about-hgtvs-house-hunters-believe-it-or-not/911114 "2020-07-06T00:46:38Z")
It is an offshoot called “House Hunters: Comedians on Couches”, where two comedians(two regular, one guest) make with the snark while watching episodes of the series “House Hunters”, MST3K style. They pick out episodes … --- ## [Yvette Felarca, of BAMN / Antifa fame, arrested for assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yvette-felarca-of-bamn-antifa-fame-arrested-for-assault/791763)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yvette-felarca-of-bamn-antifa-fame-arrested-for-assault/791763 "2017-07-25T20:17:26Z")
I think Yvette Felarca is an anti-free-speech nutjob, so, it is with much joy that I’m able to announce that she has been arrested “on charges of inciting and participating in a riot and assault likely to cause great bod… --- ## [Actors/performers with distinctive voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-performers-with-distinctive-voices/932606)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-performers-with-distinctive-voices/932606 "2021-02-27T18:02:28Z")
I was watching The Godfather, Part II recently, and I noted the performance of G.D.Spradlin, who plays the corrupt U.S. senator Pat Geary. He was in lots of movies and TV shows, and you recognize his voice the instant yo… --- ## [Removing rust with coke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-rust-with-coke/653995)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-rust-with-coke/653995 "2013-03-27T20:43:56Z")
can anyone explain how this works so well in this video? How To Take Rust and Paint Off Chrome - YouTube does the coke cause a chemical reaction with the aluminum to make it work? --- ## [The Hawkishness of Hillary Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hawkishness-of-hillary-clinton/752893)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hawkishness-of-hillary-clinton/752893 "2016-04-26T23:50:48Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/magazine/how-hillary-clinton-became-a-hawk.html?\_r=2 Great article on how she’s much more hawkish than your average Democrat, as well as some neat inside scoops on disagreements with Ob… --- ## [How do you interpret "plus one"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-interpret-plus-one/839066)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-interpret-plus-one/839066 "2019-08-29T16:00:19Z")
If a single person receives an invite to a wedding, and the invite says “plus one”, do you interpret that as having any limitations? Does it mean someone you have some sort of an ongoing relationship with? Any date? A… --- ## [Apartment dwellers: Why do you pickle yourself in loud music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-dwellers-why-do-you-pickle-yourself-in-loud-music/532742)
**Author:** [@halfliquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfliquid)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apartment-dwellers-why-do-you-pickle-yourself-in-loud-music/532742 "2010-03-19T16:00:21Z")
If you are someone who lives in an apartment and likes to blast music day and night to the detriment of your neighbors I would like to know why you do this? Is it that you have no thoughts in your head and need to fill … --- ## [SCOTUS: Police can use drug sniffing dogs during routine traffic stops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-police-can-use-drug-sniffing-dogs-during-routine-traffic-stops/286512)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-police-can-use-drug-sniffing-dogs-during-routine-traffic-stops/286512 "2005-01-29T19:02:00Z")
No debate here, just the briefest rant over the fact that the ability of the police to snoop legal continues to widen. Without probable cause. The opinion stated in part that there is no right to privacy as regards th… --- ## [I am now officially eligible for deportation! Yay!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-eligible-for-deportation-yay/147928)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-eligible-for-deportation-yay/147928 "2003-01-21T23:43:22Z")
A little background on me: I’m 23 years old, male and Moroccan. I obtained a 2 year student visa for the U.S and came here a year ago. I will be starting my 3rd semester next monday. Today, I was listening to the radio… --- ## [Anyone remember the Sunday Drive after church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-the-sunday-drive-after-church/659473)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-the-sunday-drive-after-church/659473 "2013-05-31T20:35:49Z")
Long ago, people just got in their cars for a Sunday drive. Usually out on a country road on a sunny day. Sometimes people stopped somewhere for a picnic. Other times they just drove aimlessly and enjoyed the time outsid… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1951&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1953&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)