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**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geena-davis-open-your-mouth/326983 "2005-10-20T03:41:30Z")
why doncha? I’ve been watching “Commander in Chief” don’t know why, just am. Geena Davis never opens her jaw when she talks. Always talks through her teeth, just moves her lips. What’s that all about? Drives me nuts… --- ## [My parents make me break the speed limit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-make-me-break-the-speed-limit/721484)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-parents-make-me-break-the-speed-limit/721484 "2015-06-06T17:10:37Z")
I am 17 and learning how to drive (yeah I know I am late, but whatever). And I have ~10-15 hours of driving under my belt. I’ve been driving around mostly on local roads and a tiny bit on mini-highways recently (roads … --- ## [Fucking shitty American beer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-shitty-american-beer/197262)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-shitty-american-beer/197262 "2003-08-27T01:22:56Z")
American beer really fucking sucks. Collectively I mean. There are one or 2 out there that are ok, but they always cost a zillion dollars for a lousy 6 pack. But all in all, American beer is piss water. I live in Milwauk… --- ## [tracking Unix (Solaris) disk usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-unix-solaris-disk-usage/375264)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-unix-solaris-disk-usage/375264 "2006-10-06T02:48:26Z")
Where I work the particular unix server I work on regularly runs at 90%+ disk usage, and often bumps up to 100%. I wrote a little two line shell script and couldn’t save it! What are some ways to report disk usage? Fi… --- ## [Rot in your greedy fortress of fucktitude, Tom Waits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rot-in-your-greedy-fortress-of-fucktitude-tom-waits/450234)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rot-in-your-greedy-fortress-of-fucktitude-tom-waits/450234 "2008-05-31T12:39:43Z")
Tom Waits gigs have just been announced for Dublin. I’m a huge fan and was extremely excited that he was playing until I saw the ticket prices. Tickets are a minimum of €116. That’s US$182, AU$190, or £92. What a fucking… --- ## [Should my uncle be banned from family events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-uncle-be-banned-from-family-events/471832)
**Author:** [@Jesus\_Harold\_Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesus_Harold_Christ)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-uncle-be-banned-from-family-events/471832 "2008-11-10T14:45:04Z")
My uncle told an offensive, racist joke at a birthday party. The joke was heard by children. I think he should be banned from Thanksgiving and then put on zero tolerance probation for three years. Some think this is too … --- ## [Clueless Management](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-management/543307)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-management/543307 "2010-06-16T16:12:32Z")
It’s National Public Service Week here in Canada, and our Public Service bosses are showing their appreciation of the employees in my department by offering us the opportunity to stand in line to buy a cheap hamburger or… --- ## [evolution vs creation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-vs-creation/211231)
**Author:** [@stuffusbus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuffusbus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-vs-creation/211231 "2003-11-18T13:36:55Z")
I was just wondering which you believe, and why. Hopefully you guys can post some evidence from both sides and not just take shots at the one you dont stand for. --- ## [The Climbing Mt. everest Show (History Channel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-climbing-mt-everest-show-history-channel/384654)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-climbing-mt-everest-show-history-channel/384654 "2007-01-03T23:41:15Z")
I watched quite a bit of this last night, i found it fascinating, and disturbing. fascinating, because there are now a large number of very affluent people in the world, who are willing to blow $60,000 (and risk their li… --- ## [What's your "You've pushed me too far" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-youve-pushed-me-too-far-song/318296)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-youve-pushed-me-too-far-song/318296 "2005-08-24T04:03:03Z")
For those days when you feel pissed off at the entire multidimensional causality of all creation (i don’t like that at all), what song(s) do you hear in your head? for me, when i’m understaffed at work, work piling up i… --- ## ["Best" DLR Van Halen Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dlr-van-halen-song/727204)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dlr-van-halen-song/727204 "2016-08-27T17:31:48Z")
I know, I know. Van Halen isn’t the most cerebral band in the world, but EVH’s playing and Michael Anthony’s harmonies made their stuff unique back in the day. I was trying to think of the best examples that encapsulate… --- ## [The Vampire Armand, Kiddie Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vampire-armand-kiddie-porn/47327)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2001, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vampire-armand-kiddie-porn/47327 "2001-01-02T19:32:26Z")
About 10 years ago I started reading Ann Rice’s Vampire series. I thought Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat were pretty enjoyable. Things went rapidly downhill with The Queen of the Damned, got even worse… --- ## [Was Heinlein into polyamory IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-heinlein-into-polyamory-irl/470827)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-heinlein-into-polyamory-irl/470827 "2025-07-27T12:55:22Z")
