# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1956&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1957 --- ## [Foreign food habits you've imported](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-habits-youve-imported/852041)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-habits-youve-imported/852041 "2020-04-21T20:31:14Z")
Traditionally, to a Brit, the idea of breakfasting on pancakes and bacon with syrup would be like breakfasting on apple pie and roast beef with ice cream. “Pancakes” refers - unless specified - to crepes, they’re not eat… --- ## [Resolved: Quadrophenia is the best album ever recorded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363 "2019-12-08T21:02:33Z")
Uppers and downers, either way blood flows. --- ## [NASA nominee is a hack; Jeff Flake is a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-nominee-is-a-hack-jeff-flake-is-a-bitch/812673)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-nominee-is-a-hack-jeff-flake-is-a-bitch/812673 "2018-04-26T18:31:04Z")
James Bridenstine confirmed as NASA administrator thanks to tie-breaking vote by Jeff Flake. This guy has no space related qualifications. He’s not an astronaut. He’s not an astrophysicist. He never worked for NASA in a… --- ## [Do you follow standard Monopoly rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-follow-standard-monopoly-rules/601811)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-follow-standard-monopoly-rules/601811 "2011-11-05T20:12:50Z")
I’m pretty sure that these are real rules. At least my computer game version (Hasbro?) holds these to be true, though there are options to turn them on or off. \*The banker does not play, he or she just does the banking.… --- ## [Naming/registering an AKC dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-registering-an-akc-dog/206502)
**Author:** [@BrianS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianS)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-registering-an-akc-dog/206502 "2003-10-10T11:53:32Z")
I just found out that the puppy I’m buying is AKC registered and I’ll have to come up with an AKC name for him. Like Bobber’s Majestic Diamond, or something. Is there a set rule, or even a common used method, for naming… --- ## [AI and the "end of humanity". Explain please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-the-end-of-humanity-explain-please/1033021)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-the-end-of-humanity-explain-please/1033021 "2026-10-19T10:03:48Z")
There has been a lot of news about the notion that AI will somehow engineer the end of humanity at some point in the next couple of decades. I admit that I have no idea how that could happen. What would be the process? H… --- ## [Calm Dialogue or ACT UP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calm-dialogue-or-act-up/125788)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calm-dialogue-or-act-up/125788 "2002-09-01T05:47:59Z")
In the thread about http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131615”\]Methodist acceptance of Homosexuality one poster goes off in a hissy-fit against another over her religious beliefs spouting accu… --- ## [Popular sayings: UNdoperize them!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sayings-undoperize-them/374909)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-sayings-undoperize-them/374909 "2006-10-07T18:45:54Z")
Sure, we’re all perfectly capable of taking popular sayings and turning them into their more erudite, if unnecessarily verbose companions. But how 'bout tackling it from the other end? The rules are simple and much lik… --- ## [QB fake taking a knee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qb-fake-taking-a-knee/510783)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qb-fake-taking-a-knee/510783 "2009-09-23T14:11:56Z")
Mike Leach is upset because he tried a little trickery at the end of the first half of the TT - UT game. His QB faked taking a knee and then got up to run a play. Unfortunately for Tech fans, the officials also bit on … --- ## [Dear Sump Pump,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sump-pump/586153)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-sump-pump/586153 "2011-06-27T00:48:10Z")
I know it may feel like you’re the low man on the totem pole around here at the People’s Republic of Munch, and I want to reassure you - you are. You’re the absolute lowest thing I own, and I keep you as far away from me… --- ## ["G'wan kid, ya bodda me!" - Origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwan-kid-ya-bodda-me-origin/462260)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwan-kid-ya-bodda-me-origin/462260 "2008-09-06T05:24:50Z")
Can anybody tell me the origin of the phrase, “G’wan kid, ya bodda me!” (Go on, kid, you bother me!)? I’ve heard/read the phrase a number of times, though the only specific instance I can recall was in a Spider-Man comic… --- ## [The Anthrax attacks: YOUR turn to play "Profiler"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anthrax-attacks-your-turn-to-play-profiler/89178)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anthrax-attacks-your-turn-to-play-profiler/89178 "2001-11-02T14:11:56Z")
Up front, I have NO expertise on Anthrax, no background in criminology, NO inside information about the person(s) sending out anthrax-infected letters… in short, my opinion means little here. But I’m going to offer it an… --- ## [Botticelli - November 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2023/992551 "2023-12-10T16:54:57Z")
I am T that is. Link from October: Botticelli October 2023 - #303 by Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle --- ## [do the amish proselytize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-amish-proselytize/576123)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-amish-proselytize/576123 "2011-03-29T21:42:43Z")