After a long moratorium on reading anything by Heinlein (after forcing my way through the execrable Glory Road and The Number of the Beast), I’ve decided to finally break down and start reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistre… --- ## [Books with seriously religious characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-seriously-religious-characters/157031)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-seriously-religious-characters/157031 "2003-03-02T23:23:55Z")
Recently I read Anne Tyler’s Saint Maybe. The main character, Ian, experiences a great tragedy and turns to a storefront Christian church called “The Church of the Second Chance”. It took me forever to realize Tyler wa… --- ## [Could Chris Hemsworth be the next Brad Pitt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909 "2013-07-22T18:24:54Z")
I’ve only seen Chris Hemsworth portraying Thor in the first Thor movie and then in The Avengers, and I’ve seen a couple trailers for Thor 2. And watching the Thor 2 trailer, I was struck by how much he resembles Brad Pit… --- ## [Why are ski lifts so high?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ski-lifts-so-high/569561)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-ski-lifts-so-high/569561 "2011-01-31T19:21:25Z")
My least favorite part of skiing/snowboarding is dangling 30’-40’ above the ground on the way up the mountain before every run. Sure, coming down is probably objectively many times more dangerous, but I get a massive rew… --- ## [Anti-Gay Phone Company ?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-phone-company/308819)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-gay-phone-company/308819 "2005-06-25T00:54:14Z")
http://www.detonate.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=9606 Seems being a “christian” company is the new selling point ? --- ## [Marching forth to March 4th - are the QAnon/Trump supporters actually doing anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-forth-to-march-4th-are-the-qanon-trump-supporters-actually-doing-anything/934103)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marching-forth-to-march-4th-are-the-qanon-trump-supporters-actually-doing-anything/934103 "2021-03-25T01:12:23Z")
Following the events of January 6 and then the thankfully peaceful inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, there was a certain amount of rumbling amongst the fans of The Donald and Q about how the real inauguration (in … --- ## [Why did my flu shot make my arm hurt for hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-flu-shot-make-my-arm-hurt-for-hours/601668)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-flu-shot-make-my-arm-hurt-for-hours/601668 "2011-11-04T16:34:43Z")
I got a flu shot for free at work today (yay!) and after a pain-free window of about 30 minutes, my upper arm started to ache. I’ve had plenty of shots in my day and they all hurt or don’t hurt to their own degrees. Wha… --- ## [Trying to find my way-building and street numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-my-way-building-and-street-numbers/594419)
**Author:** [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-my-way-building-and-street-numbers/594419 "2012-03-18T16:37:36Z")
Why in the hell do apartment designers put the building number up so fucking high on the wall that you can’t see it? And hide it with a carport roof so you still can’t see it. I’m driving a CAR, not a helicopter, so put… --- ## [What will Trump do on Inauguration Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-trump-do-on-inauguration-day/776459)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-trump-do-on-inauguration-day/776459 "2017-01-21T17:57:00Z")
First off-Let’s have a purge! ALL U.S. Envoys appointed by the previous President have been ordered to vacate their offices by Inauguration Day, leaving many countries without U.S. Ambassadorial representation for who-kn… --- ## [Why doesn't (or does) the speed of sound slow down over distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-or-does-the-speed-of-sound-slow-down-over-distance/583266)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-or-does-the-speed-of-sound-slow-down-over-distance/583266 "2011-05-29T14:25:44Z")
I have a keen interest in physics from a layman’s point of view, and enjoy reading pop-science books devoted to the subject. I sometimes get frustrated with what I feel are inadequate explanations for admittedly tricky s… --- ## [Okay, I admit it I miss...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-admit-it-i-miss/534249)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-admit-it-i-miss/534249 "2010-04-05T22:33:26Z")
Argent Towers (aka Tours D’argent). I wonder how he got on in the UK. I think he has pretty strange notions about certain things but this place is worse for not having him here. --- ## [Charles Bronson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-bronson/774584)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-bronson/774584 "2016-12-17T09:05:57Z")
I’ve enjoyed his films, and bought a DVD of his 1950s TV series, \*Man With a Camera. \* I came to realize that his smile looks like he has just gotten out of bed with your Wife. --- ## [Some movies are so bad, they are fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978 "2024-01-16T06:30:09Z")
Over in the Forgotten Movies thread, Baker opined: In reference to the movie Q , in which the Aztec giant flying lizard god Quetzalcoatl attacks New York. Then someone mentioned Hell Comes to Frogtown starring Rowdy R… --- ## [Is it bad to always run on an inclined treadmill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-always-run-on-an-inclined-treadmill/608053)
**Author:** [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-always-run-on-an-inclined-treadmill/608053 "2012-01-04T01:49:47Z")
Normally, when I use a treadmill for running, I have the incline set to 1-2% as it more closely relates to the difficulty of running on the road. My treadmill pace at a 2% incline is about the same as my road pace. Occas… --- ## [Anybody ever use an Internet Only Bank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-an-internet-only-bank/599083)
**Author:** [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-an-internet-only-bank/599083 "2011-10-13T01:51:36Z")
I’m looking into banking options right now as I am getting out of the traditional bank model as the big banks are busy trying to screw over the customer and I have had enough. So I was looking at Credit Unions and such (… --- ## [Can the NSA thing be explained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-nsa-thing-be-explained/660878)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-nsa-thing-be-explained/660878 "2013-06-23T22:13:43Z")
I’d especially like to know how they got funding to build those gigantic buildings to store all the data, what with bridges falling down all over, and what practical use they can have for the data having gathered it. Fr… --- ## [When would World War III have occurred without nukes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-world-war-iii-have-occurred-without-nukes/496556)
**Author:** [@Altair33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altair33)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-world-war-iii-have-occurred-without-nukes/496556 "2009-05-23T00:47:20Z")
Assume that the end of WW II played out as it actually did, except that nuclear weapons proved to be technologically unfeasible for some reason. You still would have had hundreds of Soviet divisions in Eastern Europe, bu… --- ## [I really don't know what to do at this point... (Heartbreak, very long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-know-what-to-do-at-this-point-heartbreak-very-long/461195)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-know-what-to-do-at-this-point-heartbreak-very-long/461195 "2008-08-29T13:09:38Z")
It’s funny that a thread titled “Your latest crush on a woman” showed up in MPSIMS today, as I’ve been gone from the boards for several months. Something happened to me this past weekend that I think bears having its ow… --- ## [Plays written by the Virginia Tech shooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plays-written-by-the-virginia-tech-shooter/400528)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plays-written-by-the-virginia-tech-shooter/400528 "2007-04-21T03:51:41Z")
Sorry for having more than one pit thread at a time. I wanted to put this in MPSIMS, but I figured it would end up in the Pit. That is a link to the 2 plays mentioned on CNN this morning that were written by the shoot… --- ## [Pregnancy terminology: "I'm/she's pregnant" or "we're pregnant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-terminology-im-shes-pregnant-or-were-pregnant/633084)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-terminology-im-shes-pregnant-or-were-pregnant/633084 "2012-09-03T00:41:56Z")
In which we discuss how one describes the situation in which one member of a monogamous couple is expecting a baby. Poll in a moment. --- ## [Internet Death Threats, or "Like This Post Or Else!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-death-threats-or-like-this-post-or-else/711334)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-death-threats-or-like-this-post-or-else/711334 "2015-02-15T21:58:12Z")
I’m trying to avoid this becoming a simple ranty-type complaint against the Internet denizens for whom threatening death is as mundane as eating potato chips. This morning, I happened across this gaming blog. Not my usu… --- ## [We now have the technology to view what your brain "sees".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-now-have-the-technology-to-view-what-your-brain-sees/597344)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-now-have-the-technology-to-view-what-your-brain-sees/597344 "2011-09-28T08:04:56Z")
Story here on Gizmodo. UC Berkeley came up with a method to reconstruct video from activity in your brain. Using an fMRI, hours of analyzing the individual’s brain activity, then reconstructing the video by mixing and … --- ## [How much to pay a teen babysitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-pay-a-teen-babysitter/687954)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-pay-a-teen-babysitter/687954 "2014-05-12T08:05:46Z")
I have twins, two 9 month old babies, we are getting a babysitter for the first time next week, May 14th for our anniversary; and I was wondering how much we should pay the babysitter. The baby sitter we are getting is … --- ## [lethal response to home breakin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-response-to-home-breakin/82148)
**Author:** [@justinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justinh)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2001, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-response-to-home-breakin/82148 "2001-10-07T23:38:20Z")
You are awakened at night by the sound of someone breaking in thru a window. You confront him with your gun. Do you blow him away, shoot a hole in your roof, hold him for police, tell him to leave, hold him and torture h… --- ## [Stupidest Family Arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-family-arguments/194911)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-family-arguments/194911 "2003-09-02T12:17:43Z")
Inspired by this thread, air out your stupidest family arguments here! Dread Pirate Jimbo and I have pretty much agreed to stop “discussing” which captain was better, Captain Picard or Captain Kirk. He’s a Kirk man, but… --- ## [How to flame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-flame/312511)