Do they? --- ## [What is required to repeal a bill ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-required-to-repeal-a-bill/533374)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-required-to-repeal-a-bill/533374 "2010-03-24T18:38:20Z")
There is talk of the Republicans, if they take control of both houses, repealing the Healthcare Bill. Is this a feasible, if they have control of both houses (but not the presidency) ? What is involved in repealing a … --- ## [Obama or Hilary-- who has the better chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-or-hilary-who-has-the-better-chance/376857)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-or-hilary-who-has-the-better-chance/376857 "2006-10-29T17:44:51Z")
Deciding whether to put this in IMHO or GD was hard. Who do you think would have the better chance of being elected President? Hilary Clinton is a woman and is hated with a fervor that I sometimes find pretty irration… --- ## [Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer/408162)
**Author:** [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer/408162 "2007-06-26T16:20:48Z")
OK, I got back from this, and it’s pretty much exactly what I expected it would be, given I have pretty straightforward expectations about what a Fantastic Four movie should be. So, standards not so high - did I enjoy i… --- ## [Was Woodrow Wilson present for T.R.'s 1901 swearing-in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-woodrow-wilson-present-for-t-r-s-1901-swearing-in/506951)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-woodrow-wilson-present-for-t-r-s-1901-swearing-in/506951 "2013-11-10T19:48:09Z")
I just finished Sarah Vowell’s very offbeat but funny Assassination Vacation, in which she visits various sites associated with the Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley assassinations. She mentions, in passing, that Woodrow W… --- ## [War with the US & Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-the-us-israel/455987)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-the-us-israel/455987 "2008-07-14T15:35:48Z")
Let’s look at this from the point of view of the “Iranian leadership” hive-mind. The Americans will soon build an anti-missile system in Europe to preclude our use of missile. We are in a “use them or lose them” situa… --- ## [Public Schools: Strict Traditional Education vs Citizen Development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-schools-strict-traditional-education-vs-citizen-development/560233)
**Author:** [@spazattak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazattak)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-schools-strict-traditional-education-vs-citizen-development/560233 "2010-11-22T14:13:42Z")
I didn’t want to bog down the compulsory education thread so I’m pulling this out. What should the focus of our public schools be? The development of responsible citizens with job skills, or simply to provide the traditi… --- ## [I declare a jihad and a fatwa on the "can't afford to go to college" plot point.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-declare-a-jihad-and-a-fatwa-on-the-cant-afford-to-go-to-college-plot-point/401013)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-declare-a-jihad-and-a-fatwa-on-the-cant-afford-to-go-to-college-plot-point/401013 "2007-04-24T23:44:43Z")
I’m so, so, so totally fucking over this. It seems like once a week I run into a TV show, a movie, or some other fiction in which a major plot point or point of drama is that someone “can’t afford to go to college.” The … --- ## [Heaviest object ever lifted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaviest-object-ever-lifted/433596)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaviest-object-ever-lifted/433596 "2008-01-16T23:34:13Z")
What is the heaviest object which has ever been completely lifted off the surface of the earth through man-made technology (e.g., cranes, helicopters)? --- ## [List the Top 5 states you would live in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-top-5-states-you-would-live-in/666167)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-top-5-states-you-would-live-in/666167 "2013-08-19T02:47:02Z")
American Dopers (or those of you who might like to live here,) if money/employment was not an obstacle, which 5 states would you choose to make your home? I’ll start: New York California Florida North Carolina (curr… --- ## [Chiropractors: worth it, or not? Legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiropractors-worth-it-or-not-legit/70694)
**Author:** [@PublicBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PublicBlast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2001, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chiropractors-worth-it-or-not-legit/70694 "2001-06-30T20:53:38Z")
I tried searching for a previous thread on this, but had no luck. So, here goes: My neck and back are stiff all the time, at least since a car accident I was in 1.5 years ago. My primary care physician determined that I… --- ## [Salary Differences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-differences/538540)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-differences/538540 "2010-05-10T01:37:15Z")
Frequently you hear that women make some percentage less than men. The rebuttal to this is that women and men make the same when you adjust for equal qualifications and experience. That is, the difference in average sa… --- ## [Why did they lie to me in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-lie-to-me-in-school/260972)
**Author:** [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-lie-to-me-in-school/260972 "2004-08-24T21:56:40Z")
Aaaarrrgghhhhh!!! Another “truth” has come to light. The first one was when I learned that Christopher Columbus was NOT the first person to come up with the idea that the Earth is round. It wasn’t until college that th… --- ## [People with cats: How long will you sit still with a cat in your lap before you move it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-cats-how-long-will-you-sit-still-with-a-cat-in-your-lap-before-you-move-it/657022)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-cats-how-long-will-you-sit-still-with-a-cat-in-your-lap-before-you-move-it/657022 "2013-05-01T15:11:29Z")