**Author:** [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-flame/312511 "2005-07-22T04:39:24Z")
Hah! You people know nothing about flaming. This is how to flame. --- ## [SCTV Network 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sctv-network-90/286414)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sctv-network-90/286414 "2005-02-05T18:38:18Z")
I’ve recently rented the SCTV Network 90 Collection One disks from Netflix. I’ve gone through 6 episodes so far. Is it just me, or is the bulk of the show decidedly… mediocre? I love the premise of a TV network, and th… --- ## [What if everything everyone did was recorded and visible to everybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-everything-everyone-did-was-recorded-and-visible-to-everybody/679649)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-everything-everyone-did-was-recorded-and-visible-to-everybody/679649 "2014-02-05T14:20:12Z")
Assume some dystopian future where everything we do and think is recorded (e.g. via brain implants) and not only that, but everything is viewable by anyone in the world. Assume that this recording happens for every human… --- ## [Global Credit & Collection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-credit-collection/526658)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-credit-collection/526658 "2011-03-16T20:08:38Z")
Apparently many, many persons have gotten robocalls from \[phone number removed\] Global Credit & Collection. They seem to have been doing this since early 2009. The robocall just calls and says call 866-915-5210. Those w… --- ## [Uh-oh...rooftop ice dam damage. Dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-rooftop-ice-dam-damage-dammit/569849)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-rooftop-ice-dam-damage-dammit/569849 "2011-02-04T16:54:16Z")
so…this is a first. Never had really big icicles dripping from the gutter until this year. And then the dripping was…yellowish. Brownish. And now - inside - there’s a little bit of water dripping from the ceiling, do… --- ## [Is it inherently immoral to have luxury items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inherently-immoral-to-have-luxury-items/517726)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-inherently-immoral-to-have-luxury-items/517726 "2013-03-02T13:00:33Z")
This is a rather open philosophical debate I know. However, I would like to hear your opinion on the following: Given a very humanistic and empathetic view on what is “morally correct” (good for all) : Can one either … --- ## [Need help breaking an older kid of a pacifier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-breaking-an-older-kid-of-a-pacifier/537694)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-breaking-an-older-kid-of-a-pacifier/537694 "2019-01-13T19:00:45Z")
Has anyone ever had to help an older child break a pacifier habit? I know many will be appalled that my almost-four-year-old still uses a soother at night, and I’m not too happy about it either. We had planned to take … --- ## [Are Republicans Tiring Of Wars On “Wokeness”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-tiring-of-wars-on-wokeness/988165)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-tiring-of-wars-on-wokeness/988165 "2024-06-25T01:58:35Z")
An NYT piece (linked below) implies Republicans, in polls, are more interested in “law and order” than declaring war on “woke” institutions and corporations. Is this true? Does it matter? Is this because of pragmatic … --- ## [Stop telemarketing calls from Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telemarketing-calls-from-florida/496219)
**Author:** [@SeanArenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeanArenas)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-telemarketing-calls-from-florida/496219 "2011-08-09T18:12:15Z")
Help! For a few years, we get telemarketing calls from Florida. The numbers are: 904-781-9082 941-766-9785 407-658-4336 561-649-9574 - car warranty going to expire 305-382-1991 - lower credit card rates 561-784-9… --- ## [Evolution is only a religion and not Science](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-is-only-a-religion-and-not-science/126524)
**Author:** [@James\_Jensen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Jensen)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-is-only-a-religion-and-not-science/126524 "2002-09-03T21:41:41Z")
Not one of you can give definite evidence that evolution exists and has indeed happened in the past and now. Because the evidence does not exist it’s all a religious belief system and not science. Not a statement about … --- ## [Atheists, what do you believe about the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-do-you-believe-about-the-universe/564775)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-what-do-you-believe-about-the-universe/564775 "2011-01-05T20:52:10Z")
I’ve been talking in another thread about what atheists believe, and I’m curious about the atheists here. Note that I’m not interested in debating here, and for this thread I’m not interested in what folks who don’t ide… --- ## [Why are girls so mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-girls-so-mean/547451 "2010-07-22T22:39:48Z")
My daughter told me she didn’t want to go back to school. When I asked why, she explained that late last school year, the girls in her class started picking on her friend. She told them they shouldn’t pick on her friend… --- ## [Effing bees! IN MY APARTMENT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-bees-in-my-apartment/500490)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effing-bees-in-my-apartment/500490 "2009-06-23T14:13:08Z")
Gah!!!11!!!1!!! In the kitchen earlier, I heard a strange buzzing and rustling from the direction of the window. Upon closer inspection, there was a bee trying desperately to escape out the closed window. :eek: Not cool… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1963&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1965&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)