the Chef household acquired two orange kittens a couple of months ago. They are now about seven months old and are already getting huge. They both are super affectionate and want to drape themselves on me every chance t… --- ## [Overnight retail shift experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-retail-shift-experiences/712370)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overnight-retail-shift-experiences/712370 "2015-02-19T11:07:50Z")
I just started a new job as a pharmacist at a major retail pharmacy. After hire, and during training, I find out that a pharmacist who did an overnight shift in my area just quit, and there is an opening. They have menti… --- ## [I used to think all apples tasted the same. And then I discovered...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-think-all-apples-tasted-the-same-and-then-i-discovered/798140)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-think-all-apples-tasted-the-same-and-then-i-discovered/798140 "2017-10-21T16:08:18Z")
I’ve never been crazy about apples. I will eat one when one is offered, or if I happen to be searching around the refrigerator for a sweet snack. I’ll take one to work a few days a week. I’ve never paid much attention to… --- ## [Survivor question: Jaburu menstruation? (TMI?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-question-jaburu-menstruation-tmi/154985)
**Author:** [@PublicBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PublicBlast)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-question-jaburu-menstruation-tmi/154985 "2003-02-15T01:02:01Z")
While watching Survivor tonight, I pondered: how does the production team deal with female players’ menstruation? Do they provide the women with feminine sanitary stuff and just slip it in under the radar? Do they requ… --- ## [Unions: Are they to blame for outsourcing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-are-they-to-blame-for-outsourcing/412852)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unions-are-they-to-blame-for-outsourcing/412852 "2007-07-31T21:02:51Z")
So, GM and the UAW begin talks today to reduce labour costs. $25 an hour more! That’s almost $50,000 per year in additional labour costs per employee! I realize this factors in health and pension, but $50,000 extra … --- ## [Oniontown Adventures - Very poor rural people in New York State attack mocking teens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oniontown-adventures-very-poor-rural-people-in-new-york-state-attack-mocking-teens/455797)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oniontown-adventures-very-poor-rural-people-in-new-york-state-attack-mocking-teens/455797 "2008-07-12T00:42:57Z")
There wasthis news item re some teens that had gotten attacked formaking a mocking video of this very poor town. Here is some background commentary. Honestly I was kind of suprised in that New York State is one of the … --- ## [Thank You For Marginalizing Our Dead, Mr Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-marginalizing-our-dead-mr-bush/104508)
**Author:** [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-marginalizing-our-dead-mr-bush/104508 "2002-04-22T06:13:51Z")
Today we have four dead and eight wounded Canadian soldiers because of a horrible mistake made by an American Pilot when he dropped a 500 lb laser guided bomb in the midst of a live fire training excersise in a known tra… --- ## [Do animals cough, sneeze, burp, fart, or otherwise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-cough-sneeze-burp-fart-or-otherwise/4950)
**Author:** [@Mr.Sheepshead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Sheepshead)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 1999, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-cough-sneeze-burp-fart-or-otherwise/4950 "1999-11-26T23:23:00Z")
I know this seems like a real mature topic, but I honestly would like some answers. It struck me the other day that I’ve had cats around me all my life, but not once have I heard (smelled) them fart. (I dunno why it stru… --- ## [How far does the sun travel, within the galaxy, in one earth year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-the-sun-travel-within-the-galaxy-in-one-earth-year/729243)
**Author:** [@mbloom1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbloom1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-does-the-sun-travel-within-the-galaxy-in-one-earth-year/729243 "2015-08-31T00:27:58Z")
At 12:00 am on Jan 1, 2015, the earth is in a specific point in its orbit around the sun. Relative to the sun, the earth returns to that point exactly one year later. But, during that same time, the sun has been moving w… --- ## [I'm not real-I'm just drawn that way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452 "2013-07-05T15:10:13Z")
The topic is cartoons based of live action movies, television series and real people-the good, the bad and the ridiculous. For me: The Good: The Beatles The Bad: Gilligan’s Planet The Ridiculous: Fonz And The Happ… --- ## [House 4/11: The Dig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008 "2011-04-26T21:08:06Z")
House finds out a secret about the long-lost Thirteen. There is also a storyline about a compulsive hoarder. --- ## [Will there ever again be a Newtonian-size revelation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-again-be-a-newtonian-size-revelation/398640)
**Author:** [@benny73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benny73)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-again-be-a-newtonian-size-revelation/398640 "2007-04-10T00:26:31Z")
Universal Gravitation. It’s a broad, sweeping notion that even dummies like me can (I think) grasp; a concept that almost seems like common sense, something as plain as day right there in front of everyone. And so it ma… --- ## [Thought experiment: What if you had a billion dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-what-if-you-had-a-billion-dollars/835761)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-experiment-what-if-you-had-a-billion-dollars/835761 "2019-09-15T01:12:21Z")
Being a poor PhD student (destitute, not a bad student), I was thinking, as perhaps some of us occasionally do, about how nice it would be to have a little more money. Then…how about adding enough to pay my debts? OK, … --- ## [Do you ever worry that crazy customers are going to come back and get you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-worry-that-crazy-customers-are-going-to-come-back-and-get-you/576593)
**Author:** [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-worry-that-crazy-customers-are-going-to-come-back-and-get-you/576593 "2011-04-02T05:46:58Z")
Not like…literally murder you…I just sometimes get people that are so unhinged, I don’t know what else they’re going to do. I work in the food industry- tiny business- we do store front and catering. Sometimes we don’t … --- ## [What is this "Send A Crush" bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-send-a-crush-bullshit/115739)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-send-a-crush-bullshit/115739 "2002-07-02T18:26:59Z")
I just got an email at my work email address telling me that someone has a crush on me. So I click on the link, go to the site, and register, and then I’m told that I can’t find out who it is unless I correctly guess hi… --- ## [What does lighting a match in the bathroom do, exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-lighting-a-match-in-the-bathroom-do-exactly/333796)
**Author:** [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-lighting-a-match-in-the-bathroom-do-exactly/333796 "2005-12-03T18:19:19Z")
Are you just covering up the poop smell with the sulphurous match/smoke smell, or are you actually burning off the odor-causing gases? --- ## [Veronica Mars 5/9/06](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veronica-mars-5-9-06/356093)
**Author:** [@utah\_boy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/utah_boy2)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veronica-mars-5-9-06/356093 "2006-05-23T16:45:54Z")
Season Finale, episode# 22 ‘Not Pictured’ Veronica finally discovers the identity of the bus crash culprit, but is again put in danger as she tries to warn others. I’m excited to find out Who Dunit. And I really hope … --- ## [NFL: Field Goals. How many tries do you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-field-goals-how-many-tries-do-you-get/148113)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-field-goals-how-many-tries-do-you-get/148113 "2003-01-15T16:34:53Z")
Let’s talk last minute field goals. I know that a team can attempt a field goal on any down. I know that once a team attempts a field goal it loses possession of the ball regardless of downs remaining. I also kn… --- ## [Stickshift v. Automatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stickshift-v-automatic/16636)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 1999, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stickshift-v-automatic/16636 "1999-08-01T13:07:00Z")
I’ll start off by saying that I don’t drive stick. More specifically, I don’t know how. For as long as I’ve been alive, my parents have owned cars with automatic transmissions, and that’s all that I learned. In fact, wh… --- ## [What is it with men and breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-breasts/221660)
**Author:** [@Herge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Herge)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-men-and-breasts/221660 "2004-01-03T20:47:51Z")
I mean, what is the reason for straight men finding women’s breasts sexually attractive? I was thinking about this, for some reason or another, and I couldn’t see any reason. I know that the breasts can be a source of se… --- ## [Celebrity Suicides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-suicides/396143)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-suicides/396143 "2007-03-18T05:11:58Z")
Now that it’s been revealed that the death of Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston, was a suicide, I’m wondering how many other celebs have killed themselves over the years. Here’s who I can think of so far: Kurt Cobain H… --- ## [Ridiculous technology needed to open bank account.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-technology-needed-to-open-bank-account/846591)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-technology-needed-to-open-bank-account/846591 "2020-01-24T00:07:36Z")
I’m (well I was, I’m not any more) trying to open a bank account. They want me to verify my identity, fair enough, but the only thing they will accept is a live selfie. No taking a photo and uploading it, has to be live.… --- ## [2010 Masters (discussion thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-masters-discussion-thread/535415)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-masters-discussion-thread/535415 "2010-04-12T13:46:04Z")
It’s thursday morning. On the early leaderboard (which is meaningless at this point), something called Steve Marino leads the field at -3 through 8 holes. A host of others, including Tom Watson and Angel Cabrera are at -… --- ## [Looking for an effective non-DEET insect repellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-effective-non-deet-insect-repellent/616906)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-effective-non-deet-insect-repellent/616906 "2013-06-16T15:55:51Z")
I got chewed up pretty badly the other day by some skeeters while going on a hike in the woods. I loathe DEET-based sprays and creams, and was wondering if anyone has found some alternatives which did the trick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1955&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1957&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)